Divorce Made Easy
Top 8 Billed Cast
Billy Haskell
Mabel Deering
Percy Deering
Eileen Stanley
Aunt Emma
Uncle Todd
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When his aunt disapproves of his marriage to Mabel Deering and threatens to disinherit him, Percy elicits the aid of his buddy Billy Haskell, who is engaged to Eileen Stanley. It is arranged that Billy and Mabel be found together in compromising circumstances by Percy and his aunt, but matters are complicated by the arrival of Billy's uncle in the city, and Aunt Emma becomes very fond of him. All is subsequently explained and thoughts of "divorce" are smoothed away as Uncle Todd couples up with Aunt Emma, and Billy and Eileen, and Percy and Mabel, reinstitute their carefree engagements.
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1929-07-06
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Hilarious happenings tumbling over one another! Snappy situations! Uproarious dialog! Smiling Doug puts his finger into the matrimonial pie and pulls out a lemon instead of a plum!
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