
The New York Idea
A Clever and Humorous Satire on Society Divorces
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.
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
George Howell
Judge Philip Phillimore
Lionel Pape
Sir Wilfrid Darby
Margaret Linden
Caroline Dwight
Harry Hocky
Tim Fiddler
Nina Herbert
Mrs. Fiddler
Robert Vivian
Brooks
George Stevens
Butler
Storyline
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.
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