Poor Men's Wives Explained

Poor Men's Wives is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Barbara La Marr, David Butler and Betty Francisco.^[1] The previous year Gasnier had directed a film called Rich Men's Wives.

Synopsis

Two friends marry men from completely different social backgrounds, one a wealthy man and the other a taxi driver. When they meet by chance some time later they see how different their lives have become.

Cast

• Barbara La Marr as Laura Bedford / Laura Maberne
• David Butler as Jim Maherne
• Betty Francisco as Claribel
• Richard Tucker as Richard Smith-Blanton
• ZaSu Pitts as Apple Annie
• Muriel McCormac as Twin
• Mickey McBan as Twin

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

Notes and References

1. Connelly p.216