Man, Woman & Marriage

Man, Woman & Marriage is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and directed by Allen Holubar and starring Dorothy Phillips. It was released through Associated First National Pictures.[1][2] It is also known under the title Man-Woman-Marriage.

Man, Woman & Marriage
Contemporary advertisement
Directed byAllen Holubar
Written byOlga Scholl
Story byAllen Holubar
Produced byAllen Holubar
Albert A. Kaufman
StarringDorothy Phillips
CinematographyH. Lyman Broening
Blake Wagner
Byron Haskin
Edited byViola Lawrence
Distributed byAssociated First National Pictures
Release date
  • March 27, 1921 (1921-03-27)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Cast

unbilled

Production

The film attracted publicity in 1920, months before its release, because 160 of the extras in its battle scene filed injury reports with California's State Industrial Commission on September 14, 1920.[3] Reportedly, nine of the participants were hospitalized after being hurt during the filming near Chatsworth, California.

Reception

In his review for the first incarnation of Life, Robert E. Sherwood called the film "the world's worst movie". Sherwood described the film as "a grotesque hodgepodge about woman's rights through the ages (interminable ages they are, too) with a great deal of ham allegory and cheap religious drool, used to cloud the real motif — which is sex appeal."[4]

Preservation status

The film is preserved in the EYE Institut collection Filmmuseum, Amsterdam.[5]

  • Margaret Mann and Dorothy Phillips.
    Margaret Mann and Dorothy Phillips.
  • Dorothy Phillips and James Kirkwood.
    Dorothy Phillips and James Kirkwood.
  • Dorothy Phillips, James Kirkwood, and unidentified actress.
    Dorothy Phillips, James Kirkwood, and unidentified actress.
  • Dorothy Phillips.
    Dorothy Phillips.
  • One of the historical segments involving a slave girl.
    One of the historical segments involving a slave girl.
  • New Jersey theater showing the film.
    New Jersey theater showing the film.
  • Ramon Novarro as Dancer.
    Ramon Novarro as Dancer.
  • Ramon Novarro as Dancer.
    Ramon Novarro as Dancer.

References
  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Man, Woman & Marriage
  2. Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p. 188, c.1953 by Daniel Blum; pub. Doubleday
  3. "Casualties Galore in Film Amazons' Bareback Charge", Los Angeles Times, September 15, 1920, p1
  4. Sherwood, Robert E. (February 17, 1921). "The Silent Drama". Life. 77 (1998): 248. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  5. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Man, Woman & Marriage
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Man-Woman-Marriage.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.