School for Wives (film)
School for Wives is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Conway Tearle, Sigrid Holmquist, and Peggy Kelly.[1][2] It provided an early role for the future star Brian Donlevy. Based on Leonard Merrick's 1907 melodramatic novel The House of Lynch, it was not well-received by critics.[3][4]
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| Directed by | Victor Halperin |
| Written by | Victor Halperin |
| Based on | The House of Lynch by Leonard Merrick |
| Produced by | Victor Halperin |
| Starring | Conway Tearle Sigrid Holmquist Peggy Kelly |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg Jack Zanderbrock |
Production company | Victory Pictures |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Conway Tearle as Richard Keith
- Sigrid Holmquist as Betty Lynch
- Peggy Kelly as Lady Atherton
- Arthur Donaldson as Jordan B. Lynch
- Allan Simpson as Howard Lynch
- Brian Donlevy as Ralph
- Dick Lee as Tomlinson
- Dorothy Allen as Muggins
- Gerald Oliver Smith as Ronald Van Stuyvesant
- Emily Chichester as Kitty Dawson
- Alyce Mills as Mary Wilson
- Orlando Daly as Harold Waldehast
- Jill Lynn as Dardy Waldehast
- Mary Carr
- Tyrone Power Sr.
References
- Goble p. 942
- Progressive Silent Film List: School for Wives at silentera.com
- Sculthorpe p. 16
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: School for Wives (Wayback)
- The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: School for Wives
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Sculthorpe, Derek. Brian Donlevy, the Good Bad Guy: A Bio-Filmography. McFarland, 2017.
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