
Rich society flapper Aline Stockton, who has a reputation as a "fast" girl, is engaged to Robert Towers, but is having a fling with Henry Seton, a married man who, unknown to Aline, is having an affair with her friend Jenny. Complications ensue.


The 1920s cinema was often a mirror reflecting the frantic heartbeat of a generation trying to outrun the ghosts of the Great War. In Lend Me Your Husband (1924), directed with a certain rhythmic panache that characterizes the mid-silent era, we are treated to more than just a cautionary tale of a 'fast' ...

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" The 1920s cinema was often a mirror reflecting the frantic heartbeat of a generation trying to outrun the ghosts of the Great War. In Lend Me Your Husband (1924), directed with a certain rhythmic panache that characterizes the mid-silent era, we are treated to more than just a cautionary tale of a 'fast' girl. We are witness to a surgical dissection of the American leisure class. The film, written by the astute Ray Harris and Marguerite Gove, functions as a kaleidoscopic view of in..."
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