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Idle Wives is a 1916 silent feature film co-directed by Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley. The film was released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Surviving reels of the film are preserved at the Library of Congress. The film was released on DVD/Blu-ray in 2018.
Original Release
09/16/1916
US Release
09/16/1916
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mary MacLaren | Molly |
Edward Hearn | Richard |
Seymour Hastings | Billy Shane |
Countess Du Cello | Wall's Mother |
Pauline Aster | Alberta |
Cecilia Matthews | Molly's Mother |
Ben F. Wilson | Mr. Jamison |
Maude George | Mrs. Jamison |
Neva Gerber | Mary Wells |
Charles Perley | Tough Burns |
Directors
Writers
Lois Weber, Phillips Smalley, James Oppenheim
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mary MacLaren | Molly |
Edward Hearn | Richard |
Seymour Hastings | Billy Shane |
Countess Du Cello | Wall's Mother |
Pauline Aster | Alberta |
Cecilia Matthews | Molly's Mother |
Ben F. Wilson | Mr. Jamison |
Maude George | Mrs. Jamison |
Neva Gerber | Mary Wells |
Charles Perley | Tough Burns |
Frankie Lee | Poor Family's Son |
Georgia French | John & Anne's Child |
Mae Giraci | Alberta's Daughter |
George Hupp | Poor Family's Son |
Mattie Witting | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Phillips Smalley | John Wall |
Lois Weber | Anne / Anne Wall |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Phillips Smalley | Producer |
Lois Weber | Producer |