The Marriage Cheat

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The Marriage Cheat
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Directed by John Griffith Wray
Screenplay by C. Gardner Sullivan
Story by Frank R. Adams
Starring Leatrice Joy
Adolphe Menjou
Percy Marmont
Laska Winter
Henry A. Barrows
J. P. Lockney
Cinematography Henry Sharp
Production
company
Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Distributed by First National Pictures
Release date
  • April 5, 1924 (1924-04-05)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Marriage Cheat is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and written by C. Gardner Sullivan. The film stars Leatrice Joy, Adolphe Menjou, Percy Marmont, Laska Winter, Henry A. Barrows, and J. P. Lockney. The film was released on April 5, 1924, by First National Pictures. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [5] Octavia leads an unhappy life with her dissipated husband, Bob Canfield, who is a millionaire. While cruising in the South Seas, she leaps overboard. Paul Mayne, a young missionary, finds her on an island beach. Her baby is born before her husband discovers her. In the interval she has learned to love Mayne, but yields to her marital duty's call and prepares to rejoin Canfield. In a storm the yacht is wrecked and the wretched husband drowns. Paul fights his way through the surging waves in a frail canoe and rescues the young mother and her baby. With the death of Canfield, Paul and Octavia face a happy future together.

Cast

Production

Finances and cash flow were always a concern of the independent film studios. When The Marriage Cheat was set for filming on location at Palm Springs and Palm Canyon, California, in November 1923, the Thomas H. Ince Corporation was able to borrow $200,000 from the Bank of Italy at an interest rate of 7 percent using the film negative as security. [6]

Preservation

With no copies listed for any film archives, [7] The Marriage Cheat is a lost film.

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References

  1. "The Marriage Cheat (1924) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. Janiss Garza. "Marriage Cheat (1924) - John Griffith Wray". AllMovie. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. "The Marriage Cheat". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. Progressive Silent Film List: The Marriage Cheat at silentera.com
  5. Pardy, George T. (May 24, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Marriage Cheat". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 51. Retrieved December 19, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  6. Taves, Brian (2012). Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer. University Press of Kentucky. p. 248. ISBN   978-0-8131-3998-2.
  7. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Database: The Marriage Cheat