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The Marriage Circle (1924) - a Silent Film Review

Esther Ralston and Monte Blue ‘When a big party ends, small parties begin.’ Adolphe Menjou and Marie Prevost The marriage of Professor Josef Stock and his wife Mizzi is in stark contrast to that of Mizzi's best friend Charlotte. Charlotte is happily married to Dr. Franz Braun. Mizzi hates her husband so much that she does not even grant him a divorce. Josef is therefore forced to hire a private detective to catch his wife with another man. Meanwhile, Mizzi has set her cap at Charlotte's husband. Marie Prevost and Monte Blue In 1924, when 'The Marriage Circle' was shown in the cinema, it was not so easy to divorce. If you wanted to be considered for a divorce, you had to prove that your husband or wife had done something unlawful or outrageous. In 1910 it was added that you could also divorce if there was violence in the marriage. But the most common argument given in the application for divorce was cheating. That falls within 'outrageous' b