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Foolish Wives( 1922)

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Overview

A con artist masquerades as Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Erich von Stroheim

      Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin

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      Rudolph Christians

      Andrew J. Hughes

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      Miss DuPont

      Helen Hughes

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      Maude George

      Princess Olga Petchnikoff

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      Mae Busch

      Princess Vera Petchnikoff

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      Dale Fuller

      Maruschka

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      Cesare Gravina

      Cesare Ventucci

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      Malvina Polo

      Marietta

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      Albert Edmondson

      Pavel Pavlich

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      Mary Philbin

      Crippled Girl (uncredited)

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      Nigel De Brulier

      Monk (uncredited)

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      C.J. Allen

      Albert I

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      Robert Edeson

      Andrew J. Hughes

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      Agnes Emerson

      Bit Role

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      Louise Emmons

      Mother Garoupe

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      Harrison Ford

      Armless Soldier

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      Mrs. Kent

      Dr. Judd's Wife

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      Edward Reinach

      Secretary of State of Monaco

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      Louis K. Webb

      Dr. Judd

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jul 06 2022
    It's a soap. Despite all the associated history of cuts, recuts and restoration it is still just a beautifully photographed soap opera. Erich von Stroheim did just about everything in this entertaining, if a little too cyclical, tale of a cad. That cad "Count Sergius Karanzim" (EVS) parades around the Côte D'Azur luring unsuspecting (wealthy) women to his rented villa in which he, with his two "cousins" (Maude George & Mae Busch as the Princesses "Petchnikoff") fleeces them relentlessly. For quite a while his charm, wit and guile provides them with a good living until he aims a little too high ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1100000.00

    Revenue

    400200.00

    Keywords

    • court
    • monte carlo
    • wig