Her Husband's Friend


1920

Film Details

Also Known As
The Incubus
Release Date
Nov 14, 1920
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Thomas H. Ince Productions
Distribution Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.; Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Incubus by Marjorie Benton Cooke (New York, 1915).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4,539ft (5 reels)

Synopsis

Judith Westover files for a divorce from her wealthy young husband Billy because of his inability to remain faithful. As Billy bids goodbye to Judith, a call comes from his attorney notifying him that all his investments have been wiped out. Shocked, he leaves Judith and while crossing the street is run over and killed by a truck. Judith, grief-stricken, accepts the invitation of her doctor, Henrietta Carter, to recuperate at the Ogilvy estate, where she meets neighbor Princeton Hadley, an old friend of Billy's who, feeling duty-bound, has been paying Judith alimony. Hadley, unaware that she is his friend's wife, is attracted to Judith, but upon learning that Hadley has secretly been paying her alimony, Judith becomes furious at the deception and speeds away in her car. Hadley clings to the side of the automobile and the two are hurled into a ditch by a passing train. Awakening in the hospital beside each other, Hadley pleads with Judith to become his wife and she finally consents.

Film Details

Also Known As
The Incubus
Release Date
Nov 14, 1920
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Thomas H. Ince Productions
Distribution Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.; Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Incubus by Marjorie Benton Cooke (New York, 1915).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4,539ft (5 reels)

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Notes

The working title of this film was The Incubus. Sources disagree concerning the film's scenarist and on whether the literary source was a novel or story.