| ~If I Marry Again~ 1925 |
| ~P31-105: Lloyd Hughes & Doris Kenyon~ |
Determined that his son, Charles, will not be ruined by love for Jocelyn Margot, the daughter of a
notorious San Francisco madam, John Jordan, a stern and proud businessman, sends him to
manage one of the family plantations in the Tropics. Before he goes, however, Charles marries
Jocelyn and takes her with him. The elder Jordan does not forgive this insult to the family name and
position, but Jocelyn proves to be an excellent wife and bears Charles a son. After 4 years, Jordan,
unrelenting, sends his personal manager, Wingate, to the Tropics to buy off Jocelyn. As Wingate
arrives, Charles dies of a fever; Jocelyn then becomes determined that her son, as the Jordan heir,
will receive all the advantages of that family's name and fortune. Returning to San Francisco, she is
ignored by Jordon and out of spite decides to reopen her mother's whorehouse under the Jordan
name. After inviting the best of local society to the grand opening, she relents and abandons the
scheme; Jordan, who finally realizes her basic worth, then recognizes her son as his heir, and
Wingate, who has fallen in love with her, takes Jocelyn and the small boy into his home.
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notorious San Francisco madam, John Jordan, a stern and proud businessman, sends him to
manage one of the family plantations in the Tropics. Before he goes, however, Charles marries
Jocelyn and takes her with him. The elder Jordan does not forgive this insult to the family name and
position, but Jocelyn proves to be an excellent wife and bears Charles a son. After 4 years, Jordan,
unrelenting, sends his personal manager, Wingate, to the Tropics to buy off Jocelyn. As Wingate
arrives, Charles dies of a fever; Jocelyn then becomes determined that her son, as the Jordan heir,
will receive all the advantages of that family's name and fortune. Returning to San Francisco, she is
ignored by Jordon and out of spite decides to reopen her mother's whorehouse under the Jordan
name. After inviting the best of local society to the grand opening, she relents and abandons the
scheme; Jordan, who finally realizes her basic worth, then recognizes her son as his heir, and
Wingate, who has fallen in love with her, takes Jocelyn and the small boy into his home.
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| ~Cast~ Doris Kenyon ... Jocelyn Margot Lloyd Hughes ... Charlie Jordan Frank Mayo ... Jeffrey Wingate Hobart Bosworth ... John Jordan Anna Q. Nilsson ... Alicia Wingate Myrtle Stedman ... Madame Margot Dorothy Brock ... Sonny |
| Directed by: John Francis Dillon Written by: Kenneth B. Clarke Based on the short story "If I Marry Again" by Gilbert Frankau (publication undetermined). |
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: First National Pictures Cinematography by: James Van Trees Film Editing by: LeRoy Stone Art Direction by: Milton Menasco Editorial Supervisor: Marion Fairfax Supervisor: Earl Hudson Length: 8 Reels Runtime: 80 Minutes Released: February 15, 1925 |
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