Afraid to Love

Afraid to Love
Clive Brook and Florence Vidor
Directed by	Edward H. Griffith
Screenplay by	Doris Anderson Alfred Hustwick Joseph Jackson
Based on	The Marriage of Kitty by Cosmo Gordon Lennox
Produced by	B. P. Schulberg Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor
Starring	Florence Vidor Clive Brook Norman Trevor Jocelyn Lee Arthur Lubin
Cinematography	J.O. Taylor
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 9, 1927 (1927-04-09)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Afraid to Love is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith and written by Doris Anderson, Francis de Croisset, Fred de Gresac, Alfred Hustwick and Joseph Jackson. The film stars Florence Vidor, Clive Brook, Norman Trevor, Jocelyn Lee and Arthur Lubin. The film was released on April 9, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. ^{[1] [2]}

It is based on the 1902 play The Marriage of Kitty by Cosmo Gordon Lennox, a version of the French play La Passerelle by Francis de Croisset and Fred de Gresac. The play was previously adapted into the 1915 film The Marriage of Kitty .

Synopsis

When Sir Reginald Belsize's uncle dies he leaves him a fortune on condition that he give up his current unsuitable lover Helen and marry someone else within twenty four hours. Helen agrees to this so long as the woman he picks is less attractive than she is. The woman he picks is however beautiful and cultured and he quickly falls in love with her.

Cast

• Florence Vidor as Katherine Silverton
• Clive Brook as Sir Reginald Belsize
• Norman Trevor as John Travers
• Jocelyn Lee as Helen de Semiano
• Arthur Lubin as Rafael

Preservation status

• The film is now lost. ^[3]

See also

• The Marriage of Kitty (1915)

References

1. "Movie Review - Afraid to Love - Sir Reginald's Affairs. - NYTimes.com". The New York Times . Retrieved February 9, 2015.
2. "Afraid to Love". afi.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Afraid to Love

External links

• Afraid to Love at IMDb