''Marriage For Convenience'' is a 1919 silent film drama directed by

Sidney Olcott Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott; September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great dire ...

and starring

Catherine Calvert Catherine Calvert (born Catherine Cassidy; April 20, 1890 – January 18, 1971) was an American actress. Biography The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cassidy, Catherine Calvert was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland.Hines, Dixie; Hanafo ...

. Prints survive of this feature the

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, London, the

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and

George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection The George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection in Rochester, New York comprises about 28,000 titles, including features, shorts, documentaries, newsreels, and experimental moving images. The collection is renowned for its holdings of silent f ...

.''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

Cast

- Natalie Rand *

Ann May Ann Beatrice Sullivan (born Anna Beatrice Max; November 25, 1898https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4117736_00342?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=40249610 – July 26, 1985), known professionally as Ann May, was a silent ...

- Barbara Rand *

George Majeroni George Majeroni, also known as Giorgio Majeroni, (1877–1924) was a stage and screen actor. His starring roles in silent films included '' My Lady Incog'' opposite Hazel Dawn. Majeroni was born in Melbourne, Australia and was part of a family ...

- Oliver Landis *

Henry Sedley Henry Sedley may refer to: * Henry Sedley (actor) * Henry Sedley (journalist) * Sir Henry Sedley, 3rd Baronet, of the Sedley baronets {{hndis, Sedley, Henry ...

- Howard Pollard *

Blanche Davenport Blanche may refer to: People *Blanche (singer), stage name of Belgian singer and songwriter Ellie Delvaux *Blanche (given name) * Blanche (surname) Places Australia * Blanche Harbor (South Australia), a bay on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula ** ...

- Mrs. Raleigh Rand *

Edmund Burns Edmund Burns (sometimes billed as Edward Burns; September 27, 1892 – April 2, 1980 ) was an American actor. Early years Burns was a twin and one of 13 children in a Catholic family in Philadelphia. He acted in plays when he was in high scho ...

- Ned Gardiner (*as Edward Burns) *Sadie Leonard - Mrs. Daniel Chester *George Pauncefort - Dick Stanton *

Cesare Gravina Cesare Gravina (23 January 1858 – 16 September 1954) was an Italian actor of the silent era who appeared in more than 70 films from 1911 to 1929. Born in Naples, Gravina was an orchestra conductor in his native Italy. As the conductor at ...

- Lazzare (*as Caesar Gravina) *Edward Slow - Negro Servant

References

External links

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''Marriage for Convenience''
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