The Wives of the Prophet

The Wives of the Prophet is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by James A. Fitzgerald and starring Orville Caldwell, Alice Lake, and Violet Mersereau.^[1]

The Wives of the Prophet
Directed by	James A. Fitzgerald
Written by	Opie Read (novel)
Starring	Orville Caldwell Alice Lake Violet Mersereau
Cinematography	Larry Williams
Production company	J.A. Fitzgerald Productions
Distributed by	Lee-Bradford Corporation
Release date	January 1926 (1926-01)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] a religious sect in the Tennessee mountains expect the arrival of a prophet for whom five young women have been selected to be his wives. Howard, a young lawyer, accidentally witnesses their annual ritual, makes a sketch of Judith, one of the designated five young women, which is then reproduced as a tattoo on his chest. He is declared by the elders to be the Prophet and united to Judith and the other four women in a ritual in a huge cave. Of these, Alma has a sweetheart, Warner Richmond. Later, after avoiding moonshiners and their whiskey still and other adventures, he escapes to the outside world with Judith.

Cast

• Orville Caldwell as Howard Brice
• Alice Lake as Judith
• Violet Mersereau as Alma
• Harlan Knight as The Patriarch
• Ruth Stonehouse as Rachael
• Warner Richmond as Ben Blake
• Maurice Costello as William Neil
• Edward Roseman as Boyle
• Mary Thurman as Laura Neil