Man and Wife
After he is told of the death of his wife, Dora, in a hotel fire, Dr. Howard Fleming goes to the country hoping to ease his sorrow. While visiting a farm, he falls in love with and marries Dolly Perkins, who--unbeknownst to Howard...
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"As the nascent film industry was still shaking itself out, the early 1920s saw plenty of opportunity for smaller players like New Jersey-based Effanem Productions to float lower-budget product onto the market. Fairly modest in both scope and ambition, MAN & WIFE reaps appropriate dividends - it's diverting but little more, while also being just a tad ridiculous. Another tale of country vs. City life, MAN & WIFE finds farmgirl sisters Dolly and Dora longing for something bigger than their pa's attempts at marrying them off to the local farmhand. Running off to the city, Dora ..."
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Man and Wife has been preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive, and was shown at the San Francisco SIlent Film Festival 2023.
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After he is told of the death of his wife, Dora, in a hotel fire, Dr. Howard Fleming goes to the country hoping to ease his sorrow. While visiting a farm, he falls in love with and marries Dolly Perkins, who--unbeknownst to Howard...