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80% Critic Match
The Misleading Widow
“THERE WAS A MAN UNDER THE WIDOW'S BED, BUT IT WAS ALL RIGHT—HE WAS HER HUSBAND.”
8.0 / 10• 1919• 50m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
The Misleading Widow is a 1919 silent film comedy starring Billie Burke as Betty Taradine. It was based on the 1917 stage play Billeted by F. Tennyson Jesse and H.M. Harwood. The film was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It appears to be a lost film.
Cast & Crew
Billie Burke
Betty Taradine
Lead
James Crane
Captain Peter Rymill
Frank Mills
Colonel Preedy
MC
Madelyn Clare
Penelope Moon
FH
Fred Hearn
Reverend Ambrose Liptrott
MP
Mrs. Priestly Morrison
Tabitha Liptrott
Fred Esmelton
Mr. MacFarland
DW
Dorothy Waters
Rose
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John S. Robertson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Misleading Widow is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
