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Why Get Married?

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Why Get Married?
Directed byPaul Cazeneuve
Written byWilliam M. Conselman
Produced byLéo-Ernest Ouimet
StarringAndrée Lafayette
Jack Perrin
Helen Ferguson
CinematographyGeorges Benoît
Production
company
Laurel Productions
Distributed byRegal Films
Associated Exhibitors
Release date
  • February 10, 1924 (1924-02-10)
Running time
59 minutes
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Why Get Married? is a 1924 American-Canadian silent drama film directed by Paul Cazeneuve and starring Andrée Lafayette, Jack Perrin, and Helen Ferguson.[1]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[2] Marcia Wainwright, a young married woman, works in the Robert Strong offices. Janet Carroll, another employee, leaves her job to be a housewife when she weds James Allen. Jack Wainwright, Marcia's husband, meets with misfortune and becomes a freight handler. Marcia is promoted and a breach widens between her and her husband Jack. Rodney Strong begins to pay attention to Marcia and writes her anonymous letters which injure her and the Allens by hinting at a liaison between Marcia and James Allen. Jack Wainwright makes good, discovers Rodney's plot, thrashes him, and wins back the affections of his wife. Marcia quits her position. The Allens are reconciled.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Connelly p. 307
  2. ^ Pardy, George T. (12 April 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Why Get Married?". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 25. Retrieved 7 November 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

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  • Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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