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Poor Men's Wives (1923)

Poor Men's Wives poster
Directed by
Louis J. Gasnier
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A drama about the differing lives of women married to men of low and high means. The story contrasts their struggles and social positions.

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What happens

Poor Men's Wives is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Barbara La Marr, David Butler and Betty Francisco. The previous year Gasnier had directed a film called Rich Men's Wives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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