''Changing Husbands'' is a 1924 American silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

starring

Leatrice Joy Leatrice Joy (born Leatrice Johanna Zeidler; November 7, 1893 – May 13, 1985) was an American actress most prolific during the silent film era. Early life Joy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to dentist Edward Joseph Zeidler, who was o ...

and

Victor Varconi Victor Varconi (born Mihály Várkonyi; March 31, 1891 – June 6, 1976) was a Hungarian actor who initially found success in his native country, as well as in Germany and Austria, in silent films, before relocating to the United States, where ...

, directed by

Paul Iribe Paul Iribe (8 June 1883 – 21 September 1935) was a French illustrator and designer in the decorative arts. He worked in Hollywood during the 1920s and was Coco Chanel's lover from 1931 to his death. Early life and career Joseph Paul Iribe was b ...

and

Frank Urson Frank John Urson (March 21, 1887 – August 17, 1928) was an American silent film director and cinematographer from Chicago, Illinois. Originally a photographer, he moved on to cinematography and film directing for the Thanhouser Company in Ne ...

, and written by

Sada Cowan Sada Louise Cowan (1882–1943) was an American writer who began her career as a playwright. She soon switched to writing feature films and is best known for her work on the films ''Don't Change Your Husband'' and '' Why Change Your Wife?''. Cowa ...

and

Howard Higgin Howard Higgin (February 15, 1891 - December 16, 1938) was an American writer and director of motion pictures in the 1920s and 1930s. Biography After graduating from the Pratt Institute, Higgin began working at the architectural firm McKim, Mea ...

. The runtime of the film is 70 minutes.

Cast

Preservation

A print of ''Changing Husbands'' is preserved in the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ...

collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress'', by The American Film Institute, c.1978

References

External links

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Stills and lobby card
at silentfilmstillarchive.com American black-and-white films 1924 films American silent feature films 1924 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Silent American comedy films Surviving American silent films Films directed by Frank Urson Films directed by Paul Iribe 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub