''Don't Marry'' is a 1928 American
silent comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
James Tinling
James Tinling (May 8, 1889 in Seattle – May 14, 1967 in Los Angeles) was an American film director. He worked during the silent period as a prop boy and stuntman, and directed primarily for 20th Century Fox in the 1930s and 1940s. He has bee ...
and starring
Lois Moran
Lois Moran (born Lois Darlington Dowling; March 1, 1909 – July 13, 1990) was an American film and stage actress. ,
Neil Hamilton, and
Henry Kolker
Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874 – July 15, 1947) was an American stage and film actor and film director, director.
Early years
Kolker was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1874. (Some sources say 1870.) He came to America at age five and w ...
.
Plot
A
flapper
Flappers were a subculture of young Western women prominent after the First World War and through the 1920s who wore short skirts (knee length was considered short during that period), bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their ...
masquerades as her strait-laced cousin to try and impress a potential suitor.
Cast
*
Lois Moran
Lois Moran (born Lois Darlington Dowling; March 1, 1909 – July 13, 1990) was an American film and stage actress. as Priscilla Bowen / Betty Bowen
*
Neil Hamilton as Henry Willoughby
*
Henry Kolker
Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874 – July 15, 1947) was an American stage and film actor and film director, director.
Early years
Kolker was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1874. (Some sources say 1870.) He came to America at age five and w ...
as Gen. Willoughby
*
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell ( MacDowell; November 2, 1877 – October 23, 1966) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 350 films between 1908 and 1945.
Early years
Claire MacDowell was born in New York City on November 2, 1877, the da ...
as Aunt Abigail Bowen
* Lydia Dickson as Hortense
Preservation
The
Library of Congress
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lists ''Don't Marry'' as a
lost film
A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...
.
References
Bibliography
*Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935. A History and Filmography''. McFarland & Co, 2011.
External links
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Stillsfrom juliensauctions.com
from the Lilly Library, Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana)
Spanish language posterat www.cinematerial.com
Cast in publicity photographfrom Santa Cruz Public Libraries
1928 films
1928 comedy films
Silent American comedy films
Films directed by James Tinling
American silent feature films
1920s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Fox Film films
Flappers
1920s American films
English-language comedy films
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