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The New York Idea(1920)
Status: Released
Date: 1920-11-27
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Time: 0h 50m
A Clever and Humorous Satire on Society Divorces
Overview:
Rich but frivolous, Cynthia and John Karslake obscure their love for each other by their constant quarreling. Cynthia grows jealous of her husband when, one day at the races, she notices Vida Phillimore, a recent divorcée, flirting with him. Using this incident to inflame all her other petty grievances, Cynthia ends up in divorce court presided over by Vida's ex-husband, Judge Phillip Phillimore.
Languages: No Language.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Realart Pictures Corporation
Movie: The New York Idea
Top 10 Billed Cast
Alice Brady
Cynthia Karslake
Lowell Sherman
John Karslake
Hedda Hopper
Vida Phillimore
Edwards Davis
Bishop Matthew Phillimore
Emily Fitzroy
Grace Phillimore
Julia Hurley
Mrs. Phillimore
Marie Burke
Miss Heneage
Edgar Norton
Thomas
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Rich but frivolous, Cynthia and John Karslake obscure their love for each other by their constant quarreling. Cynthia grows jealous of her husband when, one day at the races, she notices Vida Phillimore, a recent divorcée, flirting with him. Using this incident to inflame all her other petty grievances, Cynthia ends up in divorce court presided over by Vida's ex-husband, Judge Phillip Phillimore.
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1920-11-27
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A Clever and Humorous Satire on Society Divorces
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