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Poor Men’s Wives
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels
Directed by Gasnier (Louis J. Gasnier)

Cast: Barbara La Marr [Laura Bedford / Laura Maberne], David Butler [Jim Maberne], Richard Tucker [Richard Smith-Blanton], Betty Francisco [Clairbel], ZaSu Pitts [Apple Annie], Muriel McCormac [twin], Mickey McBan [twin]

Preferred Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by Al Lichtman Corporation [It’s a Preferred Picture; A Gasnier Production]. / Scenario by Agnes Christine Johnston and Frank Dazey (Frank Mitchell Dazey). Costume design by Ethel P. Chaffin. Cinematography by Karl Struss. Intertitles written by Eve Unsell. Presented by B.P. Schulberg. / © 20 March 1923 by Preferred Pictures, Incorporated [LP18865]. Released [?] 5 January, 28 January or 15 February? 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 6 December 2022.

References: Sherwood-Best p. 183 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.