The Matrimaniac

Name: The Matrimaniac
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1916-12-16
Duration: 46 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Constance Talmadge, Wilbur Higby

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6.3/10

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Comedy Romance

A young couple attempts to elope, with the bride's irate father in hot pursuit. The train stops briefly and the young man dashes off to find a minister, but before he can get himself and the... Read allA young couple attempts to elope, with the bride's irate father in hot pursuit. The train stops briefly and the young man dashes off to find a minister, but before he can get himself and the minister onto the train, it leaves, carrying his bride-to- be away. Now the young man, mi... Read allA young couple attempts to elope, with the bride's irate father in hot pursuit. The train stops briefly and the young man dashes off to find a minister, but before he can get himself and the minister onto the train, it leaves, carrying his bride-to- be away. Now the young man, minister in tow, pursues his bride while her father and a horde of lawmen pursue them both.

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

624

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POPULARITY

315,900

44,749

Director
- Paul Powell
Writers
- Octavus Roy Cohen(story)
- John Emerson(screenplay)
- J.U. Giesy(story)
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Trivia
A 2-reel version, using the same footage, but with a different story, was released as 'The Missing Millionaire' in 1917.

Connections
Featured in Historia del cine: Epoca muda (1983)

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Douglas Fairbanks brings youthful athleticism and infectious good humour to a manic comedy that is something of a forerunner of the screwball comedies that were so popular in the 1930s. He's trying to elope with 18-year-old Constance Talmadge, but fate, a disapproving father and a jealous love rival keep throwing seemingly insurmountable obstacles in his direction, all of which he deftly sidesteps with wit and ingenuity. The 46 minute runtime flies by thanks to the breakneck pace, but while Fairbanks makes an engaging hero, one can't help wondering what magic Keaton or Lloyd would have conjured out of such a scenario.

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