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Dangerous Business (1920 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Dangerous Business' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Constance Talmadge, Kenneth Harlan, and George Fawcett.Goble p. 60
Plot
Clarence Brooks (Kenneth Harlan) is a shy and timid man working for Mr. Flavell (George Fawcett); and is love with Flavell's daughter, Nancy Flavelle (Constance Talmadge). Nancy is a shallow and fickle girl always chasing after other, less upstanding, men. Clarence answers his call to duty when World War I erupts; and he enlists. While Clarence is off defending his country Nancy's mother arranges union for her daughter and a wealthy Mr. Braille (Jack Raymond). When Braille's called to his draft number Nancy's mother starts arranging a rush wedding, against Nancy's wishes. Nancy claims that she and Clarence are secretly married, and that she is unavailable to marry Braille. When the war is over and Clarence returns home, he refuses to be a part of the charade. When Clarence declines the offer to marry Nancy for real, she must mature to win his affections back.
Cast
* Constance Talmadge as Nancy Flavelle
* Kenneth Harlan as Clarence Brooks
* George Fawcett as Mr. Flavell
* Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Flavell
* John Raymond as Mr. Braille
* Florida Kingsley as Mrs. Brooks
* Nina Cassavant as Genevieve
Preservation
There are no listings of 'Dangerous Business' in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4583/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'Dangerous Business'] making it a lost film.
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. 'The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film'. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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