''Happiness a la Mode'' is a 1919 American
silent romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
film directed by
Walter Edwards and starring
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. His films have grossed more than $5.4billion in North America and more than $9.3billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing actor in North America. He is the recipient o ...
and
Constance Talmadge
Constance Alice Talmadge (April 19, 1898 – November 23, 1973) was an American silent film star. She was the sister of actresses Norma and Natalie Talmadge.
Early life
Talmadge was born on April 19, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, to poor par ...
.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,
[ ] young husband Richard Townsend finds that he is tired of his wife Barbara and has become infatuated with another woman. Barbara consents to give him a divorce and then determines to win him back within the three months that must elapse prior to the final decree of divorse. By clever ruses she manages to accomplish her purpose and the conclusion finds the pair happily married.
Cast
References
Bibliography
* Jeanine Basinger. ''Silent Stars''. Wesleyan University Press, 2000.
External links
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1919 films
1919 comedy films
Silent American comedy films
Films directed by Walter Edwards
American silent feature films
1910s English-language films
Selznick Pictures films
American black-and-white films
1910s American films
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