The Marriage Maker

Sep 30, 1923

1h 15m

★ 0.0

Overview

A matchmaker sets out to have a rich woman marry the not-so-rich boy she loves, and tries to persuade a poverty-stricken nobleman to marry the commoner he loves.

Genres

Fantasy

Romance

Production Companies

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

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Cast

Alexandra Vancy

Agnes Ayres

Lord Stonbury

Jack Holt

Sylvani (as Charles De Roche)

Charles De Rochefort

Cyril Overton

Robert Agnew

Vivian Hope-Clarke

Mary Astor

Mrs. Hope-Clarke

Ethel Wales

Fish

Bertram Johns

Morris

Leo White

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