Married in Name Only · 1917
Married in Name Only (1917) is a Drama film directed by Edmund Lawrence, starring Gretchen Hartman, Milton Sills, Marie Shotwell.
Drama
Overview
Robert Worthing marries his sweetheart, Madeline Francis, but the wedding is ruined by his mother, who announces that because she and her parents are insane, he possesses tainted genes. Fearing that he will pass the disease on to his children, the bridegroom avoids his new wife and locks the door between their rooms. Deeply in love with Madeline, whom he is forced to love only as a sister, Robert considers suicide, but all ends well when the young man learns that he was adopted.
Cast
Gretchen Hartman, Milton Sills, Marie Shotwell, Dora Mills Adams, William Desmond
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What is "Married in Name Only" about?
Robert Worthing marries his sweetheart, Madeline Francis, but the wedding is ruined by his mother, who announces that because she and her parents are insane, he possesses tainted genes. Fearing that he will pass the disease on to his children, the bridegroom avoids his new wife and locks the door between their rooms. Deeply in love with Madeline, whom he is forced to love only as a sister, Robert considers suicide, but all ends well when the young man learns that he was adopted.
When was "Married in Name Only" released?
Married in Name Only was released in 1917.
Who stars in "Married in Name Only"?
The cast includes Gretchen Hartman, Milton Sills, Marie Shotwell, Dora Mills Adams.
