Review of The Affairs of Anatol (1921) by Greg W — 22 Aug 2008

I had to rewatch this because I had absolutely no recollection of what happened. Wallace Reid acts like an idiot for two hours, and expects his wife to forgive him. Good cast, featuring small roles for Bebe Daniels, Polly Moran, Agnes Ayres, Monte Blue and others, and a beautiful score from Brian Bennison.

Sadly, however, it's difficult to turn a blind eye to the inherent double standard, and if I were Gloria Swanson's character, Vivian, I would have lost patience with Anatol about 15 minutes in.