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Old Wives for New
IT TAKES THE FOUR WALLS OFF MARRIED LIFE AND PART OF THE CEILING,TOO.
Genres
DramaComedy
Overview
Charles Murdock neglects his fat and lazy wife for another woman; When his other love interest becomes involved in a murder, he leaves for Paris.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
72 min
Release Date
1918-05-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Elliott Dexter
Charles Murdock
Florence Vidor
Juliet Raeburn
Sylvia Ashton
Sophy Murdock
Wanda Hawley
Sophy in Prologue
Theodore Roberts
Tom Berkeley
Helen Jerome Eddy
Norma Murdock
Marcia Manon
Viola Hastings
Julia Faye
Jessie
J. Parks Jones
Charley Murdock
Edna Mae Cooper
Bertha
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Melville Bladen
Tully Marshall
Simcox
Lillian Leighton
Maid
Mayme Kelso
Housekeeper
Alice Terry
Saleslady
Noah Beery
Doctor (uncredited)
William Boyd
(uncredited)
Edythe Chapman
Mrs. Berkeley (uncredited)
Raymond Hatton
Beautician (uncredited)
Lloyd Hughes
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Ogle
(uncredited)
Guy Oliver
Berkeley's Butler (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Viola's Maid (uncredited)
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