What a Wife Learned

Jan 28, 1923

1h 10m

★ 0.0

The drama of a woman who went seeking more than marriage could give!

Overview

A novelist's success causes a rift between her and her rancher husband.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Thomas H. Ince Productions

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Cast

Jim Russell

John Bowers

Rudolph Martin

Milton Sills

Sheila Dorne

Marguerite De La Motte

Tracy McGrath

Harry Todd

Maggie McGrath

Aggie Herring

Lillian Martin

Francelia Billington

Maxfield

John Steppling

Esther Russell

Evelyn McCoy

Terry

Ernest Butterworth Jr.

For the sake of a woman, Robert Morton serves a prison sentence and is disowned by his father, Henry. He is freed after several years and arrives in San Francisco, California, where he meets Camille Balishaw in a Barbary Coast saloon. She offers Robert shelter and aids in his rehabilitation, but his prison record prevents him from holding a job. After Camille and Robert are married, he finds another job and gradually regains his self-respect. Henry has a change of heart and seeks out Robert, asking him to return home, but without Camille. Robert remains loyal to his wife, forcing Henry to relent as he realizes the depth of their love.

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