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Island Wives (1922)

Island Wives poster
Directed by
Webster Campbell
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama from 1922 about American expatriates on a tropical island. The story follows a couple whose marriage faces tension from seduction and betrayal.

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What happens

Island Wives is a lost 1922 American silent adventure drama film directed by Webster Campbell and starring Corinne Griffith. The Vitagraph Company of America produced and distributed. Some of the film was shot in Florida. The famous writer John Galsworthy played a role in this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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