Married

1926 film

Married ?

Directed by| George Terwilliger
Written by| Marjorie Benton Cooke (story)
Produced by| Herman F. Jans
Starring| Owen Moore
Constance Bennett
Cinematography| Walter Blakeley
Louis Dunmyre
Distributed by| Renown Pictures

Release date

* February 17, 1926 (1926-02-17)

Running time

| 6 reels
Country| United States
Language| Silent (English intertitles)

Married ? is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Owen Moore and Constance Bennett. It was distributed by small silent studio Renown Pictures.[1][2]

## Plot[edit]

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Dennis Shawn is the young manager of the western lumber holdings and lumber camp of an estate to which Marcia Livingston is heir. A railroad company wants the land, which is useless unless old Senorita Padrasso, owner of the adjacent tract, also sells. She consents to sell to the railroad provided that Dennis weds Marcia, whom he has never seen as she is in New York. He agrees and the couple are married by telephone. Kate Pinto, a half-breed who has always loved Dennis, rescues Dennis at the cost of her life. Marcia, who is a jazz-mad flapper, questions the legality of the marriage and whether they are still single, and refuses to honor the wedding. However, this is contrary to the land deal, which requires the married couple to live together for three months. She is kidnapped by her husband Dennis, who takes her back to the lumber camp, where she eventually learns to love him.

## Cast[edit]

* Owen Moore as Dennis Shawn
* Constance Bennett as Marcia Livingston
* Evangeline Russell as Kate Pinto
* Julia Hurley as Madame Du Pont
* Nick Thompson as Joe Pinto
* Antrim Short as Chuck English
* Helen Burch as 7-11 Sadie
* John Costello as Judge Tracey
* Betty Hilburn as Mary Jane Paul
* Rafaela Ottiano as Maid
* Gordon Standing as Clark Jessup
* Frank Walsh as Harvey Williams

## Preservation[edit]

Prints of Married ? are held at the Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, UCLA Film and Television Archive, and George Eastman House.[4][5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Married ?
2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Married ? at silentera.com
3. ^ Pardy, George T. (March 13, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Married", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (11): 1213, retrieved April 6, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Married ?
5. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 112, c.1978 by The American Film Institute

## External links[edit]

* Married ? at IMDb
* Synopsis at AllMovie

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Films directed by George Terwilliger

* The Daughters of Men (1914)
* The City of Failing Light (1916)
* Tom's Little Star (1919)
* The Sporting Duchess (1920)
* The Fatal Hour (1920)
* Slaves of Pride (1920)
* Little Italy (1921)
* The Bride's Play (1922)
* Wife in Name Only (1923)
* The Big Show (1926)
* Married ? (1926)
* The Highbinders (1926)

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