Wanted: A Husband is a 1919 silent film comedy starring Billie Burke. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount-Artcraft. The film is based on the short story "Enter D'Arcy" by Samuel Hopkins Adams. The relatively unknown Lawrence C. Windom directed this lost film.
, 1h22 Directed byJohn S. Robertson OriginUSA GenresDrama, Science fiction, Horror ThemesSerial killer films ActorsJohn Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, Brandon Hurst, Nita Naldi, Charles Lane, Charles Lane Rating68% Henry Jekyll (John Barrymore) is a doctor of medicine, but he is also an "idealist, philanthropist." When he is not treating the poor in his free clinic, he is in his laboratory experimenting. Sir George Carew (Brandon Hurst), the father of his fiancée, Millicent (Martha Mansfield), is "piqued" by Dr. Jekyll. "No man could be as good as he looks," Carew says.
As summarized in a film publication, Mrs. Belle Johnson (Burke) is a widow and has a married sister Grace Morley (Warrington) who is unhappy and is having an affair with Sir Lionel Heathcote (Gordon). Belle tries to keep them apart to save her sister's reputation. Frank Morley (Hare), a brother of Grace's husband and a previous love of Belle, returns and soon he and Belle are in love again and planning to elope. At the same time Grace is planning on running off with Heathcote, and a note sent to her is found by her husband Jim (Crane). Jim follows his wife Grace to Heathcote's apartment, but Belle gets there ahead of them and pretends that the note was meant for her. Franks hears of this and wants nothing more with Belle. Eventually, Grace decides that she cannot let her sister sacrifice her happiness and tells her husband the truth. Frank goes back with Belle, and Grace says that she is getting a divorce so that she can marry Heathcote.
Directed byRobert Z. Leonard OriginUSA GenresDrama, Romance ActorsMarion Davies, Carlyle Blackwell, Charles Lane, Charles Lane, Norma Shearer, Vivienne Osborne Rating58% Stephanie (Steve) is a restless and adventurous young woman. She is in love with Jim, her foster brother and childhood sweetheart. But now, she also finds herself attracted to art student Oswald Grismer. Jim leaves for Paris to become an author. In this period,Steve and Oswald decide to marry each other. When Jim finds out, he returns home to win Steve over.
Dolores de Lisa, une Américaine vivant avec sa tante en Espagne, se déguise et se glisse dans une corrida pendant la célébration de Pâques. Elle est fascinée par le toréador Carrita. Le comte de Morera lui propose de le rencontrer, à condition qu'elle assiste à une fête chez lui le soir même. C'est là qu'elle capture le cœur de Carrita par son interprétation de "La Danza del Toro", tandis que sa tante reçoit la nouvelle de l'arrivée de son père, de son frère et de son fiancé d'Amérique. Son père la retrouve en compagnie de Parola, une artiste de cabaret, avec qui il avait déjà été lié, et Parola tente de le faire chanter, disant à Dolores qu'il est le père de Carrita. Carrita, dans une tentative de vengeance, tente de le tuer, mais Dolores reçoit le coup de couteau du toréador, bien que la blessure ne soit pas mortelle. Parola avoue son mensonge et Dolores supplie Ralph, son amour, de l'aider à surmonter sa fascination pour l'exotisme.