A Fugitive from Matrimony(1919)
The Riggs family, newly wealthy from Oklahoma oil, move to an estate in Ossining, New York, adjoining that of eligible bachelor Stephen Van Courtlandt, who wants to avoid marriage. Mrs. Riggs, anxious to break into society, wants her daughter Barbara to marry Stephen.
Movie: A Fugitive from Matrimony
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Stephen Van Courtlandt
Barbara Riggs
Mrs. E. Elmer Riggs
Edythe Arlington
Chimmy the Cricket
Mother Kelly
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The Riggs family, newly wealthy from Oklahoma oil, move to an estate in Ossining, New York, adjoining that of eligible bachelor Stephen Van Courtlandt, who wants to avoid marriage. Mrs. Riggs, anxious to break into society, wants her daughter Barbara to marry Stephen.
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1919-11-23
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