Her Other Husband

Her Other Husband (1920) functions as a kinetic, often dizzying exploration of domestic artifice, where the sanctity of the marital bond is playfully subverted through a series of escalating masquerades. Starring the ebullient Lillian Hackett and the agile Eddie Lyons, the narrative pivots on a labyrinthine misunderstanding that forces the protagonists into a performative dance of jealousy and social survival. Rather than a mere comedy of errors, the film serves as a satirical biopsy of early 20th-century suburban anxieties, utilizing the 'second husband' trope not just for slapstick effect, but as a commentary on the fragility of identity within the bourgeois household. Lyons, shedding some of his established persona, navigates the friction of the script with a frantic grace, while Hackett provides a grounding, yet equally mischievous, counterpoint that elevates the film beyond the standard fare of the era's short-form farces.