The Truth About Husbands (1920)
Drama | 25 December 1920
Cast:
Anna Lehr, H. E. Herbert , Elizabeth Garrison [ More ]Director:
Kenneth WebbWriter:
Violet ClarkProduction Designer:
Roy WebbProduction Company:
Whitman Bennett ProductionsThis film was briefly titled The Profligate, after the 1889 play by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero upon which it was based. Referring to it by that name, the 21 August 1920 Wid’s Daily announced that principal photography was underway at producer Whitman Bennett’s studio in Yonkers, NY. As noted in the 11 September 1920 Camera, the picture was one of a three-film series of dramas “based on themes of intimate feminine interest” to be produced by Bennett for Associated First National Pictures, Inc. The scenario was written by Violet Clark.
During production, Bennett revised the title to The Truth About Husbands, believing it more accurately described the film’s subject, according to an item in the 26 September 1920 [Lexington, KY] Lexington Herald-Leader. Shooting ended sometime before late November 1920.
A general release date of 25 December 1920 was cited in the 1 January 1921 Motion Picture News. Prior to that, the film was scheduled to open on 12 December 1920 at the Strand Theatre in New York City, as stated in the 10 December 1920 Wid’s Daily.
Paul Everton was named as a cast member in the 11 September 1920 Moving Picture World and 9 October 1920 Camera.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, The Truth About Husbands is extant. ...
This film was briefly titled The Profligate, after the 1889 play by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero upon which it was based. Referring to it by that name, the 21 August 1920 Wid’s Daily announced that principal photography was underway at producer Whitman Bennett’s studio in Yonkers, NY. As noted in the 11 September 1920 Camera, the picture was one of a three-film series of dramas “based on themes of intimate feminine interest” to be produced by Bennett for Associated First National Pictures, Inc. The scenario was written by Violet Clark.
During production, Bennett revised the title to The Truth About Husbands, believing it more accurately described the film’s subject, according to an item in the 26 September 1920 [Lexington, KY] Lexington Herald-Leader. Shooting ended sometime before late November 1920.
A general release date of 25 December 1920 was cited in the 1 January 1921 Motion Picture News. Prior to that, the film was scheduled to open on 12 December 1920 at the Strand Theatre in New York City, as stated in the 10 December 1920 Wid’s Daily.
Paul Everton was named as a cast member in the 11 September 1920 Moving Picture World and 9 October 1920 Camera.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, The Truth About Husbands is extant.
Socialite Leslie Brown, little more than an innocent schoolgirl, becomes engaged to wealthy playboy Dustan Renshaw who has broken his engagement with Janet Preece in order to marry a woman of breeding. After they are married, the Renshaws live abroad where one day, in her husband's absence, Leslie welcomes her friends the Stonehays as her guests, accompanied by their private secretary, Janet Preece. Janet's sudden illness compels her to remain with Leslie after her employers have departed, and the two women become fast friends. Leslie learns the story of Janet's betrayal by a man known to her only as "D. R.," and is shocked to learn upon Dustan's return that Janet's betrayer was none other than her own husband. Leslie leaves Dustan, but, with the passage of time, husband and wife are reunited at Janet's deathbed when Leslie learns to forgive her husband's ...
Socialite Leslie Brown, little more than an innocent schoolgirl, becomes engaged to wealthy playboy Dustan Renshaw who has broken his engagement with Janet Preece in order to marry a woman of breeding. After they are married, the Renshaws live abroad where one day, in her husband's absence, Leslie welcomes her friends the Stonehays as her guests, accompanied by their private secretary, Janet Preece. Janet's sudden illness compels her to remain with Leslie after her employers have departed, and the two women become fast friends. Leslie learns the story of Janet's betrayal by a man known to her only as "D. R.," and is shocked to learn upon Dustan's return that Janet's betrayer was none other than her own husband. Leslie leaves Dustan, but, with the passage of time, husband and wife are reunited at Janet's deathbed when Leslie learns to forgive her husband's past.
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