Foolish Wives
1922 · Movie · Not Rated · 143 min · ★ 6.5 · 84% critics
A con artist poses as Russian nobility in Monte Carlo, working with accomplices at a rented villa. He targets the wife of an American diplomat with charm and scheming, pulling her into a dangerous confidence game.
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Details
- Years
- 1922
- Release date
- 1922-01-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (106 votes)
- Budget
- $1,103,736
About
You’ll likely enjoy Foolish Wives if you like glamorous silent-era crime stories with a crafty swindler vibe; Not for you if you want fast pacing or easily likable characters.
Pros: glamorous Monte Carlo mood; sharp con-man energy; still captivating today | Cons: scenes drag at times; some stiff performances; polarizing viewing experience
Themes
- court
- monte carlo
- wig
Cast & crew
Erich von Stroheim
as Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
Rudolph Christians
as Andrew J. Hughes
Miss DuPont
as Helen Hughes
Maude George
as Princess Olga Petchnikoff
Mae Busch
as Princess Vera Petchnikoff
Dale Fuller
as Maruschka
Cesare Gravina
as Cesare Ventucci
- MP
Malvina Polo
as Marietta
- AE
Albert Edmondson
as Pavel Pavlich
Mary Philbin
as Crippled Girl (uncredited)
Directed by Erich von Stroheim