Borrowed Wives | 1930 | Comedy

Title: Borrowed Wives 1930 | 1930 | Comedy Director: Frank R. Strayer Studio: Tiffany Productions Starring: Rex Lease, Vera Reynolds, Nita Martan, Paul Hurst, Sam Hardy Release Date: August 20, 1930 Runtime: 62 Format: Black-and-white; RCA Photophone sound ; 7 reels Country: United States Language: English Genres: Comedy --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Inheritance ultimatum 00:12:30 Delayed fiancée and the stand-in plan 00:27:00 Pursuit and mounting misunderstandings 00:41:30 Complications at Uncle Henry’s house 00:52:30 Race to midnight and revelations 01:01:00 Final vows and settlement --- Summary: When Peter Foley learns he will inherit a fortune only if he marries by midnight, he plans to wed his sweetheart Alice as soon as her flight arrives. A delay forces a desperate ruse: a creditor pushes his own girlfriend Julia to pose as Peter’s wife, sparking confusion and pursuit by a lovestruck motorcycle policeman. At Uncle Henry’s home, impostures and schemes pile up until a bound and gagged lawyer is produced to officiate, the “paralytic” uncle is exposed, and Peter and Alice scramble to marry before the deadline, blending farce with pre-Code marital antics. --- Background: Produced by the independent Tiffany Productions and directed by Frank R. Strayer, the film completed principal photography at Tiffany’s Hollywood studio by late June 1930. It premiered August 20, 1930, with working titles including Why Marry? and Scrambled Wives before release as Borrowed Wives. Strayer, later noted for multiple Blondie series entries, worked from a screenplay by Scott Darling; the cinematography was by André Barlatier and editing by Byron Robinson. --- Trivia: AFI records list alternate titles used during development: Why Marry? and Scrambled Wives. Filming was completed at Tiffany’s Hollywood facilities by June 21, 1930. The sound was recorded using the RCA Photophone system, and the release print measured 5,997 feet across seven reels. A preservation copy is held by the Library of Congress. Robert Livingston, who appears as Joe Blair, later became well known as “Stony Brooke” in Republic’s Three Mesquiteers westerns. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: August 20, 1930 Original Studio / Distributor: Tiffany Productions Copyright Status: Public Domain Renewal: Unknown --- Hashtags: BorrowedWives 1930 PublicDomain ClassicFilm PreCode FrankRStrayer TiffanyProductions Source page: https: //commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Borrowed_Wives_1930.webm Direct media URL: https: //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Borrowed_Wives_1930.webm