''The Foolish Matrons'' is a 1921 American silent

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directed by

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and

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and starring

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, Doris May, and Mildred Manning. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Is Marriage a Failure?''. Preserved in the George Eastman House collection. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Foolish Matrons''
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Plot

Cast

as Dr. Ian Fraser * Doris May as Georgia Wayne * Mildred Manning as Sheila Hopkins * Kathleen Kirkham as Annis Grand * Betty Schade as The Mysterious Woman * Margaret McWade as Mrs. Eugenia Sheridan * Charles Meredith as Lafayette Wayne * Wallace MacDonald as Anthony Sheridan * Michael Dark as Chester King * Frankie Lee as Bobby * Dick Sutherland as Bit Role

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2001.

External links

* 1921 films 1921 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Maurice Tourneur American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub