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When the Wife's Away (1926)

When the Wife's Away poster
Directed by
Frank R. Strayer
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
57 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A husband gets into trouble when his wife goes out of town. The film follows his attempts to get out of his own predicaments.

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What happens

When the Wife's Away is a 1926 American silent domestic comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring George K. Arthur and Dorothy Revier. Written by Douglas Bronston, it was released by Columbia Pictures on October 26, 1926. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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