A School for Husbands
“How would you manage a husband? Just let Fannie show you!”
Sensible Betty Manners is the wife of the frivolous John Manners. John fritters away his time playing the horses rather than paying attention to his job on Wall Street. He pays dearly for this when the market goes wrong, and he is wiped out. Coincidentally an old friend, Sir Harry, arrives bringing the news of a vast fortune left Betty and she is now Lady Betty. Betty keeps the news a secret from John, who has taken up with a Mrs. Airlie. But as John comes to believe Betty has become involved with Sir Harry, his jealousy is awoken, and he acts rashly until explanations all around straighten everything out.
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Cast
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Fannie Ward
Lady Betty Manners
Known for
The Cheat
Jack Dean
John Manners
Known for
The Cheat
Edythe Chapman
Mrs. Manners
Known for
The Ten Commandments
Frank Elliott
Sir Harry Lovell
Known for
Easy Virtue
Mabel Van Buren
Mrs. Airlie
Known for
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
James Neill
Auto Salesman
Known for
The Cheat
The Ten Commandments
Frank Borzage
Hugh Aslam
Also in
The Wrath of the Gods
The Pilgrim
Irene Aldwyn
Claire Manners
Also in
The Confession
The Narrow Path
George Melford Director · Harvey F. Thew Writer Hugh Stanislaus Stange Story
United States release April 5, 1917 · Produced in United States
Production
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · April 5, 1917
Theatrical
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