Douglas Fairbanks
Jimmie Conroy
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The Matrimaniac: Directed by Paul Powell. With Douglas Fairbanks, Constance Talmadge, Wilbur Higby, Fred Warren. Jimmy Conroy plans to marry Marna, stepdaughter of the wealthy Theodore Lewis, who disapproves of Jimmy as a son-in-law.
- (635)
- Comedy, Romance
- Paul Powell
- 1916-12-16
The Matrimaniac. Summaries. Jimmy Conroy plans to marry Marna, stepdaughter of the wealthy Theodore Lewis, who disapproves of Jimmy as a son-in-law. His idea of a husband is Wally Henderson. Jimmy and Marna decide to elope. Jimmy cuts the tires on father's automobile and secures a rope ladder, while Marna packs up.
The Matrimaniac (1916) - Turner Classic Movies. 46m 1916. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Read More. A young couple attempts to elope, with the bride's irate father in hot pursuit.
- Paul Powell
- Douglas Fairbanks
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- 1916
- 1
- Paul Powell
Schlock Horror. The Matrimaniac plays like a 46-minute chase sequence. The story is a pretty simple one. When a young couple plan on eloping, the bride's disapproving father discovers their wedding plans, he then decides to pursue them, in the hopes of stopping their nuptials.
- Paul Powell
- Fine Arts Film Company
Story. 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 minister onto the train, it leaves, carrying his bride-to- be away.
"The Matrimaniac" is another of Fairbanks's several collaborations with scenarist and title writer Anita Loos, who provides him with a tight, humorous, no-exposition, no-filler romp this outing. A new addition is Constance Talmadge as the leading lady, fresh off her career-making turn as the ingénue Mountain Girl in D.W. Griffith's "Intolerance".
