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The Accidental Honeymoon

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The Accidental Honeymoon
Newspaper advertisement
Directed byLéonce Perret
Written byLeonce Perret
Tom Bret (titles)
Produced byHigh Art Productions
Harry Rapf
StarringRobert Warwick
CinematographyLawrence E. Williams (credited as Larry Williams)
Distributed byState's Rights; Wick War Film Corporation
Release date
  • April 1918 (1918-04)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Accidental Honeymoon is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Robert Warwick.[1][2]

A fragment of the film remains with only a single reel of the 5 reel film existing at the Library of Congress.[3]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine,[4] because his fiancée has deceived him, Robert Courtland (Warwick) decides to end his own life. He tries to shoot himself but is interrupted by the telephone. His next attempt is to be beneath the wheels of a fast train. After he has been resting peacefully some time on a carpet and cushion waiting for the train, Kitty Grey (Hammerstein), escaping from an undesirable marriage, calls on Robert for help in fixing her automobile. Robert decides then that he does not want to die after all. They find themselves in an embarrassing position when rain forces them to seek shelter at a farmhouse, and the kindly farmers take them for man and wife. The next day the irate Mr. Gray (Norcross) locates his runaway daughter and puts her in a girls' school, where Robert finds her. With the assistance of a teacher who has loved and lost, Robert and Kitty carry their elopement to a successful finish.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Accidental Honeymoon at silentera.com
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Film: The Accidental Honeymoon
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Accidental Honeymoon
  4. ^ "Reviews: The Accidental Honeymoon". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (7). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 34. August 17, 1918.
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