Marriage License? (1926)
William Fox's Sensation of the Screen
When English nobleman Marcus Heriot marries the young Canadian Wanda his family, especially his mother, reject her because of her outsider status. Lady Heriot engineers a scandal that ruins their marriage and after has Wanda’s child declared illegitimate. Years pass during which Wanda and her son Robin rebuild their lives through toil. Now grown Robin enters the military, and Marcus reenters their lives wanting to give the young man his name.
- Date of release
- 1926-09-05
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Director
- Frank Borzage
Casting
- Alma Rubens — Wanda Heriot
- Walter McGrail — Marcus Heriot
- Richard Walling — Robin
- Walter Pidgeon — Paul
- Charles Lane — Sir John
- Emily Fitzroy — Lady Heriot
- Langhorn Burton — Cheriton
- Edgar Norton — Beadon
- George Cowl — Amercrombie
- Lon Poff — Footman
Interesting facts
Marriage License? is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage and written by Bradley King and Elizabeth Pickett Chevalier. It is based on the 1925 play The Pelican by F. Tennyson Jesse and H. M. Harwood. The film stars Alma Rubens, Walter McGrail, Richard Walling, Walter Pidgeon, Charles Lane, and Emily Fitzroy. The film was released on September 5, 1926, by Fox Film Corporation.
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