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A Clever and Humorous Satire on Society Divorces
N/A / 10 IMDb November 27, 1920 0h 50m
Rich but frivolous, Cynthia and John Karslake obscure their love for each other by their constant quarreling. Cynthia grows jealous of her husband when, one day at the races, she notices Vida Phillimore, a recent divorcée, flirting with him. Using this incident to inflame all her other petty grievances, Cynthia ends up in divorce court presided over by Vida's ex-husband, Judge Phillip Phillimore.
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Runtime
0h 50m
Release Date
November 27, 1920
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
No Language
Country
United States of America
Cast
Alice Brady
as Cynthia Karslake
Lowell Sherman
as John Karslake
Hedda Hopper
as Vida Phillimore
Edwards Davis
as Bishop Matthew Phillimore
Emily Fitzroy
as Grace Phillimore
Julia Hurley
as Mrs. Phillimore
Marie Burke
as Miss Heneage
Edgar Norton
as Thomas
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George Howell
as Judge Philip Phillimore
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Lionel Pape
as Sir Wilfrid Darby
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Margaret Linden
as Caroline Dwight
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Harry Hocky
as Tim Fiddler
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Nina Herbert
as Mrs. Fiddler
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Robert Vivian
as Brooks
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George Stevens
as Butler
Production Companies
Realart Pictures Corporation
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