For Alimony Only
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Overview
A stormy marriage of 6 months between Narcissa and Peter Williams ends in a bitter quarrel, and to gain his freedom Peter offers her more alimony than he can afford. Then he meets Mary Martin, who restores his faith in marriage. With business reverses, Peter falls behind in his alimony payments and neglects his new wife. Narcissa, however, manages to support Bertie Waring, a young sofa-hound; but she protests the delayed alimony and Mary is forced to take a job with an interior decorating establishment. Peter goes to Narcissa to appeal to her generosity, at the moment when Mary (unaware of Narcissa's identity as her husband's first wife) is working in Narcissa's apartment; seeing them together, Mary leaves in humiliation and accepts an invitation from Bertie....
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Runtime
70 min
Release Date
1926-09-20
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Leatrice Joy
Mary Martin Williams
Clive Brook
Peter Williams
Lilyan Tashman
Narcissa Williams
Casson Ferguson
Bertie Waring
Toby Claude
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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