Almost a Husband | |
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Directed by | Clarence G. Badger |
Written by | Robert F. Hill |
Based on | Old Ebenezer by Opie Read |
Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
Starring | Will Rogers Peggy Wood Herbert Standing Cullen Landis Clara Horton Ed Brady |
Cinematography | Norbert Brodine Marcel Le Picard |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Almost a Husband is a lost [1] 1919 American comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Robert F. Hill. [2] It is based on the 1897 novel Old Ebenezer by Opie Read. The film stars Will Rogers, Peggy Wood, Herbert Standing, Cullen Landis, Clara Horton, and Ed Brady. The film was released on October 12, 1919, by Goldwyn Pictures. [3] [4] [5]
A New England schoolteacher moves to a small Southern town and comes to the aid of many local people, including a young woman who faces unwanted romantic advances from another man. He pretends to marry the woman, but their marriage ends up being real.
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