Gambling Wives

Gambling Wives is a 1924 American silent melodrama film. Directed by Dell Henderson and produced by actor-producer Ben F. Wilson, it was released through Arrow Films. The film stars Marjorie Daw.[2]

Gambling Wives
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Directed byDell Henderson
Screenplay byLeota Morgan
Story byAshley T. Locke
Produced byBen F. Wilson
StarringMarjorie Daw
CinematographyEddie Linden[1]
Production
company
Ben Wilson Productions
Distributed byArrow Film Corporation
Release date
  • February 10, 1924 (1924-02-10)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Vincent Forrest is a young bank clerk who, lured by a desire for gambling, visits a fashionable gambling house run by Madame Zoe, who is being maintained by Van Merton. Sylvia Baldwin, a friend of his wife Ann tells her what is happening, and advises her to play his game in order to win him back. Since the husband is infatuated with Madame Zoe, Sylvia arranges so that Ann is able to interest herself in Merton. The usual complications arise, and the husband realizes what is happening in time to save his wife and restore happiness to their marriage.

Cast

Preservation

With no copies of Gambling Wives located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.

References
  1. "Gambling Wives". The Film Daily. XXVIII (5): 12. April 6, 1924. Retrieved October 13, 2015 – via Internet Archive.
  2. White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921–1930, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 280. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
  3. Stone, Henriette (March 8, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Gambling Wives". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 24. Retrieved September 19, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Gambling Wives
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