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A Self Made Wife
A Self Made Wife

A Self Made Wife

Genres

Drama

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Tim Goodwin and his wife Corrie are living in poverty when Tim's oil well strikes it rich. He soon works his way to the top of the social scale, but Corrie doesn't change at all--she stays a dour, drab woman with no social skills whatsoever. Tim gets so embarrassed by her that he hires a "social secretary" for her to teach her how to function in the social strata in which they find themselves.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

08 July 1923

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ethel Grey Terry

Ethel Grey Terry

Corrie Godwin

Crauford Kent

Crauford Kent

Tim Godwin

Virginia Ainsworth

Virginia Ainsworth

Dodo Sears

Phillips Smalley

Phillips Smalley

J.D. Sears

Dorothy Cumming

Dorothy Cumming

Elena Vincent

Maurice Murphy

Maurice Murphy

Tim Godwin Jr.

Turner Savage

Turner Savage

Jimmy Godwin

Honora Beatrice

Honora Beatrice

The Baby

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

Hotchkiss

Laura La Varnie

Laura La Varnie

Mrs. Satter

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Bob

Frank Butler

Frank Butler

Allerdyce

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