Film · Drama

Husbands and Wives (1920)

The first thing every wife should learn is to obey her husband The first thing every husband does learn is that she won't

While visiting Atlanta, pampered Northern heiress Olive Thurston meets and marries Southerner John Ames, a member of an impoverished but old aristocratic family. John attempts to force his wife to conform to Southern ideals of womanhood, resulting in many conflicts between the newlyweds, but after a brief separation, Olive and John are reunited, resolving to look for each other's virtues and forgive the faults.

Director

Joseph Levering

Writers

Corra Harris

Country

United States

Language

English

Release date

March 1, 1920