It's a soap. Despite all the associated history of cuts, recuts and restoration it is still just a beautifully photographed soap opera. Erich von Stroheim did just about everything in this entertaining, if a little too cyclical, tale of a cad. That cad "Count Sergius Karanzim" (EVS) parades around the Côte D'Azur luring unsuspecting (wealthy) women to his rented villa in which he, with his two "cousins" (Maude…
Top Cast
Erich von Stroheim
Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
Rudolph Christians
Andrew J. Hughes
Miss DuPont
Helen Hughes
Maude George
Princess Olga Petchnikoff
Mae Busch
Princess Vera Petchnikoff
Dale Fuller
Maruschka
Cesare Gravina
Cesare Ventucci
Malvina Polo
Marietta
Albert Edmondson
Pavel Pavlich
Mary Philbin
Crippled Girl (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier
Monk (uncredited)
C.J. Allen
Albert I
Robert Edeson
Andrew J. Hughes
Agnes Emerson
Bit Role
Louise Emmons
Mother Garoupe
Harrison Ford
Armless Soldier
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FAQ about Foolish Wives
What is Foolish Wives about?
A con artist masquerades as Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.
When was Foolish Wives released?
Foolish Wives was released in 1922.
What genres does Foolish Wives belong to?
Foolish Wives is categorised as Drama, Thriller.
Who stars in Foolish Wives?
The cast of Foolish Wives includes Erich von Stroheim, Rudolph Christians, Miss DuPont, Maude George, Mae Busch.