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The Second Wife (1922)

The Second Wife poster
Original title
La seconda moglie
Directed by
Amleto Palermi
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman marries a wealthy man but finds her past catching up with her. She struggles against gossip and her own reputation as she tries to build a new life.

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What happens

The Second Wife or The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (Italian: La seconda moglie) is a 1922 Italian silent drama film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Pina Menichelli, Elena Lunda and Alfredo Martinelli. It is an adaptation of Arthur Wing Pinero's 1893 British play The Second Mrs Tanqueray, about a woman who struggles to overcome rumours about her past. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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