If Marriage Fails

If Marriage Fails is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Ince and written by C. Gardner Sullivan.^[1][2]

If Marriage Fails
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Directed by	John Ince
Written by	C. Gardner Sullivan
Starring	Jacqueline Logan Belle Bennett Clive Brook Jean Hersholt
Cinematography	James Diamond
Production company	C. Gardner Sullivan Productions
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America
Release date	June 1, 1925 (1925-06-01)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Eleanor prefers the company of the unpopular Gene Deering to that of her wealthy husband, Joe Woodbury, who has fallen in love with the fortune teller Nadia. Becoming jealous, Eleanor tells Nadia that she is about to become a mother, and Nadia promises that she will not see Joe again. Eleanor and Deering are picked up following a roadhouse raid by Nadia and Dr. Mallini, who attends Eleanor when she is slightly injured. The doctor tells Nadia that Eleanor has lied about any approaching motherhood. Joe learns of the roadhouse affair, divorces Eleanor, and wins Nadia as a wife.

Cast

• Jacqueline Logan as Nadia
• Belle Bennett as Eleanor Woodbury
• Clive Brook as Joe Woodbury
• Jean Hersholt as Dr. Mallini
• Donald MacDonald as Gene Deering
• Mathilde Comont as Lisa
• Cissy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Loring

Preservation

With no prints of If Marriage Fails located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film.