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Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
Produced by | Ernst Lubitsch |
Written by |
Paul Bern (scenario) Victor Vance (intertitles) |
Based on |
Only a Dream by Lothar Schmidt |
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Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
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85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent English intertitles |
Budget | $212,000 (estimated) |
Box office | $438,000 (worldwide) |
The Marriage Circle is a 1924 silent film produced by Ernst Lubitsch and Warner Brothers with direction by Lubitsch and distribution by the Warners. Based on the play Only a Dream by Lothar Schmidt, the screenplay was written by Paul Bern. The "circle" of the title refers to the ring of infidelities (suspected and otherwise) central to the plot.
The film was remade in 1932 by Lubitsch and George Cukor as One Hour with You.
This film is extant, preserved in a variety of formats at a number of archives. U.S. archives holding this film include the Museum of Modern Art and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.