The Marriage Business
Encyclopedia
The Marriage Business is a 1927 silent-era British comedy film
directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
and featuring Estelle Brody
, Owen Nares
and Jack Rutherford.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Leslie S. Hiscott
Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role...
and featuring Estelle Brody
Estelle Brody
Estelle Brody was an American actress who became one of the biggest female stars of British silent film in the latter half of the 1920s...
, Owen Nares
Owen Nares
Owen Ramsay Nares had a long stage and film career and, for most of the 1920s, was Britain's favourite matinée idol and silent film star...
and Jack Rutherford.
Cast
- Estelle BrodyEstelle BrodyEstelle Brody was an American actress who became one of the biggest female stars of British silent film in the latter half of the 1920s...
- Annette - Owen NaresOwen NaresOwen Ramsay Nares had a long stage and film career and, for most of the 1920s, was Britain's favourite matinée idol and silent film star...
- Robert - Marjorie HumeMarjorie HumeMarjorie Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955.She was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and died in Oxshott, Surrey.-Selected filmography:* Lady Tetley's Decree...
- Pat - Jack RutherfordJack RutherfordJohn Walter Rutherford is an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1956. He was the first Western Australia cricketer to be picked for a "major" cricket tour and the first to win a Test cap for Australia while playing for his native state.Jack Rutherford was a right-handed opening...
- Duncan - Jeff BarlowJeff Barlow-Selected filmography:* Rupert of Hentzau * Bonnie Mary * The Splendid Coward * Castles in Spain * Beyond the Dreams of Avarice * The Further Exploits of Sexton Blake: The Mystery of the S.S...
- Perkins - Polly WardPolly Ward-Selected filmography:* The Marriage Business * Alf's Button * Harmony Heaven * His Lordship * The Old Curiosity Shop * Feather Your Nest * Hold My Hand * Thank Evans...
- Maid