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  • A Fugitive from Matrimony (1919)
  • 50 min | Comedy, Crime
A Fugitive from Matrimony (1919)
50 min | Comedy, Crime

The Riggs family, newly wealthy from Oklahoma oil, move to an estate in Ossining, New York, adjoining that of eligible bachelor Stephen Van Courtlandt, who wants to avoid marriage. Mrs. Riggs, anxious to break into society, wants her ...See moreThe Riggs family, newly wealthy from Oklahoma oil, move to an estate in Ossining, New York, adjoining that of eligible bachelor Stephen Van Courtlandt, who wants to avoid marriage. Mrs. Riggs, anxious to break into society, wants her daughter Barbara to marry Stephen. While Stephen is fishing, an escaped convict from Sing Sing, Chimmy the Cricket, convinces him to exchange clothes so that he can escape the pursuing guards. Pursued, Stephen climbs into Barbara's bedroom window and Barbara, excited to be able to reform a criminal, gives Stephen her butler's clothes to wear. When Mrs. Riggs enters and Stephen explains who he is, she says that they must announce their engagement immediately to protect Barbara's reputation, which they do, although Barbara still believes that Stephen is a convict. After Stephen is suspected of stealing Mrs. Rigg's jewels, the Cricket helps Stephen expose the real thief, and Barbara and Stephen, who have fallen in love, prepare to marry. Written by AFI See less
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Updated Nov 23, 1919

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Nov 23, 1919 (United States)

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9 cast members
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H.B. Warner
Stephen Van Courtlandt Stephen Van Courtlandt   See fewer
Seena Owen
Barbara Riggs Barbara Riggs   See fewer
Adele Farrington
Mrs. E. Elmer Riggs Mrs. E. Elmer Riggs   See fewer
Walter Perry
Zachariah E. Riggs Zachariah E. Riggs   See fewer
Christine Mayo
Edythe Arlington Edythe Arlington   See fewer
Matthew Biddulph
Maurice Bradford Maurice Bradford   See fewer
John Gough
Chimmy the Cricket Chimmy the Cricket   See fewer
Lule Warrenton
Mother Kelly Mother Kelly   See fewer
Irene De Voss
A Little Consumptive A Little Consumptive   See fewer
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