Why Change Your Wife?
“There's one time when real married life is absorbingly entertaining- It's when Cecil B. DeMille puts it in a picture.”
Synopsis
Robert and Beth Bordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. The original couple falls in love again at a summer resort.
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Gloria Swanson
Beth Gordon
Thomas Meighan
Robert Gordon
Bebe Daniels
Sally Clark
Theodore Kosloff
Radinioff
Sylvia Ashton
Aunt Kate
Clarence Geldart
The Doctor
Mayme Kelso
Harriette - the Couturière
Lucien Littlefield
Gordon's Butler
Edna Mae Cooper
Gordon's Maid
Jane Wolfe
Harriette's Client
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Sally's Maid (Uncredited)
Release History & Theatrical Window
May 21, 1920
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Screenplay & Story
- William C. deMille, Sada Cowan, Olga Printzlau
- Original Title
- Why Change Your Wife?
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Production Studios
- Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, Paramount Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Cecil B. DeMille
William C. deMille, Sada Cowan, Olga Printzlau
Alvin Wyckoff
Anne Bauchens
Cecil B. DeMille, Jesse L. Lasky
Department Leadership Roster
Cecil B. DeMille
Director
Anne Bauchens
Editor
Cecil B. DeMille
Producer
Alvin Wyckoff
Director of Photography
Clare West
Costume Design
Natacha Rambova
Costume Design
Sada Cowan
Writer
Olga Printzlau
Writer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Why Change Your Wife?
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What is Why Change Your Wife? about?
Robert and Beth Bordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. The original couple falls in love again at a summer resort.
Who directed Why Change Your Wife??
Why Change Your Wife? was directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
Who stars in Why Change Your Wife??
The principal cast of Why Change Your Wife? includes Gloria Swanson, Thomas Meighan, Bebe Daniels, Theodore Kosloff, Sylvia Ashton.
When was Why Change Your Wife? released and how long is it?
Why Change Your Wife? was released in 1920 with a total runtime of 1h 30m.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Why Change Your Wife??
Why Change Your Wife? holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).