Foolish Wives
6.2/10 from 12 votes
Gender: Drama
Director: Erich von Stroheim
Date of release: 11 Jan 1922
Description
Actor / writer / director Erich von Stroheim stars as a fraudulent count, living high on the hog in Monte Carlo. He supports himself by extorting huge sums of money from silly married ladies who are dumb enough to fall for his romantic charms. Von Stroheim's partners in crime, phony princesses Mae Busch and Maud George, live in a state of perpetual depravity with the count in a huge mansion. Their latest victim, played by an actress who insisted upon being billed as Miss DuPont, is the wife of an American financier. Von Stroheim's attempted seduction of this particular foolish wife is thwarted at every turn, and the count ultimately gets his comeuppance.Extra
Budget | 1100000 $ |
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Runtime | 117 minute |
Producer | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
Language | No Language |
Themes | wig court monte carlo |
Actors | Mae Busch Miss DuPont Erich von Stroheim Nigel De Brulier Louise Emmons Harrison Ford Dale Fuller Robert Edeson Maude George Cesare Gravina Mary Philbin Rudolph Christians Malvina Polo Albert Edmondson C.J. Allen Agnes Emerson Mrs. Kent Edward Reinach Louis K. Webb |
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