THE TOY WIFE.

Set during the American Civil War, The Toy Wife tells the story of Frou-Frou, a 16-year-old coquette. She has been in France to attend a prestigious school, but is now returning to her family plantation in Louisiana. After returning home, she and her older sister Louise befriended Georges Sartoris, a family friend who received a knife wound after prosecuting a white man for killing a black slave. She and her sister soon elopes with Andre, a wastral whom she is immediately attracted to.

Credits

Cast
Luise Rainer, Melvyn Douglas, H. B. Warner
Complete catalog record
THE TOY WIFE. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1938. 10 reels, sd., b&w. Credits: Producer, Merian C. Cooper; director, Richard Thorpe; screenplay, Zoe Akins; film editor, Elmo Veron; music score, Edward Ward. Loew's, Inc.; 6Jun38; LP8078.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q3089280 ↗ — color, country