The Marriage Cheat

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The Marriage Cheat
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Directed byJohn Griffith Wray
Screenplay byC. Gardner Sullivan
Story byFrank R. Adams
StarringLeatrice Joy
Adolphe Menjou
Percy Marmont
Laska Winter
Henry A. Barrows
J. P. Lockney
CinematographyHenry Sharp
Production
company
Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • April 5, 1924 (1924-04-05)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Marriage Cheat is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and written by C. Gardner Sullivan. The film stars Leatrice Joy, Adolphe Menjou, Percy Marmont, Laska Winter, Henry A. Barrows, and J. P. Lockney. The film was released on April 5, 1924, by First National Pictures.[1][2][3][4]

Cast[]

Production[]

Finances and cash flow were always a concern of the independent film studios. When The Marriage Cheat was set for filming on location at Palm Springs and Palm Canyon, California, in November 1923, the Thomas H. Ince Corporation was able to borrow $200,000 from the Bank of Italy at an interest rate of 7 percent using the film negative as security.[5]

Preservation[]

With no copies listed for any film archives,[6] The Marriage Cheat is a lost film.

References[]

  1. ^ "The Marriage Cheat (1924) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Janiss Garza. "Marriage Cheat (1924) - John Griffith Wray". AllMovie. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Marriage Cheat". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Marriage Cheat at silentera.com
  5. ^ Taves, Brian (2012). Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer. University Press of Kentucky. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-8131-3998-2.
  6. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Database: The Marriage Cheat

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