Love Is an Awful Thing

Love Is an Awful Thing is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Victor Heerman and starring Owen Moore, Marjorie Daw, and Katherine Perry.^[1][2]

Love Is an Awful Thing
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Directed by	Victor Heerman
Written by	Victor Heerman
Produced by	Lewis J. Selznick
Starring	Owen Moore Marjorie Daw Katherine Perry
Cinematography	Jules Cronjager
Production company	Selznick Pictures
Distributed by	Selznick Pictures
Release date	August 30, 1922 (1922-08-30)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Anthony Churchill is to marry Helen after six months probation to convince her father Judge Griggs that he is a proper young man when Marion turns up some of Anthony's old love letters. To put her off, Anthony assumes the role of a married man with six children, but Marion discovers the hoax. Helen runs into a scene with Anthony with his made-up family. Complications ensue and it appears that the marriage will be wrecked when it is discovered that Marion is married to her attorney and the two were involved in hatching a blackmail scheme. This discovery proves removes all difficulties and paves the way to a happy, wedded ending.

Cast

• Owen Moore as Anthony Churchill
• Tom Guise as Judge Griggs
• Marjorie Daw as Helen Griggs
• Katherine Perry as Ruth Allen
• Arthur Hoyt as Harold Wright
• Douglas Carter as Porter
• Charlotte Mineau as Marion
• Snitz Edwards as Superintendent
• Alice Howell as Superintendent's wife
• Maxine Tabnac as Child (uncredited)
• Walter Wilkinson as Child (uncredited)