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The Self-Made Wife
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4960 feet
Directed by Jack Dillon (John Francis Dillon)

Cast: Ethel Grey Terry [Corrie Godwin], Crauford Kent [Tim Godwin], Virginia Ainsworth [Dodo Sears], Phillips Smalley [J.D. Sears], Dorothy Cumming [Elena Vincent], Maurice Murphy [Tim Godwin Jr.], Turner Savage [Jimmy Godwin], Honora Beatrice [the baby], Tom McGuire [Hotchkiss], Laura La Varnie [Mrs. Satter], Mathew Betz [Bob], Frank Butler [Allerdyce]

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Albert Kenyon, from the short story “The Self-Made Wife” by Elizabeth Alexander. Cinematography by William Fildew. / © 27 June 1923 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP19161]. Released 8 July 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Law: Judicial: Attorneys, Lawyers - USA: New York: New York

Listing updated: 6 December 2023.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 43 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.