Romance and Arabella
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| Directed by | Walter Edwards |
| Written by | Edith Kennedy |
| Based on | Romance and Arabella by William Hurlbut |
| Produced by | Lewis J. Selznick |
| Starring | Constance Talmadge Harrison Ford Monte Blue |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
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| Distributed by | Select Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Romance and Arabella is a 1919 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Walter Edwards and starring Constance Talmadge, Harrison Ford, and Monte Blue.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]As described in a film magazine review,[3] Arabella Cadenhouse is a very young widow and seeks thrills in her next match. She is loved by Bill, a long-time sweetheart, but decides that life with him would be too placid. Each man she meets attracts her anew. She finally decides on a noted doctor, but when he appears one-half hour late she becomes infuriated and refuses to marry him, and continues the wedding with Bill instead.
Cast
[edit]- Constance Talmadge as Arabella Cadenhouse
- Harrison Ford as Bill
- Gertrude Claire as Aunt Effie
- Monte Blue as Harry Atteridge
- Arthur Edmund Carewe as Claude Estabrook
- Antrim Short as Peter Harper
- James Neill as Dr. Henry
References
[edit]- ^ Goble p. 933
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Romance and Arabella at silentera.com
- ^ "Tried and Proven Pictures: Romance and Arabella". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 24–25. 8 March 1924. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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- 1919 films
- 1919 romantic comedy films
- American romantic comedy films
- Films directed by Walter Edwards
- American silent feature films
- Selznick Pictures films
- American black-and-white films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s American films
- Silent American romantic comedy films
- Silent American comedy films
- English-language romantic comedy films
- 1910s romance film stubs