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The Wife Who Wasn’t Wanted
Also known as L’inutile sacrifice in France; 愁いの明星 in Japan
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels / 7125 feet
Directed by James Flood

Cast: Irene Rich [Mrs. John Mannering], Huntly Gordon (Huntley Gordon) [John Mannering], John Harron [Bob Mannering], Gayne Whitman [Jerome Wallace], June Marlowe [Mary Paterson], Don Alvarado [Theo], Edward Piel (Edward Peil Sr.) [‘Slick’ Jennings], George Kuwa [the Japanese servant], Jimmie Quinn (James Quinn) [Simi], Wilfred Lucas [Judge Bledsoe], Gertrude Astor [Greta], George Pearce (George C. Pearce) [the editor], Elinor Fair [Diane]

Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated. / Scenario by Bess Meredyth. Assistant director, James Townsend. Cinematography by John Mescall (John J. Mescall). [?] Camera operator?, Bert Shipman. / Released 13 September 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the United Kingdom by Gaumont British Distributors in 1926.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 10 April 2020.

References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 59 : Website-IMDb.

 
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