Summary
Dangerous Business is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Constance Talmadge, Kenneth Harlan, and George Fawcett.[1]
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| Directed by | Roy William Neill |
| Written by | Madeleine Sharps Buchanan (story) John Emerson Anita Loos Charles Ray Rob Wagner |
| Produced by | John Emerson Anita Loos Raoul Walsh Joseph M. Schenck |
| Starring | Constance Talmadge Kenneth Harlan George Fawcett |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
Production company | Norma Talmadge Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
Clarence Brooks is a shy, timid man working for Mr. Flavell. He is love with Flavell's daughter, Nancy. Nancy is shallow and fickle, always chasing after other, less-upstanding men. Clarence enlists when World War I erupts. While Clarence is off defending his country, Nancy's mother arranges for her daughter to marry the wealthy Mr. Braille. When Braille is drafted, Nancy's mother starts arranging a rush wedding, against Nancy's wishes. Nancy claims that she and Clarence are already secretly married.
When the war is over and Clarence returns home, he refuses to be a part of her charade. When Clarence declines the offer to marry Nancy for real, she must mature to win his affections back.
Cast edit
- Constance Talmadge as Nancy Flavelle
- Kenneth Harlan as Clarence Brooks
- George Fawcett as Mr. Flavell
- Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Flavell
- John Raymond as Mr. Braille
- Florida Kingsley as Mrs. Brooks
- Nina Cassavant as Genevieve
Preservation edit
There are no listings of Dangerous Business in any film archives,[2] making it a lost film.
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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