Flapper Wives

Flapper Wives
Film still
Directed byJane Murfin
Justin H. McCloskey (assistant director)
Written byLaurence Trimble
Based onFlapper Wives
by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin
Produced byJane Murfin
Laurence Trimble
StarringMay Allison
Rockliffe Fellowes
Vera Reynolds
Edward Everett Horton
Brawn
CinematographyConnie De Roo
King D. Gray
Production
company
Trimble-Murfin Productions[1]
Distributed bySelznick Pictures
Release date
  • February 23, 1924 (1924-02-23)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Flapper Wives is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Jane Murfin and starring May Allison, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Vera Reynolds.[2] It is the only film Murfin directed; Justin H. McCloskey is credited as assistant director. The film was produced by Trimble-Murfin Productions during Murfin's partnership with Laurence Trimble, and distributed by Selznick Pictures.[1]

Cast

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Trade magazine advertisement by Al Hirschfeld

Brawn, a male German Shepherd, was sired by Strongheart.[3]

Preservation

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With no copies of Flapper Wives located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Flapper Wives". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  2. ^ Rainey p. 70
  3. ^ "Flapper Wives (advertisement)". Atlantic City Gazette-Review. July 11, 1924. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  4. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Flapper Wives

Bibliography

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  • Rainey, Buck. Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies. McFarland & Company, 1992. ISBN 0899505651
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