The Library of Congress's new (Dec. 2013) American Silent Feature Film Survival Database has this film listed as being an abridgement in their collection.[2]
As described in a film magazine,[3] on the evening of Betty Griffon's (Madge Kennedy) scheduled wedding the guests are assembled, the minister is waiting, but no bride appears. Betty is waiting for her brother Dick (Barthelmess), who is out celebrating his admission to the bar. When it dawns on him that it is his duty to give his sister away in marriage, he rushes out, steals an automobile, and is arrested. Betty and Harry Lindsey (Thomas) are married and are about to leave on their honeymoon when word comes of Dick's arrest. Harry is disgusted by Dick and leaves the house. Dick, anxious to secure a legal case, urges his sister to get a divorce. Legal proceedings are instituted but before the granting of the decree the couple find that they still love each other so plan to elope. The arrival of Dick with the divorce decree upsets this plan. They start to make another attempt at marriage but discover that, due to the insertion of a clause in the decree by Betty, they cannot get remarried in New York. The couple then plan to get married in New Jersey, but Betty finds Harry's hired co-respondent for the divorce in his room, so Betty refuses to accompany him. Utterly disgusted, Harry is about to leave when Betty denounces her brother and begs Harry to take her with him, which he does.
nearly, married, 1917, american, silent, comedy, film, directed, chester, withey, starring, madge, kennedy, based, 1913, stage, play, same, name, edgar, selwyn, also, featured, early, film, appearance, future, gossip, columnist, hedda, hopper, film, posterdire. Nearly Married is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Withey and starring Madge Kennedy It is based on a 1913 stage play of the same name by Edgar Selwyn It also featured an early film appearance by future gossip columnist Hedda Hopper 1 Nearly MarriedFilm posterDirected byChester WitheyWritten byLawrence McCloskey scenario Story byMargaret MayoBased onNearly Marriedby Edgar SelwynProduced bySamuel GoldwynCinematographyArthur EdesonDistributed byGoldwyn PicturesRelease dateNovember 18 1917 1917 11 18 United States Running time60 mins CountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent English intertitles The Library of Congress s new Dec 2013 American Silent Feature Film Survival Database has this film listed as being an abridgement in their collection 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksPlot editAs described in a film magazine 3 on the evening of Betty Griffon s Madge Kennedy scheduled wedding the guests are assembled the minister is waiting but no bride appears Betty is waiting for her brother Dick Barthelmess who is out celebrating his admission to the bar When it dawns on him that it is his duty to give his sister away in marriage he rushes out steals an automobile and is arrested Betty and Harry Lindsey Thomas are married and are about to leave on their honeymoon when word comes of Dick s arrest Harry is disgusted by Dick and leaves the house Dick anxious to secure a legal case urges his sister to get a divorce Legal proceedings are instituted but before the granting of the decree the couple find that they still love each other so plan to elope The arrival of Dick with the divorce decree upsets this plan They start to make another attempt at marriage but discover that due to the insertion of a clause in the decree by Betty they cannot get remarried in New York The couple then plan to get married in New Jersey but Betty finds Harry s hired co respondent for the divorce in his room so Betty refuses to accompany him Utterly disgusted Harry is about to leave when Betty denounces her brother and begs Harry to take her with him which he does Cast editMadge Kennedy as Betty Griffon Frank M Thomas as Harry Lindsey Mark Smith as Tom Robinson Alma Tell as Gertrude Robinson Richard Barthelmess as Dick Griffon Hedda Hopper as Hattie KingReferences edit Progressive Silent Film List Nearly Married at silentera com American Silent Feature Film Database Library of Congress Reviews Nearly Married Exhibitors Herald New York Exhibitors Herald Company 5 23 30 December 1 1917 External links edit nbsp poster to short film with title Unsure if it s the same story nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nearly Married Nearly Married at IMDb nbsp Nearly Married at AllMovie nbsp This 1910s comedy film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nearly Married amp oldid 1190974949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
