| ~Island Wives~ 1922 |
| ~Rockcliffe Fellows & Corinne Griffith~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Living on a desolate island in the South Seas, Elsa Melton is bitter and disillusioned with island life.
She is coveted by McMasters, a lecherous derelict who is manager of the trading station. Jimmy, her
husband, unaware of McMasters' desires, is unsympathetic with Elsa and embarks on a short sea
trip; but he is caught in a sudden typhoon. McMasters attempts to attack Elsa, and she escapes in
the storm to the beach, where she is found at dawn by Hitchens, a yachtsman, who understands her
situation and takes her aboard his yacht. Hitchens causes her to believe that Jimmy has drowned at
sea and at length persuades her to marry him, the ceremony being performed by the captain. In San
Francisco she lives luxuriously with Hitchens but soon discovers him to be a rake and is again
unhappy. When Hitchens tells her the marriage was invalid, Elsa returns to the island, where
Jimmy's assistant recognizes Hitchens; and trying to escape, Hitchens is killed by a shark. Elsa and
Jimmy are reunited, and he is promoted to a new job in Australia.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
She is coveted by McMasters, a lecherous derelict who is manager of the trading station. Jimmy, her
husband, unaware of McMasters' desires, is unsympathetic with Elsa and embarks on a short sea
trip; but he is caught in a sudden typhoon. McMasters attempts to attack Elsa, and she escapes in
the storm to the beach, where she is found at dawn by Hitchens, a yachtsman, who understands her
situation and takes her aboard his yacht. Hitchens causes her to believe that Jimmy has drowned at
sea and at length persuades her to marry him, the ceremony being performed by the captain. In San
Francisco she lives luxuriously with Hitchens but soon discovers him to be a rake and is again
unhappy. When Hitchens tells her the marriage was invalid, Elsa returns to the island, where
Jimmy's assistant recognizes Hitchens; and trying to escape, Hitchens is killed by a shark. Elsa and
Jimmy are reunited, and he is promoted to a new job in Australia.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: Webster Campbell Written by: William B. Courtney - writer Bob Dexter - story |
| ~Cast~ Corinne Griffith ... Elsa Melton Charles Trowbridge ... Jimmy Rockliffe Fellowes ... Hitchens Ivan Christy ... McMasters Edna Hibbard ... Piala Norman Rankow ... Bibo Peggy Parr ... McMasters' Native Wife J. Barney Sherry ... Yacht Captain John Galsworthy ... Lester Mrs. Trowbridge ... Mrs. Lester |
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Vitagraph Company of America Cinematography by: Arthur Ross Presenter: Albert E. Smith Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: March 1922 |
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