The Marriage Clause

The Marriage Clause
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Directed by	Lois Weber
Written by	Lois Weber
Based on	short story Technic by Dana Burnet
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Francis X. Bushman Billie Dove Warner Oland
Cinematography	Hal Mohr
Production company	Universal-Jewel
Distributed by	Universal-Jewel
Release date	September 12, 1926 (1926-09-12)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film (English intertitles)

The Marriage Clause is a 1926 silent film drama directed by Lois Weber and starring Francis X. Bushman and Billie Dove. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures. ^{[1] [2]} The film marked a return to directing for Weber, who had taken a break for a few years. ^[3]

The film—based on Dana Burnet's Saturday Evening Post short story titled Technic ^[4] —takes a look behind the scenes of a play, honing in on a young starlet named Sylvia (Dove) and her director, Barry (Bushman). ^[5]

Cast

• Francis X. Bushman as Barry Townsend
• Billie Dove as Sylvia Jordan
• Warner Oland as Max Ravenal
• Henri La Garde as Doctor
• Grace Darmond as Mildred Le Blanc
• Caroline Snowden as Pansy
• Oscar Smith as Sam
• André Cheron as Critic
• Robert Dudley as Secretary
• Charles Meakin as Stage Manager

Preservation

The film survives in a "shortened" version which is held by the Library of Congress. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. The Marriage Clause at silentera.com
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Marriage Clause
3. "28 Jun 1927, 2 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
4. "29 Jun 1927, 2 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
5. "20 Feb 1927, Page 5 - The Independent-Record at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
6. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.112 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
7. "American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Marriage Clause". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2025.

External links

• The Marriage Clause @ IMDb.com
• lobby poster