Critic Shelf
Home
Discover
Sign in
Your rating
Tap a star, half steps count

Married in Name Only

A Most Novel and Intense Drama Based Upon Eugenic Principals.
Oct 1, 1917 · 1h 0m
No ratings yet
Drama

PLOT

Robert Worthing marries his sweetheart, Madeline Francis, but the wedding is ruined by his mother, who announces that because she and her parents are insane, he possesses tainted genes. Fearing that he will pass the disease on to his children, the bridegroom avoids his new wife and locks the door between their rooms. Deeply in love with Madeline, whom he is forced to love only as a sister, Robert considers suicide, but all ends well when the young man learns that he was adopted.

REVIEWS

View reviews

CAST

Gretchen Hartman
Madeline Francis
Milton Sills
Robert Worthing
Marie Shotwell
Mrs. Worthing
Dora Mills Adams
Mrs. Francis
William Desmond
Directed by Edmund Lawrence

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Ivan Film Productions
Country
US

SIMILAR TITLES

Herzog Ferrantes Ende
1922
Garragan
1924
A Wide Open Town
1922
Modern Matrimony
1923
Divorce
1923
His Wife's Husband
1922
Critic Shelf
Rate what you watch, show it on shelves, and compare taste with anyone. Film and TV data from TMDB.
ACCOUNT
Sign in
Create account
Delete account
COMPANY
About
Contact
Privacy
Terms
This product uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
© 2026 Critic Shelf
WATCH · RATE · COMPARE