The Wise Wife

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 60 min
  • Premiere: 1927. October 23.

John Blaisdell, a stolid businessman married for 10 years, concludes that romantic love is a thing of the past for him. His wife, Helen, a very domestic and conservative woman, invites Jenny Lou, a young southern girl, as her houseguest, and the girl flirts with John; she is conspicuously unsuccessful until she pretends to faint on the golf course and the unsuspecting victim finds her in his arms.

Discover

Tom Moore

John Blaisdell

Phyllis Haver

Helen Blaisdell

Fred Walton

Helen's father

Joseph Striker

Carter Fairfax

Robert Bolder

Jason, The Butler

Art

Mitchell Leisen

Art Direction

Camera

Frank B. Good

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Adrian

Costume Design

Directing

E.J. Babille

Assistant Director

Editing

Writing

Tay Garnett

Screenplay

Zelda Sears

Screenplay

Art

Mitchell Leisen

Art Direction

Camera

Frank B. Good

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Adrian

Costume Design

Directing

E.J. Babille

Assistant Director

Editing

Writing

Tay Garnett

Screenplay

Zelda Sears

Screenplay