Wife in Name Only

Wife in Name Only is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Mary Thurman, Arthur Housman, and Edmund Lowe.^[2]

Wife in Name Only
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Directed by	George Terwilliger
Written by	Adeline Hendricks
Based on	Wife in Name Only; or, A Broken Heart by Bertha M. Clay[1]
Starring	Mary Thurman Arthur Housman Edmund Lowe
Cinematography	A.L. Martiner
Production company	Pyramid Pictures
Distributed by	Selznick Distributing Corporation
Release date	August 25, 1923 (1923-08-25)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[1] the wealthy and beautiful Philippa L'Estrange falls in love with Norman Arleigh. She plans revenge when she learns that he does not return her affection, and her scheme brings about a wedding between Norman and Madeline Dornham. She then informs him that the bride's father is the murderer of his mother. This causes a separation between the newly married pair. Eventually, Norman discovers that the accusation is false. Norman and his bride are reunited.

Cast

• Mary Thurman as Philippa L'Estrange
• Arthur Housman as Victor Harwood
• Edmund Lowe as Norman Arleigh
• William Tucker as John Dean (aka William H. Tooker)
• Florence Dixon as Madeline Dornham
• Edna May Oliver as Mrs. Dornham (listed as Edna May Spooner on advert)
• Tyrone Power Sr. as Dornham

Preservation

With no prints of Wife in Name Only located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.