Wanted: A Husband

Wanted: A Husband is a 1919 American silent comedy film starring Billie Burke. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount-Artcraft.[1] The film is based on the short story "Enter D'Arcy" by Samuel Hopkins Adams. The relatively unknown Lawrence C. Windom directed this lost film.[2][3]

Wanted: A Husband
Advertisement for the film
Directed byLawrence C. Windom
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Written byClara Beranger (scenario)
Based on"Enter D'Arcy"
by Samuel Hopkins Adams
StarringBillie Burke
CinematographyRoy Overbaugh
Distributed byParamount Pictures-Artcraft
Release date
  • December 28, 1919 (1919-12-28)
Running time
5 reels; 4,596 feet
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[4] Amanda "Darcy" Cole (Burke) is a normal young woman with a pleasing personality who, strangely enough, has no suitors. Her friends announce their engagements from time to time and each announcement giving her added cause for alarm. Gloria Green (Linden), an ardent physical culturist, tells Darcy where she is lax and she immediately begins training to improve her appearance. In the meantime she feigns an engagement with an unidentified Englishman. Her friends are invited to the country home of Tom Harmon (Lane) to spend their honeymoons. To the surprise of all, Darcy shows up with her Englishman, who in time is identified as the very American cousin of one of her friends. This leads to a happy ending.

Cast
  • Billie Burke as Amanda Darcy Cole
  • James Crane as Jack Remsen
  • Margaret Linden as Gloria Green
  • Charles Lane as Tom Harmon
  • Edward Lester as Paul Wood
  • Bradley Barker as Holcomb Lee
  • Helen Greene as Maude Raynes
  • Gypsy O'Brien as Helen Bartlett
  • Kid Broad as Andy Dunn
  • Mrs. Priestly Morrison as Veronica (aka Mary Florence Horne)[5]
  • Frank Goldsmith as Hiram

References
  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Wanted - A Husband(Wayback)
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Wanted: A Husband at silentera.com
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Wanted: A Husband
  4. "Reviews: Wanted: A Husband". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 10 (3): 81. January 17, 1920.
  5. Mrs. Priestly Morrison; IBDb.com


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.