A Pair of Silk Stockings (film)

A Pair of Silk Stockings
Film still
Directed by Walter Edwards
Produced by Lewis J. Selznick
Written by Edith M. Kennedy (scenario)
Based on A Pair of Silk Stockings
by Cyril Harcourt
Starring Constance Talmadge
Harrison Ford
Cinematography James Van Trees
Distributed by Select Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • July 20, 1918 (1918-07-20)
Running time
 60 minutes; 5 reels
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

A Pair of Silk Stockings is a 1918 American silent marital comedy film starring Constance Talmadge and Harrison Ford. It was directed by Walter Edwards and produced and distributed by Select Pictures Corporation.[1][2] The film is based on a 1914 Broadway play of the same name.[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[4] Molly Thornhill (Talmadge) and her husband Sam (Ford) disagree about automobiles and almost everything else. She buys a roadster while he prefers a touring car, and to retaliate he buys a cloak for an actress and leaves the bill where Molly finds it. She gets a divorce and later they are both guests at a house party. Sam hides in her room so that he can explain things to her, but is mistaken for a burglar by the young man of the house and is bound and gagged with silk stockings by the man and Molly. Sam escapes while they are attempting to explain their presence together, and because they cannot produce the burglar Molly is asked to leave. She refuses until a burglar has been found. Sam is discovered wearing the silk stockings and Molly's reputation is saved when Sam confesses his part in the midnight escapade.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: A Pair of Silk Stockings at silentera.com
  2. ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Pair of Silk Stockings
  3. ↑ A Pair of Silk Stockings produced on Broadway at the Little Theatre, October 20 1914; IBDb.com
  4. ↑ "Reviews: A Pair of Silk Stockings". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 7 (8): 27. August 24, 1918.


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