The Affairs of Anatol  /  The Little American

The last in a string of sparkling social comedies in collaboration with Gloria Swanson, (whose star rose brilliantly under Cecil B. DeMille's tutelage) The Affairs of Anatol finds Swanson saddled with a bored and philandering husband (Wallace Reid), susceptible to the wiles of other women, or to the opportunity to "rescue" damsels in distress.  Little does the husband suspect that what's good for the gander may be good for the goose, as his wife takes an interest in his own best friend.

Famous Players-Lasky Corp.  Director: Cecil B. DeMille.  Screenwriter: Jeanie Macpherson.  Based on a play by Arthur Schnitzler.  Cinematographer: Alvin Wyckoff, Karl Struss.  Cast: Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, Elliott Dexter, Monte Blue, Wanda Hawley.  35mm, b/w, silent, 117 min.