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Old Wives for New is an American film first released in 1918,
directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
The film is based on a novel by David Graham Phillips and stars Elliott Dexter, Florence Vidor, Sylvia Ashton, Wanda Hawley and Theodore Roberts.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Cecil B. DeMille
- Script: Jeanie Macpherson, David Graham Phillips (novel)
- Photo: Alvin Wyckoff
- Cast: 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), William Boyd (Extra), Edythe Chapman (Mrs. Berkeley), Raymond Hatton (Beautician), Lloyd Hughes (Reporter), Charles Ogle (Bit Role), Guy Oliver (Berkeley’s Butler), Larry Steers (Nightclub Patron), Madame Sul-Te-Wan (Viola’s Maid)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 60 min
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