Helen's Marriage

1912 ComedyRomance 7 minutes Directed by Mack Sennett

About Helen's Marriage

Helen and Tom want to marry. Her parents watch them and stop an elopement. The couple then stage a fake wedding to get the parents to allow a real one. Mabel Normand, Fred Mace, and Dell Henderson are billed. Mack Sennett directed.

Cast & crew

More about Helen's Marriage

Sennett directed the one-reel Biograph comedy in 1912. Normand, Mace, and Henderson are the billed players. A copy is on the Internet Archive as HelensMarriage1912.

Themes

Preservation

A print survives.

Notes

  • The second plan is a wedding that is supposed to look fake.
  • The elopement fails before that plan starts.
  • It is a Biograph short, before Sennett's Keystone company.

Scenes

  • The parents stop the elopement.
  • Helen and Tom put on a wedding meant to fool them.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (HelensMarriage1912)