''Don't Tell the Wife'' is a 1927 American
silent romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
film directed by
Paul L. Stein and starring
Irene Rich
Irene Rich (born Irene Frances Luther; October 13, 1891 – April 22, 1988) was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio.
Early life
Rich was born in Buffalo, New York.
At age 17, she wed Elvo Elc ...
,
Huntley Gordon
Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era.
Profile
Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including w ...
and
Lilyan Tashman
Lilyan Tashman (October 23, 1896 – March 21, 1934) was an American actress. Tashman was best known for her supporting roles as tongue-in-cheek villainesses or playing the vindictive "other woman". She made 66 films over the course of her ...
.
[Weaver p.489]
Cast
*
Irene Rich
Irene Rich (born Irene Frances Luther; October 13, 1891 – April 22, 1988) was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio.
Early life
Rich was born in Buffalo, New York.
At age 17, she wed Elvo Elc ...
as Mrs. Cartier
*
Huntley Gordon
Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era.
Profile
Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including w ...
as Jacques Cartier
*
Lilyan Tashman
Lilyan Tashman (October 23, 1896 – March 21, 1934) was an American actress. Tashman was best known for her supporting roles as tongue-in-cheek villainesses or playing the vindictive "other woman". She made 66 films over the course of her ...
as Suzanna
*
Otis Harlan as Magistrate
*
William Demarest
Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 27, 1983) was an American character actor, known especially for his roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and for playing Uncle Charley in the sitcom '' My Three Sons'' Demarest, ...
as Ray Valerian
* Margaret Gray as Frie
See also
*
List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features
References
Bibliography
* John T. Weaver. ''Twenty Years of Silents, 1908-1928''. Scarecrow Press, 1971.
External links
*
1927 films
American romantic comedy films
1927 romantic comedy films
Films directed by Paul L. Stein
American silent feature films
American films based on plays
Films based on works by Victorien Sardou
Warner Bros. films
American black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s American films
Silent romantic comedy films
Silent American comedy films
{{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub