Married to Order
About Married to Order
Rose wants to elope with her suitor. Her near-sighted father cannot stand the young man. Her twin brother is away at school, so she dresses as him to get out of the house. The father takes her for his son and tries to toughen the boy up. He then has the disguised Rose dress as herself again so a parson can marry the suitor to what the father thinks is a joke. The costumes come off, the trick is caught, and the household makes peace.
Cast & crew
More about Married to Order
Charley Chase, billed in production records as Charles Parrott, directed and plays the suitor. Nat H. Spitzer produced this Royal Comedy, with Louis Burnstein as co-supervisor. Reelcraft released it on 30 October 1920. It was shot at the King Bee Studios in Hollywood in July 1918. Rosemary Theby plays Rose. Oliver Hardy, billed as Babe Hardy, plays her father. Also known as All is Fair and Her Near Sighted Father.
Themes
Background
Reelcraft issued this Royal Comedy on 30 October 1920 from footage shot at King Bee Studios in July 1918.
Making
Chase directed and played the suitor. Hardy, billed as Babe Hardy, plays the father. The negative sat from the July 1918 shoot until Reelcraft's October 1920 release.
Preservation
Prints survive, including 16mm rerelease reductions in private collections. The film is in the public domain in the United States.
Notes
- Leo White is in the cast. Bud Ross plays a car salesman. The Lord Heath filmography also names Charles Inslee as a car owner.
- The Lobster Films DVD Laurel or Hardy omits the shot of Chase talking with the car's owner.
- Silent Era lists surviving copies as 16mm reduction prints of a rerelease, in private collections.
Scenes
- Rose puts on her brother's clothes and her father, who can barely see, accepts her as his son.
- The father stages a sham wedding so the suitor will marry the girl who is really his daughter in disguise.
Also available
- Lobster Films DVD Laurel or Hardy
