Companionate Marriage
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| Directed by | Erle C. Kenton |
| Written by | Beatrice Van Casey Robinson (intertitles) |
| Screenplay by | Wainwright Evans Ben B. Lindsey |
| Based on | Companionate Marriage by Wainwright Evans and Ben B. Lindsey |
| Produced by | Edward Small |
| Starring | Betty Bronson |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Edited by | W. Donn Hayes |
Production companies | CM Corporation Asher Small Rogers |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Companionate Marriage was a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Betty Bronson, and released by First National Pictures.[1]
The film was a collaboration between the company of Asher Small Rogers and Sam Sax.[2] It was banned by the New York State Censor.[3]
The title phrase had received great attention the previous year, with the publication of Ben B. Lindsey's book The Companionate Marriage.
Cast
[edit]- Betty Bronson as Sally Williams
- Alec B. Francis as Judge Meredith
- William Welsh as Mr. Williams
- Edward Martindel as James Moore
- Sarah Padden as Mrs. Williams
- Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Moore
- Richard Walling as Donald Moore
- Arthur Rankin as Tommy Van Cleve
- June Nash as Ruth Moore
Preservation
[edit]With no prints of Companionate Marriage located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog Of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921–1930, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 142. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- ^ Isabel Morse Jones (April 24, 1928). "THAMYRIS GROUP IS WARMLY RECEIVED: Trio of Resident Musicians Give Enjoyable Program at Beaux Arts". Los Angeles Times. p. A11.
- ^ "Lindsey Picture Is Banned by Censor". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1928. p. A11.
- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Companionate Marriage
- ^ Companionate Marriage at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures 1928 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (misspelled Compassionate Marriage)
External links
[edit]- Companionate Marriage at IMDb
- Ben B. Lindsey and Wainwright Evans (1927), Companionate Marriage, New York City: Boni & Liveright
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