''The Sultan's Wife'' is a 1917 American silent

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directed by

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and starring Bobby Vernon and

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. The film is also known under the title ''Caught in a Harem''.

Plot

Gloria follows sailor boyfriend Bobby to India. After she is kidnapped by the sultan, who wants her for his harem, Bobby must come to the rescue.

Cast

as Gloria * Bobby Vernon as Bobby *Joseph Callahan * Teddy the Dog *Gonda Durand *

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* Roxana McGowan * Vera Steadman *Edith Valk * Blanche Payson as Harem Matron (uncredited)

Reception

Like many American films of the time, ''The Sultan's Wife'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of the scenes with a man on a bench wiggling his posterior after seeing dancers in the background, of the Sultan falling backwards after the dance and spreading his arms and legs, and of the man and woman knocking into each other.

References

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* * 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1917 short films Silent American comedy films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Clarence G. Badger Keystone Studios films Films produced by Mack Sennett American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub