"Old Wives For New" is nothing more than a glossy soap opera from Producer/Director Cecil B. De Mille.
Charles Murdock (Elliott Dexter) finds himself trapped in a loveless marriage. His wife Sophy (Sylvia Ashton) has grown fat and slovenly over the years, a far cry from the playful Mary Pickford like 18 year old (Wanda Hawley) that we meet in a flashback. The Murdocks have two grown children, Norma (Helen Jerome Eddy) and Charley (J. Parke Jones). Charles is a rich oilman in partnership with Berkeley (Theodore Roberts) who is in the process of selling off their oil interests.
Bored with his marriage Charles and his son go on a hunting holiday where Charley invites his father to shave off his mustache and pose as young Charley's older brother. One day in the woods, Charles meets Juliet Raeburn (Florence Vidor), a vacationing fashion designer, when they both shoot a bear. An attraction develops. Charles returns home and asks Sophy for a divorce while continuing to pursue the young Juliet.
Berkeley gets Charles to accompany him on a night on the town where they get involved with some ladies of the night. Berkley's wife catches him in the act and shoots him. Juliet is about to become implicated in the shooting because of her relationship with Charles. Following his divorce he steps up and marries "Painted Lady" Viola (Marcia Mason) to deflect attention away from Juliet.
Still trapped in an unwanted marriage, Charles still long for Juliet. But then.......................................................
Pretty soapy but nonetheless some good performances are turned in by the cast, Sylvia Ashton and Theodore Roberts in particular.
Not a bad film but not a particularly memorable one.
Charles Murdock (Elliott Dexter) finds himself trapped in a loveless marriage. His wife Sophy (Sylvia Ashton) has grown fat and slovenly over the years, a far cry from the playful Mary Pickford like 18 year old (Wanda Hawley) that we meet in a flashback. The Murdocks have two grown children, Norma (Helen Jerome Eddy) and Charley (J. Parke Jones). Charles is a rich oilman in partnership with Berkeley (Theodore Roberts) who is in the process of selling off their oil interests.
Bored with his marriage Charles and his son go on a hunting holiday where Charley invites his father to shave off his mustache and pose as young Charley's older brother. One day in the woods, Charles meets Juliet Raeburn (Florence Vidor), a vacationing fashion designer, when they both shoot a bear. An attraction develops. Charles returns home and asks Sophy for a divorce while continuing to pursue the young Juliet.
Berkeley gets Charles to accompany him on a night on the town where they get involved with some ladies of the night. Berkley's wife catches him in the act and shoots him. Juliet is about to become implicated in the shooting because of her relationship with Charles. Following his divorce he steps up and marries "Painted Lady" Viola (Marcia Mason) to deflect attention away from Juliet.
Still trapped in an unwanted marriage, Charles still long for Juliet. But then.......................................................
Pretty soapy but nonetheless some good performances are turned in by the cast, Sylvia Ashton and Theodore Roberts in particular.
Not a bad film but not a particularly memorable one.