The Marriage Clause is a 1926 silent film drama directed by Lois Weber and starring Francis X. Bushman and Billie Dove. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures.[1][2] The film marked a return to directing for Weber, who had taken a break for a few years.[3]

The Marriage Clause
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Directed byLois Weber
Written byLois Weber
Based onshort story Technic by Dana Burnet
Produced byCarl Laemmle
StarringFrancis X. Bushman
Billie Dove
Warner Oland
CinematographyHal Mohr
Distributed byUniversal Pictures Company
Release date
  • September 12, 1926 (1926-09-12)
Running time
80 minutes

The film—based on Dana Burnet's Saturday Evening Post short story titled Technic[4]—takes a look behind the scenes of a play, honing in on a young starlet named Sylvia (Dove) and her director, Barry (Bushman).[5]

The copy held by the Library of Congress is stated to be in a "shortened" version.[6][7]

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References

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  1. ^ The Marriage Clause at silentera.com
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Marriage Clause
  3. ^ "28 Jun 1927, 2 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "29 Jun 1927, 2 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "20 Feb 1927, Page 5 - The Independent-Record at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  6. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.112 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  7. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Marriage Clause
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