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Virtuous Wives (1918)

Virtuous Wives poster
Directed by
George Loane Tucker
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles with the constraints of marriage in early 20th century society. The film follows her personal conflicts and romantic entanglements.

melodramaticromantictragicslow-paceddatedemotionalseriouspoignant

What happens

Virtuous Wives is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by George Loane Tucker, and stars Anita Stewart. Future gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (billed as Mrs. DeWolf Hopper) co-starred. Based on the novel of the same name by Owen Johnson, the film was produced Anita Stewart's, production company. It was also the first film produced by Louis B. Mayer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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