Restless Wives (1924 film)

Restless Wives
Restless Wives
	Cartoon drawn by director Gregory La Cava caricaturing the production of Restless Wives
Directed by	Gregory La Cava
Written by	Raymond S. Harris (intertitles)
Screenplay by	Mann Page
Based on	Restless Wives; by Izola Forrester
Produced by	C.C. Burr
Starring	Doris Kenyon; James Rennie
Cinematography	John W. Brown (credited as Jack Brown)
Edited by	Raymond S. Harris
Production; company	C.C. Burr Pictures
Release date	January 6, 1924;
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Restless Wives is a lost^[1] 1924 American silent melodrama film directed by Gregory La Cava.^[2] A vintage movie trailer displaying short clips of the film still exists.

Plot[edit]

Polly is a wealthy wife neglected by her husband James Benson. When a business engagement causes James to miss their wedding anniversary, Polly goes with admirer Curtis Wilbur to a cabaret, and later she decides to go live with her father. James, who is desperate for reconciliation, kidnaps Polly while she's with Wilbur and takes her to his lodge in the mountains. James is shot by a drunken servant and when he falls, he knocks over a lamp and sets the place on fire. Polly drags him out of the lodge to safety, and the couple is reunited.^[2]^[3]

Cast[edit]

Doris Kenyon as Polly Benson
James Rennie as James Benson
Montagu Love as Hugo Cady
Edmund Breese as Hobart Richards
Burr McIntosh as Pelham Morrison
Coit Albertson as Curtis Wilbur
Naomi Childers as Mrs. Drake
Maud Sinclair as Mrs. Cady
Edna May Oliver as Benson's Secretary
De Sacia Mooers (uncredited)

References[edit]

^ Kenyon, Doris (March 7, 1924). "Restless Wives" – via memory.loc.gov.
^ ^a ^b "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Restless Wives".
^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Restless Wives". www.silentera.com.

External links[edit]

Restless Wives at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] Kenyon, Doris (March 7, 1924). "Restless Wives" – via memory.loc.gov.

[AFI-2] "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Restless Wives".

[3] "Progressive Silent Film List: Restless Wives". www.silentera.com.

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