Let Not Man Put Asunder

Let Not Man Put Asunder is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Pauline Frederick, produced and directed by J. Stuart Blackton, and distributed by Vitagraph, a company Blackton co-founded. The story is based on a 1902 novel of the same name by Basil King about divorce.^[1]

Let Not Man Put Asunder
Directed by	J. Stuart Blackton
Written by	Charles Gaskill (scenario)
Based on	Let Not Man Put Asunder by Basil King
Produced by	J. Stuart Blackton
Starring	Pauline Frederick Lou Tellegen
Production company	Vitagraph Company of America
Distributed by	Vitagraph Company of America
Release date	February 1924 (1924-02)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Similarly, Let No Man Put Asunder, titled film was made in 1913 by the Essanay Company starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne.

Plot

Cast

• Pauline Frederick as Petrina Faneuil
• Lou Tellegen as Dick Lechmere
• Leslie Austin as Harry Vassall
• Helena D'Algy as Felicia De Proney
• Pauline Neff as Lady De Bohun
• Barbara Leonard as Polly De Bohun
• Maurice Costello as Sir Humphrey
• Martha Petelle as Mrs. Vassall
• Gladys Frazin as Gentian Tyrell
• Homer Lynn as Chaillot
• Clifton Webb as Major Bertie (uncredited)

Costars Tellegen and Frazin both committed unrelated suicides after their respective serial divorces and career declines.^[2]

Preservation

With no prints of Let Not Man Put Asunder found in any film archive,^[3][4] it is a lost film.