Are You Legally Married?

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Are You Legally Married?
Directed by Robert Thornby
Produced by Miles Dobson
Henry Christeen Warnack
Starring Lew Cody
Rosemary Theby
Roy Laidlaw
Cinematography Sol Polito
Production
company
Success Pictures Company
Distributed byElk Photoplays
Release date
  • October 5, 1919 (1919-10-05)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Are You Legally Married? is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby [1] and starring Lew Cody, [2] Rosemary Theby [3] and Roy Laidlaw. [4] The film premiered in October of 1919 and was produced by Success Pictures Company. [5] [6] [7]

Contents

The story explores marital themes and divorce. [3] [8] Promotional material for the film included the tagline, "Are your children legitimate?" [6]

Plot

June Redding, a ranch owner, marries lawyer John Stark, but his dishonesty and reckless habits drive her to divorce him in Reno after New York law prevents it. She remarries Wayne Hearne, a man of integrity, and they have a child together. When Stark discovers her Reno divorce is not legally valid, he blackmails her for bigamy, leading to a court case he wins. In a final confrontation, Stark is accidentally killed, freeing June and Wayne to continue their family life in peace. [7]

Cast

Court Case

In 1919, writer Miles Dobson filed for damages against Robert Thornby and two producing companies arguing that the story was stolen from the writer. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Bushnell, Brooks (1993). Directors and their films: a comprehensive reference, 1895-1990. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 333. ISBN   0899507662 . Retrieved September 18, 2025– via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ "Following the Films". Camera!. 2: 360. 1919 – via Internet Archive.
  3. 1 2 3 "In the Courts". The Film Daily (Jan-June 1919). 7:8: 95:448. 1919 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ Connelly p.17
  5. ↑ "Are You Legally Married?". Theiapolis. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Are You Legally Married? (USA, 1919)". Starts Thursday. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "Are You Legally Married?". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ Campbell, Craig W. (1985). Reel America and World War I: a comprehensive filmography and history of motion pictures in the United States, 1914-1920. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 126. ISBN   0899500870 . Retrieved September 18, 2025– via Internet Archive.


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