The World and His Wife is a lost[1] American 1920 silent drama film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Directed by Robert G. Vignola, the film was based on the 1908 Broadway play of the same name by Charles Frederic Nirdlinger, which was adapted from the Spanish language play El Gran Galeoto by Jose Echegaray Y Eizaguirre. The film stars Alma Rubens, Montagu Love, and Pedro de Cordoba and Broadway actress Margaret Dale in her feature film debut.[2][3]
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Directed by | Robert G. Vignola |
Written by | Frances Marion (scenario) Charles Frederic Nirdlinger(English translation of play) |
Based on | El gran Galeoto by José Echegaray y Eizaguirre |
Produced by | Cosmopolitan Productions International Film Service |
Cinematography | Al Liguori |
Distributed by | Paramount-Artcraft Pictures |
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Running time | 60 mins. |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The story was later filmed at MGM as Lovers (1927).
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