The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
# The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted

The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by James Flood and written by Bess Meredyth. It is based on the 1923 novel The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted by Gertie Wentworth-James. The film stars Irene Rich, Huntley Gordon, John Harron, Gayne Whitman, June Marlowe, and Don Alvarado. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 12, 1925.

## Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews, Bob Mannering is riding in a motor car with others when the car hits and kills a woman. He is accused of causing the death. His father, district attorney John Mannering, decides to prosecute Bob for homicide. Bob’s mother, to prevent the prosecution of her fast-living son, tries to cause her husband’s political ruin by causing a scandal. She goes to a hotel with a crook who is in the employ of Mannering’s political rival, Jerry Wallace. She is double crossed and, to escape utter disgrace, flees to a secluded hotel that becomes engulfed in a forest fire. During the progress of the fire, she meets Diane, who confesses that it was she who was driving the death car. Mrs. Mannering returns to her family and Bob is freed.

## Cast

* Irene Rich as Mrs. John Mannering
* Huntley Gordon as John Mannering
* John Harron as Bob Mannering
* Gayne Whitman as Jerome Wallace
* June Marlowe as Mary Paterson
* Don Alvarado as Theo
* Edward Peil Sr. as 'Slick' Jennings
* George Kuwa as Japanese Servant
* James Quinn as Simi
* Wilfred Lucas as Judge Bledsoe
* Gertrude Astor as Greta
* George Pearce as Editor
* Elinor Fair as Diane

## Preservation

With no prints of The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted located in any film archives, it is a lost film.

