An International Marriage

An International Marriage is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by George Broadhurst. The film stars Rita Jolivet, Marc Robbins, Elliott Dexter, Grace Carlyle, Olive White, and Courtenay Foote. The film was released on July 23, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

An International Marriage
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Directed by	Frank Lloyd
Screenplay by	George Broadhurst
Starring	Rita Jolivet Marc Robbins Elliott Dexter Grace Carlyle Olive White Courtenay Foote
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Production company	Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 23, 1916 (1916-07-23)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

The story revolves around a Florence Brent (Rita Jolivet) who is an American heiress who wishes to marry a Duke in Europe. The father of the duke wants her to have a title before marriage however, so she quickly marries the Duke's friend who is a Count with plans to quickly divorce him and retain the title. After the marriage though, she finds out that the Duke is already married. After all that, Florence's sweetheart arrives from America with a pistol and tells the Count he wants to marry her. She decides to go off with her sweetheart, and moves back to New York with him.^[3]

Cast

• Rita Jolivet as Florence Brent
• Marc Robbins as Bennington Brent
• Elliott Dexter as John Oglesby
• Grace Carlyle as Eleanor Williamson
• Olive White as Mrs. Williamson (*aka Mrs. William Farnum)
• Courtenay Foote as Duke of Burritz
• Page Peters as Count Janefski
• Herbert Standing as Archduke Ferdinand
• Adelaide Woods as Agnes Sotherton
• Jean Woodbury as The Archduchess

Preservation status

• It exists in the Library of Congress collection, Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation.^[4]