''Let Not Man Put Asunder'' is a 1924 American silent

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Pauline Frederick Pauline Frederick (born Pauline Beatrice Libbey, August 12, 1883 – September 19, 1938) was an American stage and film actress. Early life Frederick was born Pauline Beatrice Libbey (later changed to Libby) in Boston in 1883 (some sources stat ...

, produced and directed by J. Stuart Blackton, and distributed by Vitagraph, a company Blackton co-founded. The story is based on a 1902 novel of the same name by Basil King about divorce. Similarly, ''Let No Man Put Asunder'', titled film was made in 1913 by the Essanay Company starring

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Beverly Bayne Beverly Bayne (born Pearl Beverly Van Name; November 11, 1894 – August 18, 1982) was an American actress who appeared in silent films beginning in 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, where she worked for Essanay Studios. Early life Born in Minneapo ...

Plot

Cast

Costars Tellegen and Frazin both committed unrelated suicides after their respective serial divorces and career declines.

Preservation

With no prints of ''Let Not Man Put Asunder'' found in any film archive,The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Let Not Man Put Asunder''
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