''Changing Husbands'' is a 1924 American
silent comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
starring
Leatrice Joy
Leatrice Joy (born Leatrice Johanna Zeidler; November 7, 1893 – May 13, 1985) was an American actress most prolific during the silent film era.
Early life
Joy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to dentist Edward Joseph Zeidler.
She at ...
and
Victor Varconi
Victor Varconi (born Mihály Várkonyi; March 31, 1891 – June 6, 1976) was a Hungarian actor who initially found success in his native country, as well as in Germany and Austria, in silent films, before relocating to the United States, where ...
, directed by
Paul Iribe
Paul Iribe, born Paul Iribarnegaray (8 June 1883 – 21 September 1935) was a French illustrator and designer in the decorative arts. He worked in Hollywood during the 1920s and was Coco Chanel's lover from 1931 to his death.
Early life and caree ...
and
Frank Urson
Frank John Urson (March 21, 1887 – August 17, 1928) was an American silent film Film director, director and cinematographer from Chicago, Illinois. Originally a photographer, he moved on to cinematography and film directing for the Thanhouser C ...
, and written by
Sada Cowan
Sada Louise Cowan (1882–1943) was an American writer who began her career as a playwright. She soon switched to writing feature films and is best known for her work on the films '' Don't Change Your Husband'' and '' Why Change Your Wife?''. Cow ...
and
Howard Higgin
Howard Higgin (February 15, 1891 – December 16, 1938) was an American writer and director of motion pictures in the 1920s and 1930s.
Biography
After graduating from the Pratt Institute, Higgin began working at the architectural firm McKim, Mead ...
. The runtime of the film is 70 minutes.
Plot
Cast
Preservation
A print of ''Changing Husbands'' is preserved in the
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ...
collection.
[''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress'', by The American Film Institute, c.1978]
References
External links
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Stills and lobby cardat silentfilmstillarchive.com
American black-and-white films
1924 films
American silent feature films
1924 comedy films
Paramount Pictures films
Silent American comedy films
Surviving American silent films
Films directed by Frank Urson
Films directed by Paul Iribe
1920s American films
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