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Silk Husbands and Calico Wives is a american film of genre Drama directed by Alfred E. Green released in USA on 1 january 1920 with House Peters, Sr.
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives (1920)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1920
Length 52minutes
Directed by Alfred E. Green
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating69%
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives is a 1920 silent film drama directed by Alfred E. Green and starring House Peters. The film was produced by Harry Garson and based on an original by Monte Katterjohn.
The film is preserved at the Library of Congress.
Actors
House Peters, Sr.
(Deane Kendall)
Mary Alden
(Edith Beecher Kendall)
Edward Kimball
(Jerome Appleby)
Eva Novak
(Georgia Wilson)
Vincent Serrano
(Charles Madison)
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