Movie
The New York Idea (1920)
A Clever and Humorous Satire on Society Divorces
Comedy
Story
Rich but frivolous, Cynthia and John Karslake obscure their love for each other by their constant quarreling. Cynthia grows jealous of her husband when, one day at the races, she notices Vida Phillimore, a recent divorcée, flirting with him. Using this incident to inflame all her other petty grievances, Cynthia ends up in divorce court presided over by Vida's ex-husband, Judge Phillip Phillimore.
Director: Herbert Blaché Starring: Alice Brady, Lowell Sherman, Hedda Hopper, Edwards Davis
The New York Idea Cast
- Alice Brady as Cynthia Karslake
- Lowell Sherman as John Karslake
- Hedda Hopper as Vida Phillimore
- Edwards Davis as Bishop Matthew Phillimore
- Emily Fitzroy as Grace Phillimore
- Julia Hurley as Mrs. Phillimore
- Marie Burke as Miss Heneage
- Edgar Norton as Thomas
- George Howell as Judge Philip Phillimore
- Lionel Pape as Sir Wilfrid Darby
- Margaret Linden as Caroline Dwight
- Harry Hocky as Tim Fiddler