''Her Bridal Night-Mare'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film from the

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. It was one of

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's first comedy films. The film still existsProgressive Silent Film List: ''Her Bridal Night-Mare''
at silentera.com and has been released on DVD.

Story

Mary, a bride-to-be, has a troublesome wedding day. A jealous suitor steals the groom's

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and hires a pickpocket to strike the wedding and reception. The pickpocket, a master of disguise but a dope as well, wears the tuxedo to the reception and steals all the gifts. The groom is arrested in his skivvies and thrown in jail. The suitor tells Mary that the groom has left her for another woman. Mary decides to commit suicide, but is unsuccessful on her own. She runs into the pickpocket and pays him to kill her when she least suspects it. In the meantime, the groom has managed to be released from jail and sent back by the suitor. When Mary learns her groom has not been unfaithful, she decides she wants to live, but as her hired killer is in disguise, she must wear a disguise herself (a man's suit). The pickpocket's girlfriend has found religion and converts the pickpocket, who returns to the reception with his booty, confesses, and saves the day.

Cast

* Eddie Barry as unnamed *

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as unnamed * Helen Darling as unnamed *

as Mary *

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as Jack

References

Bibliography

*Jeff Codori (2012), ''Colleen Moore; A Biography of the Silent Film Star''
McFarland Publishing
(Print , EBook ).

External links

* 1920 films Films directed by Al Christie Silent American comedy films American silent feature films 1920 comedy films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub