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The Prodigal Wife (1918)

The Prodigal Wife poster
Directed by
Frank Reicher
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman faces the consequences of leaving her family. The story explores her return and the reactions of those she left behind.

dramaticseriousclassicalrestrainedstagedperiodmelodramatic

What happens

The Prodigal Wife is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Frank Reicher and starring Mary Boland. It is based on a short story by Edith Barnard Delano that appeared in Harper's Magazine. The film may have been rereleased in 1919 as a 5-reeler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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