The matrimaniac
Description
Douglas Fairbanks came from Broadway to the movies in 1915 when high salaries were luring well-known stage actors to the new feature-length pictures. Although most of these performers failed to 'register' on camera and returned to New York, Fairbanks quickly became a supernova. His energetic, optimistic character, his ingratiating smile, his graceful, acrobatic stunts (he did his own), clever writing, and accomplished staging rapidly made Fairbanks one of the most admired stars in the world. The Matrimaniac (1916), a modern-dress comedy, was directed by Paul Powell; it stars Fairbanks, Constance Talmadge, and Wilbur Higby. Fairbanks and Talmadge are a couple eloping by train. When Fairbanks leaves to find a minister, he is separated from his wife-to-be and spends the rest of the film trying to find and marry her.
Runtime
46 min
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
1916
Database
Alexander Street
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