''Week End Husbands'' is a 1924 American silent

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directed by

Edward H. Griffith Edward H. Griffith (August 23, 1888 – March 3, 1975)F ...

produced by

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and released by the Equity Pictures Company. The film stars

Alma Rubens Alma Rubens (born Alma Genevieve Reubens; February 19, 1897 – January 21, 1931) was an American film actress and stage performer. Rubens began her career in the mid 1910s. She quickly rose to stardom in 1916 after appearing opposite Douglas F ...

and was made in New York.

Plot

As described in a review in a film magazine, in order to provide luxuries for his wife Barbara (Rubens), William Randall (Herbert) becomes a bootlegger. He is at liberty only over weekends. Barbara is influenced by a crowd of

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associates. She goes out canoeing with an admirer at a country resort during which she proves her love for her husband. While returning, the canoe is run down by a yacht. Barbara narrowly escapes from being drowned while the admirer swims away to safety. Randall hears of the incident from the gossipers at the country place, causing him to part with his wife. She goes to Paris. Randall’s bootlegging activities are discovered by Federal agents and, after being arrested, he is released after posting

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. In the meantime Barbara’s friends have deserted her. Even her mother refuses to provide any financial aid. She sends for her husband. He does not reply but starts out immediately for Paris. She, believing that William hates her, takes poison. He arrives by airplane just as the doctor abandons all hope of saving her. She recovers, however, and they return to America together on an ocean liner.

Cast

Production notes

There is some discrepancy in some sources regarding the identity of the actor who plays William Randall. Although this film is long lost, there are still photos that survive which reveal actor

Holmes Herbert Holmes Herbert (born Horace Edward Jenner; 30 July 1882 – 26 December 1956) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952, often as a British gentleman. Early life Born Horace Edward Jenner, (some sou ...

in the role of William Randall. ''

Henry Hebert Henry Herbert (c. 1879 – 20 February 1947) was an English film, stage actor and producer, who became well known in the United States. Biography Herbert appears to have commenced his early career with Ben Greet's Company, and with Sir Fran ...

'', who is sometimes and erroneously listed for this role, is an entirely different actor who is not in this film. Holmes Herbert and Henry Hebert are two different people. Both actors, however, died in 1956.

Preservation

With no prints of ''Week End Husbands'' located in any film archives,The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Week End Husbands''
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References

External links

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Holmes Herbert and Montagu Love; ''Week End Husbands''
at auctiva.com
Still with Alma Rubens and Holmes Herbert in a scene from the film
at gettyimages.com 1924 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films directed by Edward H. Griffith 1924 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1924 lost films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub