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The Marriage Cheat
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Wikipedia article
'The Marriage Cheat' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and written by C. Gardner Sullivan. The film stars Leatrice Joy, Adolphe Menjou, Percy Marmont, Laska Winter, Henry A. Barrows, and J. P. Lockney. The film was released on April 5, 1924, by First National Pictures.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MarriageCheat1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Marriage Cheat'] at silentera.com
Cast
*Leatrice Joy as Helen Canfield
*Adolphe Menjou as Bob Canfield
*Percy Marmont as Paul Mayne
*Laska Winter as Rosie
*Henry A. Barrows as Yacht Captain
*J. P. Lockney as Supply Ship Captain
Production
Finances and cash flow were always a concern of the independent film studios. When 'The Marriage Cheat' was set for filming on location at Palm Springs and Palm Canyon, California, in November 1923, the Thomas H. Ince Corporation was able to borrow $200,000 from the Bank of Italy at an interest rate of 7 percent using the film negative as security.
Preservation
With no copies listed for any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7394/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Database: 'The Marriage Cheat'] 'The Marriage Cheat' is a lost film.
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