The Second Wife (1922 film)

The Second Wife
Directed by	Amleto Palermi
Written by	Arthur Wing Pinero (play) Amleto Palermi
Starring	Pina Menichelli Elena Lunda Alfredo Martinelli
Cinematography	Giovanni Grimaldi
Production company	Rinascimento Film
Distributed by	Rinascimento Film
Release date	May 1922 (1922-05)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	Silent Italian intertitles

The Second Wife or The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (Italian:La seconda moglie) is a 1922 Italian silent drama film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Pina Menichelli, Elena Lunda and Alfredo Martinelli.[1] It is an adaptation of Arthur Wing Pinero's 1893 British play The Second Mrs Tanqueray, about a woman who struggles to overcome rumours about her past.

Cast

• Alfredo Bertone
• Orietta Claudi
• Elena Lunda
• Alfredo Martinelli
• Alfredo Menichelli
• Pina Menichelli
• Livio Pavanelli

References

1. Dalle Vacche p.263

Bibliography

• Angela Dalle Vacche. Diva: Defiance and Passion in Early Italian Cinema. University of Texas Press, 2008.

External links

• The Second Wife at IMDb