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Too Wise Wives

192180 minUnited States
Drama
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
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69:11
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Synopsis

A devoted wife tries to anticipate every need of her husband, while another woman maintains her marriage through more calculated methods. The second wife's renewed interest in her former sweetheart brings the households into conflict. An intercepted invitation exposes the difference between protecting a relationship and trying to control it.

Cast

DirectorsLois Weber

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Lois Weber directed and co-wrote this study of two marriages. The parallel households allow her to compare sincere overprotection with strategic flirtation, locating the conflict in everyday expectations about affection and responsibility.

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