The New York Idea

A Clever and Humorous Satire on Society Divorces

The New York Idea — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 27, 1920
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Herbert Blaché

The New York Idea — Cast

Alice Brady Cynthia Karslake Lowell Sherman John Karslake Hedda Hopper Vida Phillimore Edwards Davis Bishop Matthew Phillimore Emily Fitzroy Grace Phillimore Julia Hurley Mrs. Phillimore Marie Burke Miss Heneage Edgar Norton Thomas