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Why Change Your Wife?

  • 19201920
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 30m
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6.7/10
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57,064
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Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
ComedyDrama
Robert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to imp... Read allRobert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. The original couple falls in love again at a summer resort.Robert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. The original couple falls in love again at a summer resort.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
57,064
33,564
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    • Director
      • Cecil B. DeMille
    • Writers
      • Olga Printzlau(scenario)
      • William C. de Mille(story)
      • Sada Cowan(scenario)
    • Stars
      • Thomas Meighan
      • Gloria Swanson
      • Bebe Daniels
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Cecil B. DeMille
    • Writers
      • Olga Printzlau(scenario)
      • William C. de Mille(story)
      • Sada Cowan(scenario)
    • Stars
      • Thomas Meighan
      • Gloria Swanson
      • Bebe Daniels
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    • 26User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Gloria Swanson in Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
    Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
    Gloria Swanson in Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
    Thomas Meighan and Gloria Swanson in Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
    Thomas Meighan and Gloria Swanson in Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
    Gloria Swanson in Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
    Bebe Daniels and Thomas Meighan in Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
    Sylvia Ashton and Gloria Swanson in Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
    Thomas Meighan and Gloria Swanson in Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
    Bebe Daniels in Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
    Gloria Swanson in Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
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    Thomas Meighan
    Thomas Meighan
    • Robert Gordon
    Gloria Swanson
    Gloria Swanson
    • Beth Gordon
    Bebe Daniels
    Bebe Daniels
    • Sally Clark
    Theodore Kosloff
    Theodore Kosloff
    • Radinoff
    Sylvia Ashton
    • Aunt Kate
    Clarence Geldert
    Clarence Geldert
    • Doctor
    • (as Clarence Geldart)
    Mayme Kelso
    Mayme Kelso
    • Harriette, the Dressmaker
    Lucien Littlefield
    Lucien Littlefield
    • Gordon's Butler
    Edna Mae Cooper
    Edna Mae Cooper
    • Gordon's Maid
    Jane Wolfe
    Jane Wolfe
    • Harriette's Client
    William Boyd
    William Boyd
    • Naval Officer at Hotel
    • (uncredited)
    Clarence Burton
    Clarence Burton
    • Party Guest Dozing
    • (uncredited)
    Julia Faye
    Julia Faye
    • Girl in Bathing Suit
    • (uncredited)
    Madame Sul-Te-Wan
    Madame Sul-Te-Wan
    • Sally's Maid
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Cecil B. DeMille
    • Writers
      • Olga Printzlau(scenario)
      • William C. de Mille(story)
      • Sada Cowan(scenario)
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    • Trivia
      For a silent movie, music plays an important part in it, with a private music recital and a public orchestra performance giving the mood for two scenes. Most significantly, music records with three different types of music are prominently displayed in the hands of two main actors, and are intrinsic to the story development.
    • Quotes

      Beth Gordon: Do you expect *me* to share your Oriental ideas? Do you want your *wife* to lure you like a - a - Oh why didn't you marry a Turk?

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Hindustan - Fox Trot
      By Oliver G. Wallace and Harold Weeks
      Interpreted by Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
      Published by Victor 18507-A

    User reviews26

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    Absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder, but its much safer
    Why Change Your Wife? was a movie about a couple undergoing some problems. Robert keeps trying to please his nagging wife, Beth. He tries to please her without success. He tries several things to please her and she continuously turns it down, refusing to change for him. This leads Robert to go out with another women who works in a negligee shop. Eventually she gets a little saucy to spruce herself up and become more appealing in hopes to win Robert back. I loved the romantic drama and the passion behind this silent film. Though it would have been better with sound, I found it very similar to some of the popular movies out today. It was refreshing to see the humor and romantic scandals that were around back in 1920 and how they haven't differed much from the scandals of today. It was a delight to watch.
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    • Sep 13, 2011

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1921 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Varför byter mannen hustru?
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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