''Wife Number Two'' is a 1917 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-g ...
feature directed and written by
William Nigh
William Nigh (October 12, 1881 – November 27, 1955) was an American film director, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye".
Biography
Nigh was born Emil Kreuske''Silent Film Necrology'', ...
. The film starred
Valeska Suratt, vamp rival to
Theda Bara on the Fox lot, and was Suratt's penultimate silent film performance. The film is now considered
lost
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History
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Cast
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Valeska Suratt - Emma Rolfe
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Eric Mayne - Dr. Charles Bovar
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Mathilde Brundage
Mathilde Brundage (September 22, 1859 – May 6, 1939) was an American actress. She appeared in 87 films between 1914 and 1928.
Also known as Bertha Brundage, she was born in Louisville, Kentucky. For much of her life, her family thwarted her de ...
- His Mother
* John Goldworthy - Rudolph Bulwer
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Martin J. Faust - Philip
* T.J. Lawler - Leo
* Peter Lang - Lhereux
* Dan Mason - Old Soldier
* William Burton - Priest
* Dan Sullivan - Lhereux's Son
* L.F. Kennedy - Heminway
See also
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1937 Fox vault fire
The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ...
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1917 films
1917 drama films
Fox Film films
Silent American drama films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Lost American films
Films directed by William Nigh
1917 lost films
Lost drama films
1910s American films
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