''The Foolish Matrons'' is a 1921 American
silent drama film
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directed by
Clarence Brown
Clarence Leon Brown (May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987) was an American film director.
Early life
Born in Clinton, Massachusetts, to Larkin Harry Brown, a cotton manufacturer, and Katherine Ann Brown (née Gaw), Brown moved to Tennessee when he ...
and
Maurice Tourneur and starring
Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (August 11, 1867 – December 30, 1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer.
Early life
Bosworth was born on August 11, 1867, in Marietta, Ohio. His father was a sea captain in the Civil W ...
,
Doris May
Doris May (born Helen Garrett; October 15, 1902 – May 12, 1984), was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 29 films between 1917 and 1927, generally as a leading lady. Most of her roles were in westerns and comedies, althoug ...
, and Mildred Manning. It is also known by the
alternative title
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of ''Is Marriage a Failure?''.
Preserved in the George Eastman House collection.
The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Foolish Matrons''
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Cast
* Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (August 11, 1867 – December 30, 1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer.
Early life
Bosworth was born on August 11, 1867, in Marietta, Ohio. His father was a sea captain in the Civil W ...
as Dr. Ian Fraser
* Doris May
Doris May (born Helen Garrett; October 15, 1902 – May 12, 1984), was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 29 films between 1917 and 1927, generally as a leading lady. Most of her roles were in westerns and comedies, althoug ...
as Georgia Wayne
* Mildred Manning as Sheila Hopkins
* Kathleen Kirkham
Kathleen Kirkham Woodruff (April 15, 1895 – November 7, 1961) was an American actress on stage and in silent films.
Career
Kathleen Kirkham was born on April 15, 1895 to Mrs. L.B. Kirkham, who was a stage actress prior to her marriage.
Kirkh ...
as Annis Grand
* Betty Schade as The Mysterious Woman
* Margaret McWade
Margaret McWade (born Margaret May Fish; September 3, 1871 – April 1, 1956) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career in vaudeville in the early 1890s. Her most memorable role was as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic ...
as Mrs. Eugenia Sheridan
* Charles Meredith as Lafayette Wayne
* Wallace MacDonald
Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891 – 30 October 1978) was a Canadian silent film actor and film producer.
Biography
MacDonald was born in Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada, and attended school in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
He started as a m ...
as Anthony Sheridan
* Michael Dark as Chester King
* Frankie Lee
Frankie Lee (December 31, 1911 – July 29, 1970), was an American child actor. He appeared in 56 films between 1916 and 1925. Best remembered in the 1919 film '' The Miracle Man'', he was the little boy on crutches healed by the phony fait ...
as Bobby
* Dick Sutherland
Dick Sutherland (born Archibald Thomas Johnson, December 23, 1881 – February 3, 1934) was an American film actor, active mostly during the silent film era. Born in Benton, Kentucky, in 1881, Sutherland appeared in more than 70 films betw ...
as Bit Role
References
Bibliography
* Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2001.
External links
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1921 films
1921 drama films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Maurice Tourneur
American silent feature films
1920s English-language films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
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