The Better Wife
Cast & Crew
William P. S. Earle
Clara Kimball Young
Edward M. Kimball
Nigel Barrie
Kathlyn Williams
Ben Alexander
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
While visiting her friend Helen Kingdon in England, Charmian Page develops a great affection for the child of Sir Richard Beverly, Helen's foster brother. Lady Beverly dies in a car crash on the way to see her lover and Little Dick is seriously injured. Charmian persuades her wealthy father to pay for the operation and hides the fact from Sir Richard, who does not have the money needed. The operation is a success and Charmian nurses Little Dick back to health. Sir Richard marries Charmian for the sake of his son, but remains aloof because of the memory of Lady Beverly. Charmian keeps quiet about the affair even when Sir Richard accuses her of marrying him for his title, but their breach temporarily makes Charmian begin to think of having an affair. After Charmian nurses Little Dick back to health during an illness, Helen tells Sir Richard about Lady Beverly's infidelity, and he begs forgiveness of Charmian, convinced now that she is the better wife.
Director
William P. S. Earle
Cast
Clara Kimball Young
Edward M. Kimball
Nigel Barrie
Kathlyn Williams
Ben Alexander
Lillian Walker
Barbara Tennant
Irving Cummings
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
In her autobiography, Storyline: Recollections of a Hollywood Screenwriter, Lenore Coffee recounts that after seeing an ad that Clara Kimball Young was in need of a story, she wrote an original story, "The Better Wife," and sent it to Garson Studio. Two weeks later they said they would buy it. Some of the trade publications say that the film came from "The Love Quest," either a story, or a novel, or Lenore Coffee's "famous" novel. Coffee's recollections could be inaccurate. This film was shot at the Garson Studio in Los Angeles. According to a pre-production news item, additional cast members were to be Arthur Carew, Irving Carew, Elinor Hancock, H. G. Pennel, J. G. Underhill and John Steppling.
