Don't Marry

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Don't Marry
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Directed by James Tinling
Written by Randall Faye
William Kernell
Story by Philip Klein
Sidney Lanfield
Starring Lois Moran
Neil Hamilton
Henry Kolker
Cinematography Joseph H. August
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film
Release date
  • June 13, 1928 (1928-06-13)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Don't Marry is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by James Tinling and starring Lois Moran, Neil Hamilton, and Henry Kolker. [1]

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Plot

A flapper masquerades as her strait-laced cousin to try and impress a potential suitor.

Cast

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References

  1. Solomon p.309

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