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''Please Get Married'' is a 1919 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 John Ince and starring
Viola Dana Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; June 26, 1897 – July 3, 1987) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films. Early lif ...
,
Antrim Short Mark Antrim Short (July 11, 1900 – November 24, 1972) was an American stage and film actor, casting director and talent agent. As a juvenile he enjoyed some success on the Broadway stage, notably appearing as a boy with Mrs. Fiske and Holbrook ...
and
Margaret Campbell Margaret Campbell (April 24, 1883 – June 27, 1939) was an American character actress in silent films. In her later years, she was the secretary of the Baháʼí Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles. Career Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Campbell ...
. It was based on the
Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street ** Broadway Theatre (53rd Stre ...
play of the same title by
Lewis Allen Browne Lewis Allen Browne (January 18, 1876 – May 24, 1937) was an American screenwriter of the silent era.Soister, Nicolella & Joyce p.383 Prior to screenwriting, Browne was a journalist, including 11 years as city editor at the Boston Journal.
and James F. Cullen.Goble p.911


Cast

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Viola Dana Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; June 26, 1897 – July 3, 1987) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films. Early lif ...
as Muriel Ashley *
Antrim Short Mark Antrim Short (July 11, 1900 – November 24, 1972) was an American stage and film actor, casting director and talent agent. As a juvenile he enjoyed some success on the Broadway stage, notably appearing as a boy with Mrs. Fiske and Holbrook ...
as Ferdinand Oliver Walton *
Margaret Campbell Margaret Campbell (April 24, 1883 – June 27, 1939) was an American character actress in silent films. In her later years, she was the secretary of the Baháʼí Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles. Career Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Campbell ...
as Mrs. John Harper Ashley *
Harry Todd Harry Todd (born John Nelson Todd;Kiehn, David (2003). Broncho Billy and the Essanay Film Company'. Berkeley, CA: Farwell Books. p. 291. . December 13, 1863 – February 15, 1935) was an American actor. Early life and career A native ...
as Mr. John Harper Ashley *
Emmett King Emmett Carleton King (May 31, 1865 – April 21, 1953) was an American actor of the stage and screen. Biography King began his acting career on stage. His first Broadway appearance was in 1899, in the farce, ''The Father of His Country'', which ...
as Robert Walton * Ralph W. Bell as Rev. Barton *
Tom Ricketts Thomas B. Ricketts (15 January 1853 – 19 January 1939) was an English-born American stage actor, stage and motion picture, film actor and film director, director who was a pioneer in the film industry. He portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in the fi ...
as Doctor Jenkins *
Hugh Fay Hugh Fay (June 9, 1882 – December 4, 1925) was an American comedic actor and director. He appeared in vaudeville and silent films. He was the son of Irish vaudevillian Henry "Hugh" Fay and comedic actress Elfie Fay was his sister. Filmograph ...
as Soapy Higgins *
Joseph Hazelton Joseph H. Hazelton (c. 1853 – October 6, 1936), aka Joseph Hazleton, was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1912 and 1922. He claimed to have witnessed the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 1 ...
as Constable * W.K. Mesick as Detective * William F. Moran as Hotel Clerk *
Daisy Jefferson Daisy Jefferson (born Daisy Marguerite Robinson; April 26, 1889 – June 3, 1967) was an American actress on stage and screen whose work includes leading roles in several silent films. She appeared with her husband Thomas Jefferson in ''Rip ...
as Hotel Maid * Thomas Hadley as Bellboy


References


Bibliography

* Leonhard Gmür. ''Rex Ingram: Hollywood's Rebel of the Silver Screen''. 2013. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.


External links

* 1919 films 1919 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by John Ince Metro Pictures films American films based on plays 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub