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The Affairs of Anatol (1921) | Slate

The Affairs of Anatol

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The Affairs of Anatol

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Rated 5.9 on TMDB

The Affairs of Anatol

He couldn't resist a pretty face, and every day he fell into a new adventure. Thus he followed the lure of romance until-?

Socialite Anatol Spencer, finding his relationship with his wife lackluster, goes in search of excitement. After bumping into old flame Emilie, he lets an apartment for her only to find that she cheats him. He is subsequently robbed, conned, and booted from pillar to post. He decides to return to his wife and discovers her carousing with his best friend Max.

Released: 1921
Runtime: 1h 57m
Rated: NR
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Country: United States of America

Direction and writing

Arthur SchnitzlerTheatre Play

Cecil B. DeMilleDirector

Cast

Wallace ReidAnatol Spencer
Gloria SwansonVivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)
Wanda HawleyEmilie Dixon

Jeanie MacphersonWriter

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Theodore RobertsGordon Bronson

Elliott DexterMax Runyon

Theodore KosloffMr. Nazzer Singh (Hindu hypnotist)

Agnes AyresAnnie Elliott

Monte BlueAbner Elliott

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