The Marriage Speculation
| The Marriage Speculation | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ashley Miller |
| Screenplay by | |
| Story by | Cyrus Townsend Brady Albert E. Smith |
| Starring | Charles Kent Wallace MacDonald |
Production company | Vitagraph Company of America |
| Distributed by | V-L-S-E |
Release date | December 10, 1917 |
Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Marriage Speculation is a 1917 comedy-drama film directed by Ashley Miller.[1]
Premise[]
Mr. Cliday is an old man who has saved $10,000 after 20 years of employment at a pickle factory. He decides to invest the money in young Clara Wilson's education if she agrees to marry a rich man who will ensure that Mr. Cliday has enough money to support himself for the rest of his life. However, this means that Clara Wilson has to leave her current lover, Billie Perkins.[2]
Cast[]
- Charles Kent as Mr. Cliday
- as Clara Wilson
- Wallace MacDonald as Billie Perkins
References[]
- ^ "The Marriage Speculation (1917)". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "The Marriage Speculation". The Beatrice Daily Express. 9 February 1918. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1917 films
- 1917 comedy-drama films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- American comedy-drama films