The Truth About Husbands
The Truth About Husbands | |
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Directed by | Kenneth Webb |
Written by | Violet Clark |
Based on | the play, by Arthur Wing Pinero |
Produced by | Whitman Bennett |
Starring | Anna Lehr Holmes Herbert Elizabeth Garrison |
Production company | Whitman Bennett Productions |
Distributed by | Associated First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Truth About Husbands is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth Webb and starring Anna Lehr, Holmes Herbert, and Elizabeth Garrison. It was released in December 1920.
Cast list[]
- Anna Lehr as Janet Preece
- Holmes Herbert as Dustan Renshaw
- Elizabeth Garrison as Mrs. Stonehay
- May McAvoy as Leslie Brownell
- Richard Gordon as Hugh Murray
- Ivo Dawson as Lord Randolph
- Arthur Rankin as Wilfred Brownell
- Lorraine Frost as Irene Stoney
Controversy[]
In 1916, there were protests to showing this film by men of Pine City, Minnesota, which was booked at their local cinema, Family Theatre. They viewed it as too controversial.[2]
References[]
- ^ "The Truth About Husbands". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ "Years Ago: Motion picture 'The Truth About Husbands' highly controversial in 1916".
External links[]
- The Truth About Husbands at IMDb
- The Truth About Husbands at the TCM Movie Database
- The Truth About Husbands at the American Film Institute Catalog
Categories:
- 1920 films
- English-language films
- American films
- American silent feature films
- 1920 drama films
- American drama films
- Films directed by Kenneth Webb
- American black-and-white films
- First National Pictures films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs