''If Marriage Fails'' is a 1925 American silent

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directed by John Ince and written by C. Gardner Sullivan.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Eleanor prefers the company of the unpopular Gene Deering to that of her wealthy husband, Joe Woodbury, who has fallen in love with the fortune teller Nadia. Becoming jealous, Eleanor tells Nadia that she is about to become a mother, and Nadia promises that she will not see Joe again. Eleanor and Deering are picked up following a roadhouse raid by Nadia and Dr. Mallini, who attends Eleanor when she is slightly injured. The doctor tells Nadia that Eleanor has lied about any approaching motherhood. Joe learns of the roadhouse affair, divorces Eleanor, and wins Nadia as a wife.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of ''If Marriage Fails'' located in any film archives,The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''If Marriage Fails''
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* * 1925 films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1925 drama films Silent American drama films Lost American drama films Film Booking Offices of America films 1925 lost films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub