A Divorce of Convenience

Jan 1, 1921

0h 50m

★ 0.0

Overview

Spanish coquette Tula Moliana finds herself encumbered with two husbands, and to get a divorce from the first, Senator Wakefield, she engages Jim Blake, the fiancé of Helen, the senator's daughter, to be her correspondent. Jim agrees to help her but finds himself entangled in a web of deceit and has difficulty in making excuses to Helen for the numerous adventures in which he becomes involved, especially when a jealous rival pursuing Tula threatens his life. Matters are cleared up when Helen discovers he has been victimized, and Tula accepts her first husband. This film is lost.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Selznick Pictures

A Divorce of Convenience Trailers

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Cast

Tula Moliana

Nita Naldi

Jim Blake

Owen Moore

Helen Wakefield

Katherine Perry

Senator Wakefield

George Lessey

Blinkwell Jones

Frank Wunderlee

Mr. Hart

Dan Duffy

Mr. Holmes

Charles Craig

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