The Wife’s Stratagem
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Travers Vale
Cast: Joseph McDermott [Mr. Howard, the husband], Irene Howley [Mrs. Howard, the wife], Ivan Christy [the stranger], Jack Drumier [the peddler], Marie Newton [the daughter], [?] Mary Malatesta?
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 29 October 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] In ridding himself of the woman whom he has ceased to love, the man does not hesitate to be brutal. A passer-by intervenes, becomes interested in the girl, and later marries her. Years later, chance brings the girl across the path of the man who once treated her so basely.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 14 September 2023.
References: Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-IMDb.
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