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- BFI identifier46423
- Date1923 (Copyright)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
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- SynopsisCOMEDY. A husband receives a message from an old flame, Josephine Cachet, threatening to tell his wife about their former liaison if he doesn't agree to renew it by meeting her that evening. Ignoring the maxim expressed in the film's title, the husband tries to play along with her, but the wife is soon on to his case, and prepares to turn the tables. Incomplete (790ft). Note: Hugh Croise left mid-way during the shoot, and Hicks and Hitchcock took over the direction. Reel two is missing. (Shotlist)
- Work historyAlfred Hitchcock and Seymour Hicks took over the direction halfway through the film after Croise became ill. No director credited on film itself.
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- CastSeymour Hicks (James Chesson)
Ellaline Terriss (Mrs. Chesson)
Stanley Logan (Jerry Hawkes)
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Title
Always Tell Your Wife (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/72A3-762F-FEF6-04F6-3664-1Category
FictionThis work is available to view in the Mediatheque at BFI Southbank.
- +Always Tell Your Wife
Work - 46423 - 1923 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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