Half a Bride

Half a Bride is a 1928 American silent romance film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Esther Ralston, Gary Cooper, and William Worthington. Based on the short story "White Hands" by Arthur Stringer, and written by Doris Anderson, Percy Heath, and Julian Johnson, the film is about an impulsive thrill-seeking heiress who announces to her father that she entered into a "companionate marriage" with one of her party friends. After her father abducts her aboard his private yacht and sails away, she escapes in a small boat and after a storm ends up on a desert island along with the yacht's young captain who followed after her. Half a Bride was released on June 16, 1928 by Paramount Pictures in the United States.[1][2]

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Half a Bride
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gregory La Cava
Written by	Doris Anderson Percy Heath Julian Johnson (titles)
Based on	"White Hands" by Arthur Stringer
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky Louis D. Lighton Adolph Zukor
Starring	Esther Ralston Gary Cooper William Worthington
Cinematography	Victor Milner
Edited by	Verna Willis
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 16, 1928 (1928-06-16) (USA)
Running time	67 minutes 7 reels, 6,238 ft [1]
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Half a Bride received generally good reviews upon its theatrical release, with one reviewer called it "a clever, entertaining picture".[3]