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Half a Bride (1928)

Movie ★ 6.7 67 min

Drama Romance Adventure

Patience Winslow is an impulsive heiress who marries a much-older man whom she really doesn't love. While honeymooning on her yacht without her new husband, Patience is marooned on a desert island with handsome Captain Edmunds. Her head full of notions that she's gleaned from radio dramas and pulp novels, Patience demands that she and Edmunds enter into an in-name-only marriage, observing the responsibilities and proprieties of matrimony without the sexual entanglements. Complications naturally arise.

Gregory La Cava Director Percy Heath Writer Doris Anderson Writer

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Quick facts

Released
June 16, 1928
Runtime
67 min
Rating
NR
IMDb
tt0018971
Language
Studio
, Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation

Themes

Cast

Esther Ralston Esther Ralston Patience Winslow Gary Cooper Gary Cooper Capt. Edmunds William Worthington William Worthington Mr. Winslow Freeman Wood Freeman Wood Jed Sessions Mary Doran Mary Doran Betty Brewster Guy Oliver Guy Oliver Chief Engineer Ray Gallagher Ray Gallagher Engineer

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Frequently asked questions

What is Half a Bride about?
Patience Winslow is an impulsive heiress who marries a much-older man whom she really doesn't love. While honeymooning on her yacht without her new husband, Patience is marooned on a desert island with handsome Captain Edmunds. Her head full of notions that she's gleaned from radio dramas and pulp novels, Patience demands that she and Edmunds enter into an in-name-only marriage, observing the responsibilities and proprieties of matrimony without the sexual entanglements. Complications naturally arise.
Who directed Half a Bride?
Half a Bride was directed by Gregory La Cava.
Who stars in Half a Bride?
Half a Bride stars Esther Ralston, Gary Cooper, William Worthington, Freeman Wood.
When was Half a Bride released?
Half a Bride is a 1928 drama, romance, adventure film.
Where can I watch Half a Bride?
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