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Scrambled Wives

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1921 | 70 min | Comedy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 10 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1921: an older pace and style.

Mary Lucille Smith, a schoolgirl who elopes with John Chiverick, gets her marriage annulled by her father, and later pretends to be a widow to romance another man, Larry McLeod, leading to chaotic mix-ups and hidden identities at a party where Chiverick's new wife also shows up, all about mistaken identities, secret pasts, and comedic marital mishaps.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 450 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Edward H. Griffith

  • Marguerite ClarkMiss Mary Lucille Smith
  • Pierre GendronLarry McLeod
  • Ralph BunkerJohn Chiverick
  • Florence MartinBessie
  • Virginia LeeBeatrice Lee
  • Alice MannConnie Chiverick
  • America ChedisterMrs. Halsey
  • Frank BadgleyDickie Van Arsdale
  • John MayerMr. Halsey
  • John WashburnMr. Smith