Love, Honor and Obey

Love, Honor and Obey
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Directed byLeander de Cordova
Written byEugene Walter
Based on
The Tyranny of Weakness
by Charles Neville Buck
Produced byMaxwell Karger
StarringWilda Bennett
Claire Whitney
Henry Harmon
CinematographyArthur Martinelli
Production
company
S-L Pictures
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • September 6, 1920 (1920-09-06) (US)[1]
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Love, Honor and Obey is a 1920 American silent drama film. Directed by Leander de Cordova, the film stars Wilda Bennett, Claire Whitney, and Henry Harmon. It was released on September 6, 1920. It is a screen adaptation by Eugene Walter of C.N. Buck's novel The Tyranny of Weakness[2].

Plot

The film tells the story of Conscience Williams, a young New England woman who, at her father's urging, agrees to marry a wealthy local church deacon despite being in love with a New York novelist. The novelist's liberal views have already drawn scandal in their Puritanical community, and when he is named as co-respondent in a high-profile divorce case, Conscience severs ties with him entirely. His involvement, however, is in name only. Upon discovering she has been deceived and that the man she loves is innocent, she bolts the door of her bridal chamber against her new husband, setting in motion a dramatic conflict centered on the obligations of marriage vows made under false pretenses.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Love, Honor and Obey". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "'Love, Honor and Obey' Is Grand Photoplay". The Atlanta Journal. November 28, 1920. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ ""Love, Honor and Obey" With All-Star Cast At Academy Tuesday". The Selma Times-Journal. December 12, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
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