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-?"

Sep 25 1921 Unrated 1h 57m
Comedy, Drama

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 on 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.

Plot

Socialite Anatol Spencer seeks a better relation that he has with his wife. He sets up the friend of his youth Emilie in an apartment only to have her two-time him. He comforts the near suicide Annie only to have her rob him of his wallet. "Satan" Synne, the "wickedest woman in New York," looks promising but she's only plying her trade to help raise funds for her husband's surgery. He decides to return to his wife, with all her faults, only to find her carousing with his best friend Max.

Written by

Arthur Schnitzler, Jeanie Macpherson

Directed by

Cecil B. DeMille

Cast

Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, Elliott Dexter

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Languages

No Language

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
1,389
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA