Married in Name Only

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Married in Name Only (1917)

Directed by Edmund Lawrence

“A Most Novel and Intense Drama Based Upon Eugenic Principals.”

Drama · 1h 00m

Robert Worthing marries his sweetheart, Madeline Francis, but the wedding is ruined by his mother, who announces that because she and her parents are insane, he possesses tainted genes. Fearing that he will pass the disease on to his children, the bridegroom avoids his new wife and locks the door between their rooms. Deeply in love with Madeline, whom he is forced to love only as a sister, Robert considers suicide, but all ends well when the young man learns that he was adopted.

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Cast

Gretchen Hartman Madeline Francis Milton Sills Robert Worthing Marie Shotwell Mrs. Worthing Dora Mills Adams Mrs. Francis William Desmond

Crew

Director
Edmund Lawrence

Details

Release date
1917-10-01
Runtime
1h 00m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Ivan Film Productions