| Bachelor Brides | |
| Cinematography: | Lucien N. Andriot |
| Studio: | DeMille Pictures Corporation |
| Distributor: | Producers Distributing Corporation |
| Runtime: | 72 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent (English intertitles) |
Bachelor Brides is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by William K. Howard and starring Rod La Rocque, Elinor Fair, and Eulalie Jensen.[1] It is based on a 1925 British-set stage play of the same name by Charles Horace Malcolm.[2] [3]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Parker.
As described in a film magazine,[4] Percy Ashfield is on the verge of marrying Mary Bowman, but her father strongly opposes the union because of Percy's peerage. As they gather at Ashfield's castle to celebrate, an unexpected turn of events unfolds: a young woman holding a baby bursts in, claiming that Percy is the father of her child through a secret marriage. A doctor corroborates her story, alleging that she is mentally unstable due to Percy's supposed infidelity. This revelation shocks everyone present, especially Percy, who has no recollection of the woman. A man arrives stating that he is a detective from Scotland Yard hired to guard the wedding gifts. Amidst the ensuing confusion, Percy realizes that both the woman and Mary's pearls have mysteriously vanished, leaving him perplexed. He later finds the supposed detective stealing the gifts, so Percy gets in touch with the real detective, and discovers that the three strangers are crooks in league with each other. The police capture the thieves and Henry Bowing gives his consent to the marriage between his daughter Mary and Percy.
Prints of Bachelor Brides are in the collections of the UCLA Film and Television Archive and Cinémathèque française.[5]