Foolish Wives

Foolish Wives

143 mins | Drama | Jan. 11, 1922

“Count” Karamzin, a Don Juan, lives off the money he scams from rich ladies who are attracted by his charms and his title. Having set up shop in Monte Carlo, he and his partners in crime pick their next target: the wife of an American diplomat.

Foolish Wives

143 mins | Drama | Jan. 11, 1922

Foolish Wives
“Count” Karamzin, a Don Juan, lives off the money he scams from rich ladies who are attracted by his charms and his title. Having set up shop in Monte Carlo, he and his partners in crime pick their next target: the wife of an American diplomat.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Original title Foolish Wives
Directors Jack R. Proctor, Edward Sowders, Louis Germonprez, Erich von Stroheim
Writers Erich von Stroheim

Cast

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

Malvina Polo

as Marietta

Albert Edmondson

as Pavel Pavlich

Mary Philbin

as Crippled Girl (uncredited)

Nigel De Brulier

as Monk (uncredited)

C.J. Allen

as Albert I

Robert Edeson

as Andrew J. Hughes

Agnes Emerson

as Bit Role

Louise Emmons

as Mother Garoupe

Harrison Ford

as Armless Soldier

Mrs. Kent

as Dr. Judd's Wife

Edward Reinach

as Secretary of State of Monaco

Louis K. Webb

as Dr. Judd