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A Temperamental Wife

  • 1919
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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A Temperamental Wife (1919)
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Capricious Billie Billings determines to marry bashful bachelor Senator Newton of Nevada and succeeds. She discovers on her honeymoon that her husband's secretary "Smith" is actually a woman... Read allCapricious Billie Billings determines to marry bashful bachelor Senator Newton of Nevada and succeeds. She discovers on her honeymoon that her husband's secretary "Smith" is actually a woman. When the senator refuses to heed his wife's demands to fire Smith, Billie flirts with a ... Read allCapricious Billie Billings determines to marry bashful bachelor Senator Newton of Nevada and succeeds. She discovers on her honeymoon that her husband's secretary "Smith" is actually a woman. When the senator refuses to heed his wife's demands to fire Smith, Billie flirts with a French count and runs away with him to a country inn. The count gets drunk and Billie insi... Read all

  • Director
    • David Kirkland
  • Writers
    • Jane Cowl
    • Jane Murfin
    • John Emerson
  • Stars
    • Constance Talmadge
    • Wyndham Standing
    • Ben Hendricks Sr.
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    7.0/10
    23
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    • Director
      • David Kirkland
    • Writers
      • Jane Cowl
      • Jane Murfin
      • John Emerson
    • Stars
      • Constance Talmadge
      • Wyndham Standing
      • Ben Hendricks Sr.
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    Constance Talmadge
    Constance Talmadge
    • Billie Billings
    Wyndham Standing
    Wyndham Standing
    • Senator Newton
    Ben Hendricks Sr.
    Ben Hendricks Sr.
    • Dr. Wise
    Eulalie Jensen
    Eulalie Jensen
    • Smith
    • (as E. Jensen)
    Armand Kaliz
    Armand Kaliz
    • Countt Tosoff de Zoolac
    Ned Sparks
    Ned Sparks
    • The Hotel Clerk
    • Director
      • David Kirkland
    • Writers
      • Jane Cowl
      • Jane Murfin
      • John Emerson
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      The song "Temp'rament" with words and music by Ernst Luz and Cheerful Willoughby was written to promote the film.

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    • Release date
      • September 8, 1919 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • 気侭な妻
    • Production company
      • Constance Talmadge Film Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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