Movie Description
Marriage for Convenience
(1919)Overview
Barbara Rand is blinded when she leaps through a window to escape an assailant. Her sister, Natalie, reluctantly abandons her fiancé, Ned Gardiner, and marries Oliver Landis, who can provide the money needed for Barbara's operation. Unaware that Oliver was Barbara's attacker, Natalie blames his business partner, Howard Pollard, who was with Barbara on the night she was injured. Natalie holds Howard at gunpoint, but when her husband arrives, he promises to deal with the villain making sure Howard falls to his death. Upon Barbara’s release from the hospital, Oliver tries to blind her once. Natalie threatens him with a pistol, but Oliver wrests it away from her. He then realizes that he can no longer hide his guilt from Natalie or the police and shoots himself. Barbara has been avenged, and Natalie is free to marry Ned.
Featured Crew
Cast
Natalie Rand
Barbara Rand
Oliver Landis
Ned Gardiner
Lazzare
Howard Pollard
Mrs. Raleigh Rand
Mrs. Daniel Chester
Dick Stanton
Negro Servant
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Facts
Original TitleMarriage for Convenience
Status Released
Release Information
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1919-02-03
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 50m
Production CompaniesFrank A. Keeney Pictures Corporation
Genres
- Drama
