Happy Though Married
Happy Though Married is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo.[1]
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| Directed by | Fred Niblo |
| Produced by | Thomas H. Ince |
| Written by | C. Gardner Sullivan Arthur J. Zellner Lois Zellner |
| Starring | Enid Bennett Hallam Cooley |
| Cinematography | Robert Newhard |
| Edited by | W. Duncan Mansfield |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
As described in a film magazine,[2] Jim Montjoy (MacLean), who is engaged to Millicent Lee (Bennett), goes with his brother Jim (Cooley) to Mexico to make their fortunes. Jim falls in love with a Mexican girl, Diana Ramon (Vale), and a photograph of her gets into Jim's coat pocket. The brothers own a mining claim that Diana's uncle (French) wants to buy, so Jim stays in Mexico to look after the property while Stanley goes to New York to try to obtain a better price. There he discovers Bob Davis (McCullough) is trying to cut him out, so he marries Millicent without delay. As a joke he buys his wife a book titled How to be Happy Though Married, but it ends up giving her jealous thoughts. She finds the photograph of Diana in Stanley's coat pocket and pretends to go away on a visit, but when she returns to the house she finds her husband escorting the original from the photograph and installing her in one of the bedrooms. Jim, having eloped with his Mexican charmer, is back in town and left to buy new clothes, and Jim then leaves without knowing his wife is in the house. The women meet, and although neither can understand the other's language, they get into an argument. Blond Millicent thinks the handsome brunette is trying to steal her husband, while Diana thinks that her sister-in-law is attempting to rob her of her jewels. All is resolved when the men return.
Cast
- Enid Bennett - Millicent Lee
- Hallam Cooley - Jim Montjoy (as Hal Cooley)
- Charles K. French - Diana's uncle (as Charles French)
- Nora Johnson - Bob's wife (as Norine Johnston)
- Douglas MacLean - Stanley Montjoy
- Philo McCullough - Bob Davis
- Lydia Yeamans Titus - Aunt Mattie
- Vola Vale - Diana Ramon
References
- "New York Times: Fuss and Feathers". New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
- Wietzel, Edward (February 22, 1919). "Critical Reviews and Comments: Happy Though Married". Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company. 39 (8): 1079–80. Retrieved August 1, 2014.