Poor Men's Wives(1923)
One wife was poor, coveted finery, envied her wealthy friend, misled her husband, until the crash came! Another wife was rich, selfish, vain. She merely tolerated her husband until the awakening.
Drama of two girls who married into different layers of society.
Movie: Poor Men's Wives
Top 7 Billed Cast
Laura Bedford / Laura Maberne
Jim Maherne
Claribel
Richard Smith-Blanton
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