Gambling Wives
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| Directed by | Dell Henderson |
| Screenplay by | Leota Morgan |
| Story by | Ashley T. Locke |
| Produced by | Ben F. Wilson |
| Starring | Marjorie Daw |
| Cinematography | Eddie Linden[1] |
Production company | Ben Wilson Productions |
| Distributed by | Arrow Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Gambling Wives is a 1924 American silent melodrama film. Directed by Dell Henderson and produced by actor-producer Ben F. Wilson, it was released through Arrow Films. The film stars Marjorie Daw.[2]
Plot
[edit | edit source]As described in a film magazine review,[3] Vincent Forrest is a young bank clerk who, lured by a desire for gambling, visits a fashionable gambling house run by Madame Zoe, who is being maintained by Van Merton. Sylvia Baldwin, a friend of his wife Ann tells her what is happening, and advises her to play his game in order to win him back. Since the husband is infatuated with Madame Zoe, Sylvia arranges so that Ann is able to interest herself in Merton. The usual complications arise, and the husband realizes what is happening in time to save his wife and restore happiness to their marriage.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Marjorie Daw as Ann Forrest
- Baby Dorothy Brock as Baby June
- Edward Earle as Vincent Forrest
- Lee Moran as A Friend
- Betty Francisco as Sylvia Baldwin
- Joe Girard as Duke Baldwin
- Florence Lawrence as Polly Barker
- Ward Crane as Van Merton
- Hedda Hopper as Madame Zoe
Preservation
[edit | edit source]With no copies of Gambling Wives located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References
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External links
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- Gambling Wives at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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- 1924 films
- 1924 drama films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- American independent films
- 1920s melodrama films
- 1924 lost films
- 1920s English-language films
- Arrow Film Corporation films
- Films directed by Dell Henderson
- 1920s American films
- 1924 independent films
- English-language independent films
- Lost American silent drama films
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