If Marriage Fails

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Directed by John Ince
Written by C. Gardner Sullivan
Starring Jacqueline Logan
Belle Bennett
Clive Brook
Jean Hersholt
Cinematography James Diamond
Production
company
C. Gardner Sullivan Productions
Distributed by Film Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • June 1, 1925 (1925-06-01)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

If Marriage Fails is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Ince and written by C. Gardner Sullivan. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Eleanor prefers the company of the unpopular Gene Deering to that of her wealthy husband, Joe Woodbury, who has fallen in love with the fortune teller Nadia. Becoming jealous, Eleanor tells Nadia that she is about to become a mother, and Nadia promises that she will not see Joe again. Eleanor and Deering are picked up following a roadhouse raid by Nadia and Dr. Mallini, who attends Eleanor when she is slightly injured. The doctor tells Nadia that Eleanor has lied about any approaching motherhood. Joe learns of the roadhouse affair, divorces Eleanor, and wins Nadia as a wife.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of If Marriage Fails located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: If Marriage Fails at silentera.com
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: If Marriage Fails
  3. "New Pictures: If Marriage Fails", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (11): 65, June 6, 1925, retrieved March 30, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: If Marriage Fails