''Alimony'' is a
lost
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History
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1917 American silent
drama film
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directed by
Emmett J. Flynn and starring
Lois Wilson. An unknown
Rudolph Valentino has a role as a supporting player.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Bernice Bristol Flint (Whittell), an attractive grass widow (a woman divorced or separated from her husband), associates herself intimately with a number of divorce attorneys who live well on their percentage from unscrupulously secured divorces carrying a large alimony. She is interested in young clubman Howard Turner (Fischer), who has not remained devoted to her during the period of her latest divorce. She is furious at his waning ardor and considers herself practically jilted as she plots revenge on him. She succeeds in interesting him in Marjorie (Wilson), a charming guest of hers, and soon brings about a marriage between the couple. Then, with the assistance of unprincipled lawyer Elijah Stone (Allardt), she separates the pair and begins to frame up a case against which no marital happiness could live. Many misunderstandings occur which make the couple miserable that cannot be explained. They continue to suffer until confederates of the divorcee and attorney
turn state's evidence
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and the guilty man and woman are convicted. The bride and groom, greatly relieved, continue their honeymoon in peace and quiet.
Cast
*
Lois Wilson as Marjorie Lansing
*
George Fisher as Howard Turner
*
Josephine Whittell
Josephine Whittell (born Josephine Cunningham; November 30, 1883 – June 1, 1961) was an American character actress of silent and sound films.
Early years
Whittell was born on November 30, 1883 in San Francisco, California to Charles and S ...
as Bernice Bristol Flint
*
Wallace Worsley
Wallace A. Worsley, Sr. (December 8, 1878 – March 26, 1944) was an American stage actor who became a film director in the silent era. During his career, Worsley directed 29 films and acted in 7 films. He directed several motion pictures sta ...
as John Flint
* Arthur Allardt as Elijah Stone
*
Joseph J. Dowling
Joseph Johnson Dowling (September 4, 1850 – July 8, 1928) was an American stage and silent film actor.
Early life and career
Born in Pittsburgh, the son of James and Fredericka (''nee'' Edstrem) Dowling. His father was a native of Pennsy ...
as William Jackson
* Ida Lewis as Mrs. Lansing
*
Margaret Livingston
Margaret Livingston (born Marguerite Livingston; November 25, 1895 – December 13, 1984), sometimes credited as Marguerite Livingstone or Margaret Livingstone, was an American film actress and businesswoman during the silent film era. She is ...
as Florence (credited as Marguerite Livingston)
''unbilled''
*
Alice Terry
Alice Frances Taaffe (July 24, 1899 – December 22, 1987), known professionally as Alice Terry, was an American film actress and director. She began her career during the silent film era, appearing in thirty-nine films between 1916 and 1 ...
- Uncredited Extra
*
Rudolph Valentino - Dancer
Reception
Like many American films of the time, ''Alimony'' was subject to cuts by
city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut a scene with a girl kicking her feet above the table.
See also
*
List of lost films
References
External links
*
*
Still of scene in the film with George Fisher and Lois Wilson(University of Washington, Sayre Collection)
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1917 films
1910s English-language films
American silent feature films
Films directed by Emmett J. Flynn
Lost American drama films
1917 drama films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
1917 lost films
Censored films
1910s American films
English-language drama films