A Temperamental Wife
Capricious Billie Billings determines to marry bashful bachelor Senator Newton of Nevada and succeeds. She discovers on her honeymoon that her husband's secretary "Smith" is actually a woman. When the senator refuses to heed his wife's demands to fire Smith, Billie flirts with a French count and runs away with him to a country inn. The count gets drunk and Billie insists on separate rooms. Billie's friend Dr. Wise arrives at the inn with Smith, her husband and twin children, and Senator Newton. Smith assuages Billie's jealousy and then leaves the senator and his wife alone. The reunited couple depart for a second honeymoon.
- Runtime
- 1h
- Released
- 1919
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1919
Storyline
Capricious Billie Billings determines to marry bashful bachelor Senator Newton of Nevada and succeeds. She discovers on her honeymoon that her husband's secretary "Smith" is actually a woman. When the senator refuses to heed his wife's demands to fire Smith, Billie flirts with a French count and runs away with him to a country inn. The count gets drunk and Billie insists on separate rooms. Billie's friend Dr. Wise arrives at the inn with Smith, her husband and twin children, and Senator Newton. Smith assuages Billie's jealousy and then leaves the senator and his wife alone. The reunited couple depart for a second honeymoon.
Top credits
Constance Talmadge — Billie Billings
Wyndham Standing — Senator Newton
Ben Hendricks Sr. — Dr. Wise
Eulalie Jensen — Smith
Did you know
• The song "Temp'rament" with words and music by Ernst Luz and Cheerful Willoughby was written to promote the film.
User reviews
I enjoyed this silly rom-com at Cinecon 2022 in LA.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Silent
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
Photos 5
