The Marriage Clause is a 1926 silent film drama directed by Lois Weber and starring Francis X. Bushman and Billie Dove. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures.The Marriage Clause at silentera.comThe AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Marriage Clause The film marked a return to directing for Weber, who had taken a break for a few years.
The film—based on Dana Burnet's Saturday Evening Post short story titled Technic—takes a look behind the scenes of a play, honing in on a young starlet named Sylvia (Dove) and her director, Barry (Bushman).
Cast Francis X. Bushman as Barry Townsend Billie Dove as Sylvia Jordan Warner Oland as Max Ravenal Henri La Garde as Doctor Grace Darmond as Mildred Le Blanc Caroline Snowden as Pansy Oscar Smith as Sam André Cheron as Critic Robert Dudley as Secretary Charles Meakin as Stage Manager
Preservation The film survives in a "shortened" version which is held by the Library of Congress.Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.112 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
References
External links The Marriage Clause @ IMDb.com lobby poster