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1917 film by George Melford

A School for Husbands
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Directed by	George Melford
Screenplay by	Hugh Stanislaus Stange Harvey F. Thew
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Fannie Ward Jack Dean Edythe Chapman Frank Elliott Mabel Van Buren James Neill
Cinematography	Percy Hilburn (French)
Production company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 5, 1917 (1917-04-05)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

A School for Husbands is a lost 1917 American comedy silent film directed by George Melford, written by Hugh Stanislaus Stange and Harvey F. Thew, and starring Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Edythe Chapman, Frank Elliott, Mabel Van Buren and James Neill. It was released on April 5, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

A woman named Betty (Fannie Ward) is simple and plain; her husband finds that boring and doesn't invite her out. She decides she needs to wear nicer clothes to get the attention of her husband. Suddenly she inherits a large amount of money while at the same time her husband loses all his money in a stock market crash. Her husband doesn't realize she is rich so he goes out to California to sell some of their property to raise some final money. She takes a car out to find him but she is accompanied by another man. When her husband sees this he fights with the man, and Betty's husband mistakenly thinks he kills the other man. When the police and the man who was really killed show up at the same time, Betty's husband realizes he has been acting foolishly. Betty decides to forgive him and they decide to try to give their marriage another fresh try.

Cast

Fannie Ward as Lady Betty Manners
Jack Dean as John Manners
Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Manners
Frank Elliott as Sir Harry Lovell
Mabel Van Buren as Mrs. Airlie
James Neill as Auto Salesman
Frank Borzage as Hugh Aslam
Irene Aldwyn as Claire Manners

References

The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..A School for Husbands
Janiss Garza (2015). "A-School-for-Husbands - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
"A School for Husbands". AFI. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
Janiss Garza (2015). "A-School-for-Husbands - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

External links

A School for Husbands at IMDb
synopsis at AllMovie

v t e Films directed by George Melford
Young Romance (1915) A Gentleman of Leisure (1915) The Governor's Lady (1915) The Woman (1915) Stolen Goods (1915) The Fighting Hope (1915) The Puppet Crown (1915) The Marriage of Kitty (1915) Out of the Darkness (1915) The Explorer (1915) Armstrong's Wife (1915) The Unknown (1915) The Immigrant (1915) Tennessee's Pardner (1916) To Have and to Hold (1916) The Race (1916) A Gutter Magdalene (1916) The House with the Golden Windows (1916) Each Pearl a Tear (1916) The Years of the Locust (1916) The Yellow Pawn (1916) The Evil Eye (1917) The Winning of Sally Temple (1917) A School for Husbands (1917) The Cost of Hatred (1917) Her Strange Wedding (1917) The Crystal Gazer (1917) On the Level (1917) The Sunset Trail (1917) The Call of the East (1917) Nan of Music Mountain (1917) The Hidden Pearls (1918) Wild Youth (1918) The Bravest Way (1918) Sandy (1918) The City of Dim Faces (1918) The Cruise of the Make-Believes (1918) The Source (1918) Such a Little Pirate (1918) Pettigrew's Girl (1919) Good Gracious, Annabelle (1919) Told in the Hills (1919) Everywoman (1919) The Sea Wolf (1920) The Round-Up (1920) Behold My Wife! (1920) The Jucklins (1921) The Faith Healer (1921) A Wise Fool (1921) The Great Impersonation (1921) The Sheik (1921) Moran of the Lady Letty (1922) The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922) Burning Sands (1922) Ebb Tide (1922) Java Head (1923) You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923) Salomy Jane (1923) The Light That Failed (1923) Flaming Barriers (1924) Big Timber (1924) The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924) Tiger Love (1924) The Top of the World (1925) Friendly Enemies (1925) Without Mercy (1925) Rocking Moon (1926) The Flame of the Yukon (1926) Going Crooked (1926) A Man's Past (1927) Sinners in Love (1928) Love in the Desert (1928) Lingerie (1928) Freedom of the Press (1928) The Woman I Love (1929) Sea Fury (1929) La Voluntad del muerto (1930) The Poor Millionaire (1930) The Viking (1931) Dracula (1931) East of Borneo (1931) The Homicide Squad (1931) Officer Thirteen (1932) A Scarlet Week-End (1932) Cowboy Counsellor (1932) The Penal Code (1932) The Boiling Point (1932) The Eleventh Commandment (1933) The Dude Bandit (1933) Murder in the Library (1933) Hired Wife (1934) East of Java (1935) Jungle Menace (1937 serial)

Films directed by George Melford

Young Romance (1915)
A Gentleman of Leisure (1915)
The Governor's Lady (1915)
The Woman (1915)
Stolen Goods (1915)
The Fighting Hope (1915)
The Puppet Crown (1915)
The Marriage of Kitty (1915)
Out of the Darkness (1915)
The Explorer (1915)
Armstrong's Wife (1915)
The Unknown (1915)
The Immigrant (1915)
Tennessee's Pardner (1916)
To Have and to Hold (1916)
The Race (1916)
A Gutter Magdalene (1916)
The House with the Golden Windows (1916)
Each Pearl a Tear (1916)
The Years of the Locust (1916)
The Yellow Pawn (1916)
The Evil Eye (1917)
The Winning of Sally Temple (1917)
A School for Husbands (1917)
The Cost of Hatred (1917)
Her Strange Wedding (1917)
The Crystal Gazer (1917)
On the Level (1917)
The Sunset Trail (1917)
The Call of the East (1917)
Nan of Music Mountain (1917)
The Hidden Pearls (1918)
Wild Youth (1918)
The Bravest Way (1918)
Sandy (1918)
The City of Dim Faces (1918)
The Cruise of the Make-Believes (1918)
The Source (1918)
Such a Little Pirate (1918)
Pettigrew's Girl (1919)
Good Gracious, Annabelle (1919)
Told in the Hills (1919)
Everywoman (1919)
The Sea Wolf (1920)
The Round-Up (1920)
Behold My Wife! (1920)
The Jucklins (1921)
The Faith Healer (1921)
A Wise Fool (1921)
The Great Impersonation (1921)
The Sheik (1921)
Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922)
Burning Sands (1922)
Ebb Tide (1922)
Java Head (1923)
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923)
Salomy Jane (1923)
The Light That Failed (1923)
Flaming Barriers (1924)
Big Timber (1924)
The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924)
Tiger Love (1924)
The Top of the World (1925)
Friendly Enemies (1925)
Without Mercy (1925)
Rocking Moon (1926)
The Flame of the Yukon (1926)
Going Crooked (1926)
A Man's Past (1927)
Sinners in Love (1928)
Love in the Desert (1928)
Lingerie (1928)
Freedom of the Press (1928)
The Woman I Love (1929)
Sea Fury (1929)
La Voluntad del muerto (1930)
The Poor Millionaire (1930)
The Viking (1931)
Dracula (1931)
East of Borneo (1931)
The Homicide Squad (1931)
Officer Thirteen (1932)
A Scarlet Week-End (1932)
Cowboy Counsellor (1932)
The Penal Code (1932)
The Boiling Point (1932)
The Eleventh Commandment (1933)
The Dude Bandit (1933)
Murder in the Library (1933)
Hired Wife (1934)
East of Java (1935)
Jungle Menace (1937 serial)

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