''Wandering Husbands'', also known as ''Loves and Lies'', is a 1924 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

William Beaudine William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out a remarkable 179 feature-length films in a wide variety of genres. He is best know ...

. It stars James Kirkwood, Lila Lee, and

Margaret Livingston Margaret Livingston (born Marguerite Livingston; November 25, 1895 – December 13, 1984), sometimes credited as Marguerite Livingstone or Margaret Livingstone, was an American film actress and businesswoman during the silent film era. She is ...

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Diana Moreland is aware of her husband's attentions to Marilyn Foster. As he does not reform, she surprises the pair while they are dining at a

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and invites Marilyn to her home. The three of them go for a boat-ride. Diana has arranged to have the boat start leaking. Threatened with death by drowning, Moreland's affection for Diana reasserts itself and he starts to swim ashore with her. Marilyn, abandoned, is saved by another boat and retires defeated. The Morelands are then reconciled.

Cast

* James Kirkwood as George Moreland * Lila Lee as Diana Moreland *

as Marilyn Foster *

Eugene Pallette Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American actor who worked in both the silent and sound eras, performing in more than 240 productions between 1913 and 1946. After an early career as a slender leading man, ...

as Percy *

Muriel Frances Dana Muriel Frances Dana (1916–1997) was a child actress in thirteen silent films from 1921 to 1926, appearing in two of them as a boy, ''Hail the Woman'' and ''Can a Woman Love Twice?''. Dana was born in Clinton, Iowa. Her parents were Walter C. ...

as Rosemary Moreland *Turner Savage as Jim *

George C. Pearce George C. Pearce (June 26, 1865 – August 13, 1940) was an American stage and film actor, primarily of the silent era. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1914 and 1939. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los Angeles, Cal ...

as Bates * George B. French as the Butler

Preservation

Copies of ''Wandering Husbands'' are maintained by the

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and the

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.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p. 204, c.1978 by The American Film Institute

References

External links

* 1924 films 1924 romantic drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by William Beaudine Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation 1920s American films Silent American romantic drama films {{silent-romantic-drama-film-stub