Happiness a la Mode is a 1919 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Walter Edwards and starring Harrison Ford and Constance Talmadge.[1]

Happiness a la Mode
Still with Constance Talmadge and Harrison Ford
Directed byWalter Edwards
Written by
Produced byLewis J. Selznick
Starring
CinematographyJames Van Trees
Production
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Distributed bySelect Pictures
Release date
  • June 15, 1919 (1919-06-15)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[2] young husband Richard Townsend finds that he is tired of his wife Barbara and has become infatuated with another woman. Barbara consents to give him a divorce and then determines to win him back within the three months that must elapse prior to the final decree of divorce. By clever ruses she manages to accomplish her purpose and the conclusion finds the pair happily married.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Basinger p. 163
  2. ^ "Tried and Proven Pictures: Happiness a la Mode". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 43. 29 March 1924. Retrieved 25 October 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

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  • Jeanine Basinger. Silent Stars. Wesleyan University Press, 2000.
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