A Wife on Trial

A Wife on Trial is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Ruth Ann Baldwin and starring Mignon Anderson, Leo Pierson, and L.M. Wells.^[1][2]

A Wife on Trial
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Directed by	Ruth Ann Baldwin
Written by	Leo Pierson
Based on	The Rose-Garden Husband by Margaret Widdemer
Starring	Mignon Anderson Leo Pierson L.M. Wells
Cinematography	Stephen S. Norton
Edited by	Roy Dixon
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	July 30, 1917 (1917-07-30)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

This film is considered a lost film.^[3]

Cast

• Mignon Anderson as Phyllis Narcissa
• Leo Pierson as Allan Harrington
• L.M. Wells as Horace de Guenther
• Julia Jackson as Mrs. de Guenther
• George C. Pearce as Wallis

Preservation

With no prints of A Wife on Trial located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[3] In February 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films.^[2]