''Virtuous Wives'' is a lost 1918 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

George Loane Tucker George Loane Tucker (June 12, 1872 – June 20, 1921) was an American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Career Tucker was born George S. Loane in Chicago to George Loane and stage actress Ethel Tucker. After ...

, and stars

Anita Stewart Anita Stewart (born Anna Marie Stewart; February 7, 1895 – May 4, 1961) was an American actress and film producer of the early silent film era. Early years Anita Stewart was born in Brooklyn, New York as Anna Marie Stewart on February 7, 18 ...

. Future gossip columnist

Hedda Hopper Hedda Hopper (born Elda Furry; May 2, 1885February 1, 1966) was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, her readership was 35 million. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committ ...

(billed as Mrs. DeWolf Hopper) co-starred. Based on the novel of the same name by Owen Johnson,Progressive Silent Film List: ''Virtuous Wives''
at silentera.com the film was produced Anita Stewart's, production company. It was also the first film produced by

Louis B. Mayer Louis Burt Mayer (; born Lazar Meir; July 12, 1882 or 1884 or 1885 – October 29, 1957) was a Canadian-American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM) in 1924. Under Mayer's management, MGM became the film industr ...

Plot

Based upon a review in a film magazine, Amy (Stewart) and Andrew Forrester (Tearle) are happy in the first few weeks of their married life with the comforts that his $25,000 income brings. Andrew turns down a business opportunity with steel magnate Maurice Delabarre (Arden), but Delabarre decides he needs Andrew's business abilities, and invites the couple to his house. Amy finds her living standard wanting, and demands that Andrew accept the offer even though it will cause them to be separated. After he accepts, Amy throws herself into the gaieties of the social set and even challenges the position of Delabarre's wife Irma (Hopper). Irma, finding her social throne tottering, sends for Andrew. On his return, he judges Amy's new lifestyle by old standards and wonders whether she is a virtuous wife.

Cast

- Amy Forrester *

Conway Tearle Conway Tearle (born Frederick Conway Levy, May 17, 1878 – October 1, 1938) was an American stage actor who went on to perform in silent and early sound films. Early life Tearle was born on May 17, 1878, in New York City, the son of the ...

- Andrew Forrester * Mrs. DeWolf Hopper - Irma Delabarre *

Edwin Arden Edwin Hunter Pendleton Arden (February 4, 1864 – October 2, 1918) was an American actor, theatre manager, and playwright. Biography Arden was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Mary Berkley Hunter and Arden Richard Smith. After a common-school ed ...

- Maurice Delabarre * William "Stage" Boyd - Monte Bracken * Virginia Norden - Mrs. Teake, Sr * Katherine Lewis - Mrs. Teake Jr. * Captain Mortimer - 'Jap; Laracy * Harold Gwynn - Tubby Vandergrift * Gwen Williams - Kitty Lightbody * Lucille Clayton - Miss Rushin * Thomas Carr - Bobby Delabarre * Philip Leigh - Teddy Dawson * George Stewart

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External links

* * * At the Internet Archive. 1918 films 1918 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films based on American novels Films directed by George Loane Tucker Films shot in Los Angeles Films shot in New York City First National Pictures films Lost American films 1918 lost films Lost drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub