Old Wives for New
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Cast & Crew
Cecil B. Demille
Elliott Dexter
Sylvia Ashton
Wanda Hawley
Florence Vidor
Theodore Roberts
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Synopsis
When he is still quite young, Charles Murdock marries the beautiful Sophy, and the happy couple has two children. Twenty years later, however, Sophy has become slovenly and obese while Charles is still handsome and vigorous. On a hunting trip, Charles falls in love with young Juliet Raeburn, but when she learns that he is married, she avoids him. In order to forget her, Charles joins his partner Berkeley for dinner in the company of two disreputable women, but later that evening, another woman shoots Berkeley in a jealous rage. Charles' name is connected with the case, so when Sophy sues for divorce, he travels to Italy with a woman named Viola in order to protect Juliet's reputation. Juliet, also in Italy, spurns Charles, but explanations follow, and with the announcement of Sophy's marriage to Charles' secretary Blagden, all obstacles to their love are removed.
Director
Cecil B. Demille
Cast
Elliott Dexter
Sylvia Ashton
Wanda Hawley
Florence Vidor
Theodore Roberts
Helen Jerome Eddy
Marcia Manon
Julia Faye
J. Parks Jones
Edna Mae Cooper
Gustav Von Seyffertitz
Tully Marshall
Lillian Leighton
Maym Kelso
Edythe Chapman
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The film opened in New York at the Rivoli Theater on May 19, 1918 and had a pre-release showing in Los Angeles. It originally was scheduled to be released May 20, 1918 but was delayed until June 16, 1918. Some scenes were filmed in Kernville, CA. Modern sources list DeMille as film editor and include Alice Terry in the cast as the saleslady. The film was re-released on June 6, 1920.
