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Why Change Your Wife?

  • 1920
  • Approved
  • 1h 30m
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6.7/10
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Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
ComedyDrama

Robert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to imp... Read allRobert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. The original couple falls in love again at a summer resort.Robert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. The original couple falls in love again at a summer resort.

  • Director
    • Cecil B. DeMille
  • Writers
    • Olga Printzlau
    • William C. de Mille
    • Sada Cowan
  • Stars
    • Thomas Meighan
    • Gloria Swanson
    • Bebe Daniels
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Cecil B. DeMille
    • Writers
      • Olga Printzlau
      • William C. de Mille
      • Sada Cowan
    • Stars
      • Thomas Meighan
      • Gloria Swanson
      • Bebe Daniels
    • 26User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Thomas Meighan
    Thomas Meighan
    • Robert Gordon
    Gloria Swanson
    Gloria Swanson
    • Beth Gordon
    Bebe Daniels
    Bebe Daniels
    • Sally Clark
    Theodore Kosloff
    Theodore Kosloff
    • Radinoff
    Sylvia Ashton
    Sylvia Ashton
    • Aunt Kate
    Clarence Geldert
    Clarence Geldert
    • Doctor
    • (as Clarence Geldart)
    Mayme Kelso
    Mayme Kelso
    • Harriette, the Dressmaker
    Lucien Littlefield
    Lucien Littlefield
    • Gordon's Butler
    Edna Mae Cooper
    Edna Mae Cooper
    • Gordon's Maid
    Jane Wolfe
    Jane Wolfe
    • Harriette's Client
    William Boyd
    William Boyd
    • Naval Officer at Hotel
    • (uncredited)
    Clarence Burton
    Clarence Burton
    • Party Guest Dozing
    • (uncredited)
    Julia Faye
    Julia Faye
    • Girl in Bathing Suit
    • (uncredited)
    Madame Sul-Te-Wan
    Madame Sul-Te-Wan
    • Sally's Maid
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Cecil B. DeMille
    • Writers
      • Olga Printzlau
      • William C. de Mille
      • Sada Cowan
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    • Trivia
      For a silent movie, music plays an important part in it, with a private music recital and a public orchestra performance giving the mood for two scenes. Most significantly, music records with three different types of music are prominently displayed in the hands of two main actors, and are intrinsic to the story development.
    • Quotes

      Beth Gordon: Do you expect *me* to share your Oriental ideas? Do you want your *wife* to lure you like a - a - Oh why didn't you marry a Turk?

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Hindustan - Fox Trot
      By Oliver G. Wallace and Harold Weeks

      Interpreted by Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra

      Published by Victor 18507-A

    User reviews26

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    The Plot is like those of Modern Day Romance Drama's

    Today, many modern day romance drama's are about an average girl who likes a guy, but isn't enough for him. In this movie, Beth, is a very conservative wife to her husband Robert, but she is very controlling about what he does. Instead of balancing their lives together, she has taken total control over his life, making him unhappy. Every time he tries to let her relax and loosen up, does she make a big fuss about how he doesn't like who she is. Then, he meets with an old friend again and they instantly connect and their sparks are flying just like they would in a modern day movie. The music really helps to make the tone of each scene. When Beth decides to kind of "live on the wild side," it just gives the impression that many woman are more likely to change their appearance for a guys attention. But in all respects, not every woman is like that. Its mostly for the affect that writers put that scenario into their plots. All in all it was a decent movie, very dramatic for the 1920s. Slow start, but ended pretty well.
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    • Sep 11, 2011
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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1921 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zašto menjati ženu
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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