''Marry the Poor Girl'' is a 1921 American
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Lloyd Ingraham
Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director.
Biography
Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as well as directing more than 100 f ...
and starring
Carter DeHaven
Carter DeHaven (born Francis O'Callaghan; October 5, 1886 – July 20, 1977) was an American film and stage actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Career
DeHaven started his career in vaudeville in 1896 and started acting in movies in 1915. H ...
and
Flora Parker DeHaven
Flora Parker DeHaven (September 1, 1883 – September 9, 1950) was an American actress.
Flora Parker, who was a Paramount-Artcraft co-star with her husband, Carter DeHaven, was born at Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Early in life, she displayed ...
. It was based on the 1920
Broadway
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play of the same name by
Owen Davis
Owen Gould Davis (January 29, 1874 – October 14, 1956) was an American dramatist known for writing more than 200 plays and having most produced. In 1919, he became the first elected president of the Dramatists Guild of America. He received t ...
.The ''Exhibitor's Trade Review'' noted that the "excellent" supporting cast were not credited onscreen "possibly because it was intended to keep only the two principals in the limelight".
[Munden p.496-97]
Cast
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Carter DeHaven
Carter DeHaven (born Francis O'Callaghan; October 5, 1886 – July 20, 1977) was an American film and stage actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Career
DeHaven started his career in vaudeville in 1896 and started acting in movies in 1915. H ...
as Jack Tanner
*
Flora Parker DeHaven
Flora Parker DeHaven (September 1, 1883 – September 9, 1950) was an American actress.
Flora Parker, who was a Paramount-Artcraft co-star with her husband, Carter DeHaven, was born at Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Early in life, she displayed ...
as Julia Paddington
References
Bibliography
* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
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1921 films
1921 comedy films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American comedy films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Lloyd Ingraham
Associated Exhibitors films
American films based on plays
1920s American films
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