For Alimony Only
1926, English. Directed by William C. deMille.
A stormy marriage of 6 months between Narcissa and Peter Williams ends in a bitter quarrel, and to gain his freedom Peter offers her more alimony than he can afford. Then he meets Mary Martin, who restores his faith in marriage. With business reverses, Peter falls behind in his alimony payments and neglects his new wife. Narcissa, however, manages to support Bertie Waring, a young sofa-hound; but she protests the delayed alimony and Mary is forced to take a job with an interior decorating establishment. Peter goes to Narcissa to appeal to her generosity, at the moment when Mary (unaware of Narcissa's identity as her husband's first wife) is working in Narcissa's apartment; seeing them together, Mary leaves in humiliation and accepts an invitation from Bertie....
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 20 September 1926
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Lenore J. Coffee
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For Alimony Only is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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For Alimony Only isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 September 1926. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed For Alimony Only?
For Alimony Only (1926) was directed by William C. deMille and stars Leatrice Joy, Clive Brook, Lilyan Tashman.