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Always Tell Your Wife

  • 1923
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
210
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Always Tell Your Wife (1923)
ComedyShort

Two couples, the Hawkeses and the Chessons, engage in an affair.Two couples, the Hawkeses and the Chessons, engage in an affair.Two couples, the Hawkeses and the Chessons, engage in an affair.

  • Directors
    • Hugh Croise
    • Seymour Hicks
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Hugh Croise
    • Seymour Hicks
  • Stars
    • Seymour Hicks
    • Stanley Logan
    • Gertrude McCoy
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    210
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    • Directors
      • Hugh Croise
      • Seymour Hicks
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Hugh Croise
      • Seymour Hicks
    • Stars
      • Seymour Hicks
      • Stanley Logan
      • Gertrude McCoy
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Seymour Hicks
    Seymour Hicks
    • James Chesson
    Stanley Logan
    • Jerry Hawkes
    Gertrude McCoy
    Gertrude McCoy
    • Mrs. Hawkes
    Ellaline Terriss
    Ellaline Terriss
    • Mrs. Chesson
    Ian Wilson
    Ian Wilson
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    • Directors
      • Hugh Croise
      • Seymour Hicks
      • Alfred Hitchcock
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      • Seymour Hicks
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    Co-directed by (an uncredited) Alfred Hitchcock

    An independently produced short film, a remake of an earlier film from 1914, (also written by Hugh Croise) with a run time of 20 minutes, filmed at Islington Studios in January 1923, and released in February 1923.

    Some sources say that the original director, Hugh Croise, had fallen ill during production, and Hitchcock filled in during the remaining scenes. Other sources claim Croise was fired during production, and Hitchcock filled in during the remaining scenes. Some sources also list Seymour Hicks as a third co-director.

    It appears to have been a comedy, but its plot remains a mystery. Of this two-reel short film, only one reel allegedly survives, and it has not been screened since its original release, despite the fact that several people have rated the movie here on IMDb.

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    • Trivia
      Arguably the first film directed by Alfred Hitchcock (along with Number 13 (1922)/ aka Mrs. Peabody, after several years as a title designer. He was originally hired as assistant director, but when the producer got into an argument with the director and fired him, he promoted Hitchcock to full director. Only one reel of this two-reel film is known to survive.
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      Remake of Always Tell Your Wife (1914)

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    • Release date
      • February 1923 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Siempre dilo a tu esposa
    • Filming locations
      • Islington Studios, Islington, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Seymour Hicks Productions
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    • Runtime
      20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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