The Marriage Circle

The Marriage Circle
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Ernst Lubitsch
Produced by	Ernst Lubitsch
Written by	Paul Bern (scenario); Victor Vance (intertitles)
Based on	Only a Dream ; by Lothar Schmidt
Starring	Adolphe Menjou; Florence Vidor; Monte Blue; Marie Prevost;
Cinematography	Charles Van Enger
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros. (US); UFA (Germany);
Release date	February 3, 1924 (New York)[1];
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$212,000[2]
Box office	$427,000 (worldwide rentals)[2]

The Marriage Circle is a 1924 American silent comedy film produced by Ernst Lubitsch and Warner Brothers with direction by Lubitsch and distribution by the Warners. Based on the play Only a Dream by Lothar Schmidt, the screenplay was written by Paul Bern.[3] The "circle" of the title refers to the ring of infidelities (suspected and otherwise) central to the plot.

The film was remade in 1932 by Lubitsch and George Cukor as One Hour with You.[3]

Cast

Adolphe Menjou as Professor Josef Stock
Monte Blue as Doctor Franz Braun
Marie Prevost as Mizzie Stock
Florence Vidor as Charlotte Braun
Creighton Hale as Doctor Gustav Mueller
Harry Myers as Detective
Dale Fuller as Neurotic Patient
Esther Ralston as Miss Hofer

Box office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $373,000 domestically and $54,000 foreign.[4]

Preservation

This film is extant, preserved in a variety of formats at a number of archives. U.S. archives holding this film include the Museum of Modern Art and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[5]

References

"The Marriage Circle". Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
Glancy, H Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television. 15: 55–73. doi:10.1080/01439689500260031.
Carl Bennett, ed. (June 24, 2009). "The Marriage Circle". Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved October 13, 2015 – via silentera.com.
Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 2 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
David Pierce (October 8, 2015). "The Marriage Circle". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 13, 2015.

External links

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[AFI-1] "The Marriage Circle". Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved October 13, 2015.

[wb-2] Glancy, H Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television. 15: 55–73. doi:10.1080/01439689500260031.

[PSFL-3] Carl Bennett, ed. (June 24, 2009). "The Marriage Circle". Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved October 13, 2015 – via silentera.com.

[warners-4] Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 2 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[LOC-5] David Pierce (October 8, 2015). "The Marriage Circle". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 13, 2015.