Saturday, June 9, 2012

The Matrimaniac (1916)

Triangle Distributing
Directed by Paul Powell
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Flicker Alley)

Fairbanks and his girlfriend try to elope, but encounter many obstacles along the way. She is engaged to someone else, who along with his father try to stop them with an injunction. They escape by train, well, at least she does, as Fairbanks is left behind, with the Reverend in tow. They have a series of misadventures trying to catch up with the train, while she has some at the hotel up ahead. Eventually they are reunited, but not before dealing with more problems. Doug has more stunts than usual, including many on the train, climbing buildings and walking along rooftops, and a final one where he walks on some telephone lines. It ends with a marriage by phone, probably a cinema first.

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