The Bride's Play (1922)
Romance | 22 January 1922
Director:
George W. TerwilligerWriter:
Mildred ConsidineCinematographer:
Ira H. MorganProduction Company:
Cosmopolitan ProductionsMarion Davies portrayed two different brides who lived centuries apart.
The 2 Jul 1921 Exhibitors Herald announced that Hearst's Magazine, owned by Davies's lover, William Randolph Hearst, had originally run the story that inspired the film, and was now heavily advertising the film "in the Sunday editions of eleven great Hearst big-city newspapers."
During its first week at the Rialto in New York City, the box office take of The Bride's Play was $24,169, the 11 Feb 1922 Exhibitors Herald reported. ...
Marion Davies portrayed two different brides who lived centuries apart.
The 2 Jul 1921 Exhibitors Herald announced that Hearst's Magazine, owned by Davies's lover, William Randolph Hearst, had originally run the story that inspired the film, and was now heavily advertising the film "in the Sunday editions of eleven great Hearst big-city newspapers."
During its first week at the Rialto in New York City, the box office take of The Bride's Play was $24,169, the 11 Feb 1922 Exhibitors Herald reported.
A long time ago, when knighthood was in flower, the Earl of Kenmare, Sir John Mansfield, selects for his wife Lady Enid of Cashel, though she loves the Marquis of Muckross. At the wedding ceremony she carries out the Irish custom of "The Bride's Play"--making a round of the male guests and asking each in turn if he is the one she loves best--until she reaches the groom. However, the Marquis of Muckross appears and carries her away. Many years later, Sir Fergus Cassidy, the earl's descendant, is about to marry Aileen Barrett, and agrees that the old custom must be adhered to. At the wedding, Aileen's former lover, Bulmer Meade, a young Dublin poet who proved unworthy and was rejected, appears as the bride asks the question, but instead of accepting him, Aileen slaps his face and joins her proper ...
A long time ago, when knighthood was in flower, the Earl of Kenmare, Sir John Mansfield, selects for his wife Lady Enid of Cashel, though she loves the Marquis of Muckross. At the wedding ceremony she carries out the Irish custom of "The Bride's Play"--making a round of the male guests and asking each in turn if he is the one she loves best--until she reaches the groom. However, the Marquis of Muckross appears and carries her away. Many years later, Sir Fergus Cassidy, the earl's descendant, is about to marry Aileen Barrett, and agrees that the old custom must be adhered to. At the wedding, Aileen's former lover, Bulmer Meade, a young Dublin poet who proved unworthy and was rejected, appears as the bride asks the question, but instead of accepting him, Aileen slaps his face and joins her proper groom.
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement AwardTOP SEARCHES
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
According to HR news items, "The Gentleman from Montana" (an unpublished story by Lewis R. Foster, alternately called "The Gentleman from Wyoming" by both contemporary and modern ... >>
Casablanca
In the onscreen credits, actor S. Z. Sakall's name is incorrectly spelled "S. K. Sakall." HR news items add the following information about the production: ... >>
Gone with the Wind
[Note from the Editors : the following information is based on contemporary news items, feature articles, reviews, interviews, memoranda and corporate records. Information obtained from modern sources is ... >>
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The picture begins with actor Matthew Broderick, in the role of “Ferris Bueller,” speaking directly to the audience. His commentary continues intermittently throughout the picture.
A 13 Jun ... >>
The Grapes of Wrath
According to materials contained in the Twentieth Century-Fox Records of the Legal Department at the UCLA Theater Arts Library, Fox paid John Steinbeck $70,000 for the rights to his ... >>
