''The Truth About Husbands'' is a 1920 American silent

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directed by Kenneth Webb and starring

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, and Elizabeth Garrison. It was released in December 1920.

Cast list

as Janet Preece *

as Dustan Renshaw * Elizabeth Garrison as Mrs. Stonehay *

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as Leslie Brownell * Richard Gordon as Hugh Murray *

Ivo Dawson Ivo Dawson (13 December 1879 - 7 March 1934) was a British actor. Dawson was born in Rutland, England, UK and died in Los Angeles, California, USA, age 54. Selected filmography * ''The Miracle of Love'' (1919) * '' The Broken Melody'' (1919) * ...

as Lord Randolph * Arthur Rankin as Wilfred Brownell * Lorraine Frost as Irene Stoney

Controversy

In 1916, there were protests to showing this film by men of

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, which was booked at their local cinema, Family Theatre. They viewed it as too controversial.

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* * * American silent feature films 1920 drama films 1920 films Silent American drama films Films directed by Kenneth Webb American black-and-white films First National Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub