The Mad Marriage (1921)

Struggling Greenwich Village artist Jerry marries studio helper and aspiring playwright Jane Judd, knowing that she will not interfere with his work. She takes part in a pageant for which Jerry designs the costumes and attracts the attention of Christiansen, a young playwright with whom she works secretly on a play. After their baby is born, Jerry and Jane become closer, but he is violently jealous of her accompanying Christiansen to the successful opening of his play and offers her a divorce. However, their child's illness brings them back together.