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{{short description|1922 film by Webster Campbell}}
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{{infobox film
{{infobox film
| name = Island Wives
| name = Island Wives
| image = Island Wives (1922) - 2.jpg
| image = Island Wives (1922) - 2.jpg
| caption = Corinne Griffith
| caption = Corinne Griffith
| director = Webster Campbell
| director = [[Webster Campbell]]
| producer = [[Vitagraph Company of America]]
| producer = [[Vitagraph Studios|Vitagraph Company of America]]
| writer = Bob Dexter(story)<br>William B. Courtney
| writer = William B. Courtney
| story = Bob Dexter
| starring = [[Corinne Griffith]]
| starring = [[Corinne Griffith]]
| music =
| music =
| cinematography = Arthur Ross
| cinematography = Arthur Ross
| editing =
| editing =
| distributor = Vitagraph company of America
| distributor = Vitagraph Company of America
| released = March 12, 1922
| released = {{Film date|1922|03|12}}
| runtime = 5 reels; 4,994 feet
| runtime = 5 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]; 4,994 feet
| country = USA
| country = United States
| language = Silent ...English titles
| language = Silent (English [[intertitle]]s)
}}
}}
'''''Island Wives''''' is a [[lost film|lost]]<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6530/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Island Wives'']</ref> 1922 silent film adventure drama directed by Webster Campbell and starring [[Corinne Griffith]]. The Vitagraph Company of America produced and distributed. Some of the film was shot in Florida.<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9965 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''Island Wives'']</ref>
'''''Island Wives''''' is a [[lost film|lost]]<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6530/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Island Wives'']</ref> 1922 American silent adventure drama film directed by [[Webster Campbell]] and starring [[Corinne Griffith]]. The Vitagraph Company of America produced and distributed. Some of the film was shot in Florida.<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9965 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''Island Wives'']</ref>


The famous writer [[John Galsworthy]] played a role in this film.
The famous writer [[John Galsworthy]] played a role in this film.


==Plot==
As described in a [[film magazine]],<ref name="Herald">{{cite journal |title=Reviews: ''Island Wives'' |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=14 |issue=15 |page=74 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=April 8, 1922 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald14exhi_0}}</ref> Elsa (Griffith) and Jimmy Melton (Trowbridge) live on the isle of Tahiti where Jimmy is the assistant manager of a trading station. Elsa longs for the cool of the North where she can wear fine clothes and associate with her people. Her husband goes to a distant island where he is overtaken by a terrific storm. Elsa, terrified, goes down to the beach where she is overcome by exhaustion. She is picked up by Hitchens (Fellowes), the owner of a passing yacht. Thinking her husband is dead after using Hitchens' radio, she later marries Hitchens. In San Francisco, she learns that Hitchens has other affairs and threatens to divorce him. He then tells her that their marriage is not legal as they were married by the captain while within the three-mile limit of land. Hitchens plans another trip to Tahiti and Elsa accompanies him. On the island she meets Jimmy, who survived the storm's fury. He accepts Elsa's explanation and follows Hitchens, who jumps into the sea and is killed by a shark. Elsa and Jimmy are happily reunited when Jimmy is transferred to Sydney, where Elsa will no longer be an island wife.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Corinne Griffith]] - Elsa Melton
*[[Corinne Griffith]] as Elsa Melton
*[[Charles Trowbridge]] - Jimmy
*[[Charles Trowbridge]] as Jimmy
*[[Rockliffe Fellowes]] - Hitchens
*[[Rockliffe Fellowes]] as Hitchens
*Ivan Christy - McMasters
*Ivan Christy as McMasters
*[[Edna Hibbard]] - Piala
*[[Edna Hibbard]] as Piala
*Norman Rankow - Bibo
*Norman Rankow as Bibo
*Peggy Parr - McMasters' Native Wife
*Peggy Parr as McMasters' Native Wife
*[[J. Barney Sherry]] - Yacht Captain
*[[J. Barney Sherry]] as Yacht Captain
*[[John Galsworthy]] - Lester
*[[John Galsworthy]] as Lester
*Mrs. Trowbridge - Mrs. Lester
*Mrs. Trowbridge as Mrs. Lester


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}



==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Island Wives}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013272/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Island Wives @ IMDb.com]
*{{IMDb title|0013272|Island Wives}}
*{{allmovie|island-wives-v96812|synopsis}}
*{{allMovie title|96812|Synopsis}}
*[http://southseascinema.org/shows.html#Features_A_thru_I Southseascinema.org]
*[http://southseascinema.org/shows.html#Features_A_thru_I Southseascinema.org]


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Revision as of 05:14, 4 October 2024

Island Wives
Corinne Griffith
Directed byWebster Campbell
Written byWilliam B. Courtney
Story byBob Dexter
Produced byVitagraph Company of America
StarringCorinne Griffith
CinematographyArthur Ross
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • March 12, 1922 (1922-03-12)
Running time
5 reels; 4,994 feet
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Island Wives is a lost[1] 1922 American silent adventure drama film directed by Webster Campbell and starring Corinne Griffith. The Vitagraph Company of America produced and distributed. Some of the film was shot in Florida.[2]

The famous writer John Galsworthy played a role in this film.

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[3] Elsa (Griffith) and Jimmy Melton (Trowbridge) live on the isle of Tahiti where Jimmy is the assistant manager of a trading station. Elsa longs for the cool of the North where she can wear fine clothes and associate with her people. Her husband goes to a distant island where he is overtaken by a terrific storm. Elsa, terrified, goes down to the beach where she is overcome by exhaustion. She is picked up by Hitchens (Fellowes), the owner of a passing yacht. Thinking her husband is dead after using Hitchens' radio, she later marries Hitchens. In San Francisco, she learns that Hitchens has other affairs and threatens to divorce him. He then tells her that their marriage is not legal as they were married by the captain while within the three-mile limit of land. Hitchens plans another trip to Tahiti and Elsa accompanies him. On the island she meets Jimmy, who survived the storm's fury. He accepts Elsa's explanation and follows Hitchens, who jumps into the sea and is killed by a shark. Elsa and Jimmy are happily reunited when Jimmy is transferred to Sydney, where Elsa will no longer be an island wife.

Cast

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Island Wives
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Island Wives
  3. ^ "Reviews: Island Wives". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (15). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 74. April 8, 1922.
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