Quarantined Rivals (1927)

Elsie Peyton’s parents favor two different men for her. Dad likes Bruce Farney, as does Elsie while Mom prefers Bob Howard. The domineering Mrs. Peyton sees to it that football player Bruce is discouraged from taking Elsie to the game. Bruce stops in a barbershop where Minette, the manicurist flirts with him to make barber Ed jealous. Disappointed when he sees Elsie with Bob at the game Bruce follows them in his car. Meanwhile, Mrs. Peyton calls Minette to the house for a manicure. When the trio arrive from the game the house is suddenly placed under a 2-week quarantine for smallpox. Hilarious complications ensue as Bruce is obliged to room with his rival, but by a clever trick Bruce marries Elsie despite the quarantine.

Date of release
1927-02-28
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Archie Mayo

Casting

Interesting facts

Quarantined Rivals is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Robert Agnew, Kathleen Collins and John Miljan. It was produced by the independent studio Gotham Pictures. It was based on a 1906 short story of the same title by George Randolph Chester.

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