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Directed by | Lois Weber Phillips Smalley |
Written by | Lois Weber (scenario) |
Story by | G. B. Stern |
Produced by | Lois Weber |
Starring | Mildred Harris Lew Cody |
Cinematography | Dal Clawson |
Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
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Running time | 60 mins. |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
For Husbands Only is 1918 American silentcomedy-drama film and directed byLois Weber and her husbandPhillips Smalley. The film was distributed byUniversal Pictures. The film was apparently made in late 1917 but not released until just before the end ofWorld War I.For Husband's Only is now considered to be alost film.[1][2][3]
As described in afilm magazine,[4] just out of convent, Toni Wilde (Harris) becomes the inspiration of millionaire bachelor Rolin Van D'Arcy (Cody) and when he kisses her, she believes herself to be engaged to him. However, she is rudely awakened from this dream and, after finding out that Van D'Arcy is not a marrying man, she marries Samuel Dodge (Goodwins), who is the butt of all jokes in his set. Dodge is delighted and does everything in his power to make her happy. Toni then decides to play with Van D'Arcy to make him regret his actions. Van D'Arcy comes to the point where he wants Toni more than anything else, but his plans to win her prove futile. When Toni believes that she has lost her husband, she realizes that she loves him, and when she finds her fears are unfounded she is very happy.
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