Elliott Dexter (as Charles Murdock) lives in one of the country's smaller industrial towns. A successful oil tycoon, he has a lot of money, but no love. The reason: his wife Sylvia Ashton (as Sophy) has become "dowdy" - though, the more appropriate word is "overweight" - were things politically correct back then? Mr. Dexter goes on a hunting trip with his son, pretending to be the younger man's brother; while shooting bear, the elder Dexter meets, and finds extramarital love for Florence Vidor (as Juliet Raeburn).
Ms. Ashton is appropriately appalling as the large and frumpy "Old Wife" who was once (in flashbacks) beautiful young barefoot Wanda Hawley. Nobody comments on Theodore Roberts (as Berkeley)'s age and size; wouldn't he and Ashton have made an nice couple? Mr. Roberts has an excruciatingly looooonnnnnng expiration scene, later on... The ladies' fashions are outrageous. Alice Terry can be spotted among the beautiful women, a fleeting lovely. Gustav von Seyffertitz is delightfully smarmy. Not the best of director Cecil B. DeMille's spouse-swapping tales of infidelity.
**** Old Wives for New (5/19/18) Cecil B. DeMille ~ Elliott Dexter, Florence Vidor, Sylvia Ashton
Ms. Ashton is appropriately appalling as the large and frumpy "Old Wife" who was once (in flashbacks) beautiful young barefoot Wanda Hawley. Nobody comments on Theodore Roberts (as Berkeley)'s age and size; wouldn't he and Ashton have made an nice couple? Mr. Roberts has an excruciatingly looooonnnnnng expiration scene, later on... The ladies' fashions are outrageous. Alice Terry can be spotted among the beautiful women, a fleeting lovely. Gustav von Seyffertitz is delightfully smarmy. Not the best of director Cecil B. DeMille's spouse-swapping tales of infidelity.
**** Old Wives for New (5/19/18) Cecil B. DeMille ~ Elliott Dexter, Florence Vidor, Sylvia Ashton