How to Educate a Wife(1924)
Business failure Ernest Todd is advised by his friend, Billy Breese, to enlist his wife's charms as a means of winning customers.
Movie: How to Educate a Wife
Top 8 Billed Cast
Mabel Todd
Ernest Todd
Henry Bancks
Betty Breese
Mrs. Bancks
Billy Breese
Katinka
Robert Benson
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