Divorcons (1912)
A young wife, who is discontented with her husband, whiles away her time with a juvenile fop of a cousin. The husband's suspicions being confirmed by some slight evidence, he surprises them in a clandestine meeting. He is indignant, of course, and threatens to kill the cousin and punish the wife; but, on second thought, decides to pretend he shares his wife's discontent and further pretends to believe a faked up telegram which he, himself, has written and sent. In an exquisite scene, the husband coaxes a confession from his wife, in which she ingeniously tells him all her little peccadilloes. He then sends for the cousin and, with mock heroism, delivers his wife over to him. The pair, finding concealment no longer necessary, lose interest in each other; and she begins to realize the deficiencies of her admirer. The indifferent husband deliberately prepares to go out and enjoy himself, which arouses the latent love and jealousy of the now surprised and worried wife. She finally persuades him to take her along for the evening. They go to a fashionable café, where they have an enjoyable little supper in a private dining room. They are followed and disturbed by the bedraggled and disappointed cousin, who has followed them in a drizzling rain. The wife is indignant, but the husband's sense of humor saves the situation. He conceals her and sends the cousin off on a wild goose chase to various impossible addresses. A pleasant love scene follows between husband and wife, when the angry cousin again interrupts them and creates so much disturbance he is finally arrested. The husband, at last succeeding in making his wife's lover appear thoroughly ridiculous in her eyes, wins a lasting reconciliation.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Victorien Sardou | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Dorothy Gibson |
