Companionate Marriage (1928)
Genre : Drama, Romance
Runtime : 1H 10M
Director : Erle C. Kenton
Synopsis
Sally Williams (Betty Bronson) marries Donald Moore (Richard Walling) and have trials and tribulations and input from others but they demonstrate that the most successful marriages are usually based on trust and respect, rather than on sex alone. Released in the UK under the title of "The Jazz Bride".
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