''His Wife's Friend'' is a lost 1919 American silent

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film directed by

Joe De Grasse Joseph Louis De Grasse (May 4, 1873 – May 25, 1940) was a Canadian film director. Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he was the elder brother of actor Sam De Grasse. Biography Joseph De Grasse had studied and was a first-class graduate of ac ...

and written by John Burland Harris-Burland and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars

Dorothy Dalton Dorothy Dalton (September 22, 1893 – April 13, 1972) was an American silent film actress and stage personality who worked her way from a stock company to a movie career. Beginning in 1910, Dalton was a player in stock companies in Chicago; Te ...

Warren Cook Warren Cook (May 23, 1878 – May 2, 1939) was an American film actor of the silent era. Cook was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1901, he appeared in '' The Shaughraun'' at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston. He was part of the stock ...

, Henry Mortimer,

Richard Neill Richard Renchaw Neill Jr. (November 12, 1875 – April 8, 1970) was an American actor and screenwriter who worked in both the silent and sound eras. He performed in more than 200 films between 1910 and 1959, and during the early part of his ...

, S. Barrett, and William A. Williams. The film was released on December 21, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

As described in a

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, Lady Marion Grimwood (Dalton) finds little congeniality in her union with Sir Robert Grimwood (Cook) and welcomes the innocent attentions of John Heritage (Mortimer) when he shows an interest in her. The sudden death of her husband by drowning is apparently explained when she receives a note claiming that Sir Robert knew of her attachment to John before his death. While she ponders over this, unwilling to believe in its entirety, she is attacked by Sir Waiverly (Neill), whose attempt to kill her is blocked. It is then discovered that a Chinese man, Ling Foo, possesses a poison that paralyzes will power. This, it is discovered, was the cause of Sir Robert's death. With this last obstacle removed, Lady Marion and John look forward to a life of happiness.

Cast

as Lady Marion Grimwood *

as Sir Robert Grimwood *Henry Mortimer as John Heritage *

as Lord Waverly (credited as Richard Neil) *S. Barrett as Insp. Marsh *William A. Williams as Dr. Larner (credited as William Williams) *Tom Cameron as Nind *Paul Cazeneuve as Ling Foo

References

External links

* 1919 films American mystery films Paramount Pictures films Lost American films Films about chess Films directed by Joseph De Grasse American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1919 mystery films 1919 lost films Lost mystery films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films Silent mystery films {{1910s-US-film-stub