Is Matrimony a Failure?
Synopsis
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Saxby's silver wedding anniversary is interrupted by the surprise elopement of their daughter Margaret with bank clerk Arthur Haviland. Law student Dudley King, and rival suitor for Margaret, announces that the marriage-license clerk is on vacation and that the license obtained by the elopers is invalid; he wires the proprietor of the lodge where the couple plan to spend their honeymoon, and Arthur and his wife indignantly return home.
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T. Roy Barnes
Arthur Haviland
Lila Lee
Margaret Saxby
Lois Wilson
Mabel Hoyt
Walter Hiers
Jack Hoyt
Zasu Pitts
Mrs. Wilbur
Arthur Hoyt
Mr. Wilbur
Lillian Leighton
Martha Saxby
Tully Marshall
Amos Saxby
Adolphe Menjou
Dudley King
Sylvia Ashton
Mrs. Pearson
Charles Ogle
Pop Skinner
Ethel Wales
Mrs. Skinner
Sidney Bracey
Bank President
William Gonder
Policeman
Lottie Williams
Maid
Dan Mason
Silas Spencer
William H. Brown
Chef
Robert Brower
Marriage License Clerk
Release History & Theatrical Window
April 16, 1922
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- James Cruze
- Screenplay & Story
- Oskar Blumenthal, Leo Ditrichstein, Gustaf Kadelburg, Walter Woods
- Original Title
- Is Matrimony a Failure?
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Production Studios
- Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
James Cruze
Oskar Blumenthal, Leo Ditrichstein, Gustaf Kadelburg, Walter Woods
Department Leadership Roster
James Cruze
Director
Walter Woods
Writer
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What is Is Matrimony a Failure? about?
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Saxby's silver wedding anniversary is interrupted by the surprise elopement of their daughter Margaret with bank clerk Arthur Haviland. Law student Dudley King, and rival suitor for Margaret, announces that the marriage-license clerk is on vacation and that the license obtained by the elopers is invalid; he wires the proprietor of the lodge where the couple plan to spend their honeymoon, and Arthur and his wife indignantly return home.
Who directed Is Matrimony a Failure??
Is Matrimony a Failure? was directed by James Cruze.
Who stars in Is Matrimony a Failure??
The principal cast of Is Matrimony a Failure? includes T. Roy Barnes, Lila Lee, Lois Wilson, Walter Hiers, Zasu Pitts.
When was Is Matrimony a Failure? released and how long is it?
Is Matrimony a Failure? was released in 1922 with a total runtime of 1h 0m.