An International Marriage

An International Marriage

An old newspaper advertisement for the film with a photo of Rita Jolivet on the left.

Newspaper advertisement.
Directed by Frank Lloyd
Screenplay by George Broadhurst
Starring Rita Jolivet
Marc Robbins
Elliott Dexter
Grace Carlyle
Olive White
Courtenay Foote
Cinematography James Van Trees
Production
company
Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
  • July 23, 1916 (1916-07-23)
Running time
50 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

An International Marriage is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by George Broadhurst. The film stars Rita Jolivet, Marc Robbins, Elliott Dexter, Grace Carlyle, Olive White, and Courtenay Foote. The film was released on July 23, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Plot

The story revolves around a Florence Brent (Rita Jolivet) who is an American heiress who wishes to marry a Duke in Europe. The father of the duke wants her to have a title before marriage however, so she quickly marries the Duke's friend who is a Count with plans to quickly divorce him and retain the title. After the marriage though, she finds out that the Duke is already married. After all that, Florence's sweetheart arrives from America with a pistol and tells the Count he wants to marry her. She decides to go off with her sweetheart, and moves back to New York with him.[3]

Cast

References

  1. "An International Marriage (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. "International-Marriage - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. "An International Marriage (1916) - Full Synopsis - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

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