Paramount and Artcraft Press Books (1918)

CasI and Story of ‘‘Happy Though Married’^ For Use of Exhibitors in Their House Orgrans or for General Publicity in the Exploitation of Enid Bennett’s New Photoplay A Paramount Picture. Enid Bennett's New Photoplay, “Happy Though Married” Has Charming Story That Will Appeal to All Wedded Folk Dainty Thomas H. InceParamount Star Portrays Role of Heroine Bride Who Vainly Seeks to Govern Her Husband by Written Formula. The Montjoy brothers, Stanley and Jim, own a claim in South America upon which they have been prospecting for several years.. The struggle has been long and hard with little apparent prospect of success. This continued disappointment presses heavily on Stanley as the dearest little girl in the world, Millicent Lee, is waiting for him in the old country. Millicent lives in Albany with an old Aunt, Mattie Stark, who does not approve of long distance engagements. The only confidant the girl has is Stanley’s old friend. Bob Davis, who tries to entertain her during the absence of her sweetheart. Milly, who writes to Stanley by every mail, mentions Bob’s well intentioned kindness so frequently that Stanley in his far awav mine becomes a prey to unreasoning jealousy. At the opening of the story the two Montjoy brothers are about to give the mine up as a hopeless proposition when they receive a visit from "Don Jose Paralta, a wily Spanish land-owner, and his charming niece, Diana. The Don makes a suprising offer for the mine, but warned by Diana, who has taken a great fancy to Jim, the offer is refused. Shortly afterwards the boys strike a rich vein of ore and Stanley, laden with specimens, leaves for home to interest capital in the property. Stanley arrives in Alb “HAPPY THOUGH MARRIED ” The Cast Millicent Lee Enid Bennett Stanley Montjoy, a Prospector Douglas MacLean Bob Davis Philo McCullough Jim Montjoy Hal Cooley Diana Ramon Vola Vale Aunt Mattie Lydia Y eamans Titus any, where Millie is staying with her aunt, and -although he is still suspicious of his friend. Bob, claims the waiting Millicent, and Bob officiates as best man at the hasty wedding. In a spirit of harmless pleasantry the best man presents Stanley with a copy of a book entitled, “How To Be Happy Though Married.” Stanley places the book in an old trunk, without even opening the covers. The young couple settles down in their suburban cottage and everything marches happily until one day in tidying up, Milly comes across the book which she finds is full of cynical advice for young married couples, heavily underscored — presumably by Stanley, her husband, and more dreadful than all, she unearths the portrait of a charming Spanish senorita. This, of course, although Milly does not know it, is Jim’s sweetheart, Diana. From 3 this moment on, Millie views Stanley’s actions with suspicion, and governs her conduct towards him by the wiser rules laid down in the book. Stanley, who is immersed in a business deal concerning the mine, cannot understand Millie’s changed attitude and concludes that she still has a lingering affection for Bob. At this juncture, he is called to New York to meet Jim, who has arrived from South America, bringing with him Diana, to whom he has been married during their absence. Through a series of misadventures, Jim is separated from his brother and Stanley has to take Diana to the cottage. They arrive during the temporary absence of Milly and Stanley leaves Diana alone in the house while he goes in search of his missing brother. Milly returns and meets Diana whom she recognizes as her supposed rival. Explanations are useless as Diana can only speak Spanish, of which language Milly is entirely ignorant. A series of complications ensue and the two girls, quite unable to understand each other’s motives, lead a furious dance of cross purposes until the two brothers arrive and explanations bring about a happy reunion of the young couples and the determination on Milly’s part to trust explicitly in the future in her husband and to be happy tho’ married in spite of the warnings of a literary hack.