''Gambling Wives'' is a 1924 American silent

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. Directed by

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and produced by actor-producer

Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson (also credited as Benjamin Wilson; July 7, 1876 – August 25, 1930), was an American stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era.Arrow Films Arrow Films is a British independent film distributor and restorer specialising in world cinema, arthouse, horror and classic films. It sells Ultra HD Blu-rays, Blu-rays and DVDs online, and also operates its own subscription video on-dema ...

. The film stars Marjorie Daw.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Vincent Forrest is a young bank clerk who, lured by a desire for gambling, visits a fashionable gambling house run by Madame Zoe, who is being maintained by Van Merton. Sylvia Baldwin, a friend of his wife Ann tells her what is happening, and advises her to play his game in order to win him back. Since the husband is infatuated with Madame Zoe, Sylvia arranges so that Ann is able to interest herself in Merton. The usual complications arise, and the husband realizes what is happening in time to save his wife and restore happiness to their marriage.

Cast

Preservation

With no copies of ''Gambling Wives'' located in any film archives,The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Gambling Wives''
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* * * 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films Lost American films American silent feature films American black-and-white films American independent films Melodrama films 1924 lost films Lost drama films Arrow Film Corporation films Films directed by Dell Henderson 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub