Idle Wives

Idle Wives (1916) — drama film. Directed by Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber. Starring Lois Weber, Phillips Smalley, Mary MacLaren, Edward Hearn. This page maps 4 characters and 2 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

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A meta-cinematic tale where audience members watch their lives reflected on screen, prompting moral realizations and personal transformations.

Drama · 5/10 · 30 min · 1916

Credits

Director

Phillips Smalley
Director

Lois Weber
Cast

as Anne

Lois Weber
Cast

as John Wall

Phillips Smalley
Cast

as Molly

Mary MacLaren
Cast

as Richard

Edward Hearn
Cast

as Billy Shane

Seymour Hastings
Cast

as Wall's Mother

Countess Du Cello
Cast

as Alberta

Pauline Aster
Cast

as Molly's Mother

Cecilia Matthews
Cast

as Mr. Jamison

Ben F. Wilson
Cast

as Mrs. Jamison

Maude George
Cast

as Mary Wells

Neva Gerber
Cast

as Tough Burns

Charles Perley

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q3791855), public domain (CC0).