For Better, for Worse

For Better, for Worse (1919)

Dr. Edward Meade and friend Richard Burton both love Sylvia Norcross. Both enlist in the military, but Meade stays back to care for deformed children. Sylvia thinks him a coward and marries Burton. After Burton is presumed dead, Meade and Sylvia are to wed, but Burton returns maimed and scarred.

Date of release
1919-04-26
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Cecil B. DeMille

Casting

Interesting facts

For Better, for Worse is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson. The film was the second of four "marriage films" directed by DeMille and the second DeMille film starring Gloria Swanson. For Better, for Worse was adapted for the screen by William C. deMille. Jeanie MacPherson wrote the film's scenario.

Production notes

Filming began on January 27, 1919, with a budget of $1,260.93. Filming completed on March 24, 1919. The film premiered on April 27, 1919, and grossed $256,072.97.

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