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The Marriage Clause
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Wikipedia article
'The Marriage Clause' is a 1926 silent film drama directed by Lois Weber and starring Francis X. Bushman and Billie Dove. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MarriageClause1926.html 'The Marriage Clause' at silentera.com][http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=10653 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:'The Marriage Clause'] The film marked a return to directing for Weber, who had taken a break for a few years.
The filmbased on Dana Burnet's 'Saturday Evening Post' short story titled 'Technic'takes a look behind the scenes of a play, honing in on a young starlet named Sylvia (Dove) and her director, Barry (Bushman).
The copy held by the Library of Congress is stated to be in a "shortened" version.'Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress' (<-book title) p.112 c.1978 by The American Film Institute[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2026/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'The Marriage Clause']
Cast
*Francis X. Bushman - Barry Townsend
*Billie Dove - Sylvia Jordan
*Warner Oland - Max Ravenal
*Henri La Garde - Doctor
*Grace Darmond - Mildred Le Blanc
*Carolynne Snowden - Pansy (*as Caroline Snowden)
*Oscar Smith - Sam
*Andr Cheron - Critic
*Robert Dudley - Secretary
*Charles Meakin - Stage Manager
References
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