Grounds for Divorce (1925 film)

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Grounds for Divorce
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Still with Fazenda and Moore
Directed by Paul Bern
Screenplay by Guy Bolton
Violet Clark
Ernest Vajda
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
Starring Florence Vidor
Matt Moore
Harry Myers
Louise Fazenda
George Beranger
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Cinematography Bert Glennon
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • July 27, 1925 (1925-07-27)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Grounds for Divorce is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Paul Bern and written by Guy Bolton, Violet Clark, and Ernest Vajda. The film stars Florence Vidor, Matt Moore, Harry Myers, Louise Fazenda, George Beranger and Gustav von Seyffertitz. The film was released on July 27, 1925, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

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Plot

Maurice Sorbier, one of the best known divorce lawyers in Paris, himself ends up divorcing his wife Alice. This remarries with the count Zappata, to the great disappointment of one of her suitor, Guido, aviator and well-known heartthrob. Alice soon realizes she doesn't love the count, but he refuses to give her a divorce. At Guido's suggestion, the lady turns to her ex-husband to ask him for advice but, above all, to have an excuse to see him again. Guido convinces the count to get on the plane with him and, once in flight, he terrifies him with a series of dangerous stunts to get him to sign a document that grants a divorce to Alice. Finally on the ground, Guido discovers disappointed that the woman has run away with Maurice. The aviator is left with nothing but the comfort of Marianne, an admirer who has been tormenting him for some time.

Cast

Preservation

The film survives in the Library of Congress collection incomplete as it is missing reel 3. [3] [4]

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References

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  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 73, c.1978 the American Film Institute
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Grounds for Divorce