Marry Me(1925 film)
| Marry Me | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Screenplay by | Anne Caldwell Anthony Coldeway Walter Woods |
| Produced by | James Cruze |
| Starring | Florence Vidor Edward Everett Horton John Roche Helen Jerome Eddy Fanny Midgley Ed Brady |
| Cinematography | Karl Brown |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent(Englishintertitles) |
Marry Meis a 1925 Americansilentcomedy filmdirected byJames Cruzeand written byAnne Caldwell,Anthony Coldeway,andWalter Woods.The film starsFlorence Vidor,Edward Everett Horton,John Roche,Helen Jerome Eddy,Fanny Midgley,andEd Brady.The film was released on June 29, 1925, byParamount Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]As described in a film magazine review,[3]in a small Maine town, John Smith and Hetty Gandy plan on getting married and, when he asks her to pick the date, she says "tomorrow." Upon reaching her room, she finds a telegram urging her to come home due to the illness of a relative. The only train leaves before morning, so she prepares to leave. After she leaves her room, she comes upon the hired man preparing a crate of eggs for market. She takes one and writes on it, "John Smith - June 10, 1920, Hetty Gandy, Eden Center." This is her answer to John for the day of their marriage. The hired man returns, finds one egg missing, and takes it from the hired girl. He puts it back in the crate and ships it away. Five years pass with no word from John. Then a telegram comes, saying, "I have found the egg you wrote on in 1918. I am coming on Tuesday. Arrange to accompany me home if possible. She prepares for her marriage. On Tuesday, she discovers upon the arrival of the sender of the telegram that it is not her John Smith, but a second one who is a dyspeptic pure drug crank. He wishes her to testify for him in a trial regarding storage laws. The young woman reaches the city with Smith to find that, in order to keep up the deception, they must register at the hotel as" John and wife. "They sit up all night, believing that the complications that have begun to arise will clear away in the morning. However, on the witness stand, she admits that she is single, and then determines to hasten back to Eden Center. At the close of the trial, this John Smith proposes to her. When she believes that this is being done out of pity for her, he convinces her that he loves her, and all is well.
Cast
[edit]- Florence Vidoras Hetty Gandy
- Edward Everett Hortonas John Smith #2
- John Rocheas John Smith #1
- Helen Jerome Eddyas Sarah Hume
- Fanny Midgleyas Granny
- Ed Bradyas Norman Frisbie
- Z. Wall Covington as Jenkins
- Anne Schaeferas Mrs. Hume
- Erwin Connelly as Jackson
Preservation
[edit]- No prints survive of this film. It is nowlost.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Janiss Garza (2015)."Marry-Me - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Baseline&All Movie Guide.Archived fromthe originalon February 6, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 6,2015.
- ^"Marry Me".afi.com.RetrievedFebruary 6,2015.
- ^"New Pictures:Marry Me",Exhibitors Herald,21(11): 65, June 6, 1925,retrievedMarch 31,2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Mary Me
External links
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