The Mad Marriage (1921)
Struggling Greenwich Village artist Jerry, marries studio helper, Jane Judd, who is an aspiring playwright, knowing that she will not interfere with his work. She takes part in a pageant for which Jerry designs the costumes and attracts the attention of Christiansen, a young playwright with whom she works secretly on a play. After the birth of their child, Jerry and Jane become closer, but he is violently jealous of her accompanying Christiansen to the successful opening of his play and offers her a divorce. However, the illness of their child brings them back together.
Director: Rollin S. Sturgeon
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Carmel Myers as Jane Judd |
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Truman Van Dyke as Jerry Paxton |
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William Brunton as Willie |
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Virginia Ware as Mrs. Brendon |
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Margaret Cullington as Harmonia |
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Jane Starr as Althea |
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Arthur Edmund Carewe as Christiansen |
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Nola Luxford as Bob |
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Lydia Yeamans Titus as Mrs. Boggs |
| Directing | Rollin S. Sturgeon | Director |
| Writing | Marion Fairfax | Writer |
| Writing | Marjorie Benton Cooke | Novel |