Our Better Selves (1919)
The marriage of a wealthy and frivolous member of French nobility, Loyette Merval, to an American aristocratic idler named Willard Standish, is a loving one, except for their mutual dissatisfaction with Willard's idleness. After Willard becomes a chauffeur, Loyette's subsequent disgust causes him to quit. When the war begins, Willard joins the French Secret Service, while Loyette continues her social life, upset about their separation. After Willard, wounded, hides in a convent, Loyette leaves to find him.
Director:
George Fitzmaurice
Writer:
Ouida Bergère
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Fannie Ward as Loyette Merval |
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Lew Cody as Willard Standish |
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Charles Hill Mailes as Henry Laurens |
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Mary Wise as |
| Writing | Ouida Bergère | Story |
| Directing | George Fitzmaurice | Director |
| Writing | Ouida Bergère | Screenplay |