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Bluebeard's Seven Wives is a 1926 American silent comedy film produced and released by First National Pictures. It was directed by Alfred Santell and starred Ben Lyon, Lois Wilson, and Blanche Sweet.[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[2] John Hart, who works as a teller in a bank, is fired after a shortage is found in his account. He gets a job at a movie studio, where they consider him a "find" and everyone works to make him a star. The publicity department has his name changed to Don Juan Hartez and he is planted on an incoming steamer. As a new screen lover, a press agent scheme is to marry him to seven wives. However, John balks after a few fake marriages and runs off and marries his sweetheart Mary Kelly.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Bluebeard's Seven Wives located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5]

References

  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Bluebeard's Seven Wives at silentera.com
  2. ^ Pardy, George T. (January 9, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Bluebeard's Seven Wives", Motion Picture News, 33 (2), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 194, retrieved January 9, 2023 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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  4. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Bluebeard's Seven Wives
  5. ^ Bluebeard's Seven Wives at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures 1926 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine


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