The Marriage Clause - Wikipedia
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| The Marriage Clause | |
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 Window poster | |
| 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 | |
| Distributed by | Universal-Jewel |
Release date |
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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]
- 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
The film survives in a "shortened" version which is held by the Library of Congress.[6][7]
- ^ The Marriage Clause at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Marriage Clause
- ^ "28 Jun 1927, 2 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "29 Jun 1927, 2 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "20 Feb 1927, Page 5 - The Independent-Record at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ 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
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Marriage Clause". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
