"Peg" O'Connell, a cheerful, unrefined Irish girl from a fishing village, moves in with her wealthy, haughty aunt, Mrs. Chichester, in England to satisfy the terms of her grandfather's will. Peg faces cold treatment from her aunt and cousin, who are in financial trouble and covet the inheritance, creating a "clash of classes" dynamic. Peg falls for Jerry, a family friend who is actually Sir Gerald Adair, the executor of her estate and her guardian. After overcoming misunderstandings and an attempt to return to her father, Peg finds happiness, love, and acceptance, with the story highlighting the superiority of her honest nature over aristocratic snobbery.
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Cast
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Wanda Hawley
Peg O'Connell
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Thomas Meighan
Sir Gerald Adair
Also in
The Racket
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Barbara Castleton
Ethel Chicester
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The Net
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Mayme Kelso
Mrs. Chicester
Also in
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Why Change Your Wife?
James Neill
Frank O'Connell
Known for
The Cheat
The Ten Commandments
Casson Ferguson
Alaric Chicester
Also in
Cobra
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Theodore Roberts
Known for
The Ten Commandments
Edythe Chapman
Known for
The Ten Commandments
Robert Cain
Also in
Male and Female
Paid in Full
F.A. Turner
Known for
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Lillian Leighton
Known for
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Edna Mae Cooper
Also in
The Ten Commandments
Why Change Your Wife?
William C. deMille Director · J. Hartley Manners Writer
United States release January 1, 1919 · Produced in United States
Production
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1919
Theatrical
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