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A Limited Divorce
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Dell Henderson
Cast: Charles Murray [Mr. Peck], Kate Toncray [Mrs. Peck], Edward Dillon [Mrs. Peck’s brother], Gertrude Bambrick [a woman among the bathers], Kathleen Butler [a woman among the bathers], William Beaudine [a resort patron], Harry Hyde [a resort patron], J. Jiquel Lanoe [a resort patron], Florence Lee [a resort patron]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by Dell Henderson. / Released 17 October 1912; in a split-reel with Like the Cat, They Came Back (1912). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Mr. and Mrs. Peck have cultivated the habit of quarreling incessantly, and during one of their quarrels Mrs. Peck's brother visits them. He realizes what the trouble is: it is simply a case of peevishness, so he suggests a remedy: getting them to agree to a "time-limit" divorce. This plan strikes them favorably. Hence they sign an agreement to an absolute separation for five weeks. Peck immediately starts in to enjoy his bachelorhood at a nearby seaside resort, but his "joys" are soon vanquished by the "glooms," for brother-in-law plays a trick which teaches Peck an indelible lesson.
Survival status: Print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 19 November 2022.
References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF.
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