Love Is an Awful Thing explained

Love Is an Awful Thing is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Victor Heerman and starring Owen Moore, Marjorie Daw, and Katherine Perry.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Anthony Churchill is to marry Helen after six months probation to convince her father Judge Griggs that he is a proper young man when Marion turns up some of Anthony's old love letters. To put her off, Anthony assumes the role of a married man with six children, but Marion discovers the hoax. Helen runs into a scene with Anthony with his made-up family. Complications ensue and it appears that the marriage will be wrecked when it is discovered that Marion is married to her attorney and the two were involved in hatching a blackmail scheme. This discovery proves removes all difficulties and paves the way to a happy, wedded ending.

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

Notes and References

1. Munden p. 457
2. https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LoveIsAnAwfulThing1922.html Progressive Silent Film List: Love Is an Awful Thing
3. Tried and Proved Pictures: Love Is an Awful Thing . Exhibitors Trade Review . 15 . 9 . 37 . Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation . 19 January 1924 . New York . 5 July 2022.