The Wanters

1923 film

The Wanters

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Directed by| John M. Stahl
Written by| Paul Bern
J.G. Hawks
Story by| Leila Burton Wells
Produced by| Louis B. Mayer
Starring| Marie Prevost
Norma Shearer
Gertrude Astor
Cinematography| Ernest G. Palmer
Edited by| Margaret Booth

Production
company

Louis B. Mayer Productions

Distributed by| Associated First National Pictures

Release date

* November 26, 1923 (1923-11-26)

Running time

| 70 mins.
Country| United States
Language| Silent (English intertitles)

The Wanters is a 1923 American silent society drama film produced by Louis B. Mayer, directed by John M. Stahl and distributed by Associated First National Pictures, which became First National Pictures in 1924. The film stars Marie Prevost, Robert Ellis, and Norma Shearer.[1][2][3]

## Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[4] Elliot Worthington falls in love with and weds Myra Hastings, the maid to his wealthy sister Mrs. Van Pelt. Myra is coldly received in society. Shocked by the hypocrisy and infidelities of the society men and women she encounters, she leaves. Her husband, who really loves her, follows and saves her when her foot becomes lodged in a railroad track switch. They are reconciled and face a happy future together.

## Cast

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* Marie Prevost as Myra Hastings
* Robert Ellis as Elliot Worthington
* Norma Shearer as Marjorie
* Gertrude Astor as Mrs. Van Pelt
* Huntley Gordon as Theodore Van Pelt
* Lincoln Stedman as Bobby
* Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Worthington
* Louise Fazenda as Mary
* Hank Mann as Star boarder
* Lydia Yeamans Titus as Landlady
* Vernon Steele as Tom Armstrong
* Harold Goodwin as Chauffeur
* William Buckley as Butler

## Preservation

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With no prints of The Wanters located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.

## See also

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* Gertrude Astor filmography

## References

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1. ^ Fleming, E. J. (2008). Paul Bern: The Life and Famous Death of the MGM Director and Husband of Harlow. McFarland. p. 314\. ISBN 978-0-786-43963-8.
2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Wanters at silentera.com
3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Wanters (Wayback)
4. ^ Pardy, George T. (January 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Wanters". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (7). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 21. Retrieved June 8, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
5. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Films Retrieved September 24, 2014

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Wanters.

* The Wanters at IMDb
* Stills at normashearer.com

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* Sowing the Wind (1921)
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* One Clear Call (1922)
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* Why Men Leave Home (1924)
* Husbands and Lovers (1924)
* Fine Clothes (1925)
* The Gay Deceiver (1926)
* Memory Lane (1926)
* Lovers (1927)
* In Old Kentucky (1927)
* A Lady Surrenders (1930)
* Seed (1931)
* Strictly Dishonorable (1931)
* Back Street (1932)
* Only Yesterday (1933)
* Imitation of Life (1934)
* Magnificent Obsession (1935)
* Parnell (1937)
* Letter of Introduction (1938)
* When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
* Our Wife (1941)
* Immortal Sergeant (1943)
* Holy Matrimony (1943)
* The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
* The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
* Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
* The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
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* Father Was a Fullback (1949)
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