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Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922)

Is Matrimony a Failure? poster
Directed by
James Cruze
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy about married couples and their humorous misunderstandings. The film follows several characters as they navigate the ups and downs of domestic life.

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What happens

Is Matrimony a Failure? is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Walter Woods based upon a play of the same name by Leo Ditrichstein, which itself was an adaptation of the German play Die Tür ins Freie by Oscar Blumenthal and Gustav Kadelburg. The film stars T. Roy Barnes, Lila Lee, Lois Wilson, Walter Hiers, ZaSu Pitts, Arthur Hoyt, and Lillian Leighton. The film was released on April 16, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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