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The Other Man's Wife (1919)

The Other Man's Wife poster
Directed by
Carl Harbaugh
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is a silent drama from 1919 about the lives of women on the home front during World War I. It tells the story of a woman whose husband is away at war, and how she copes with the challenges of daily life.

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What happens

The Other Man's Wife is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Carl Harbaugh which, as discussed in its prologue, is dedicated to the part played by women at home during World War I. It was the film debut of George Jessel. The film is considered to be lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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