Should Husbands Marry?

Should Husbands Marry? — Plot

Alice, a waitress working in a restaurant managed by a flirtatious and diminutive proprietor (Barney Hellum). The proprietor’s wife is a formidable, "lion-taming" woman who is intensely jealous. When the proprietor lures Alice into an "imprudent date" at the Lonesome Inn under the guise of offering her a promotion his suspicious wife and Eddie (Eddie Quillan), a busboy who is Alice's actual boyfriend, track them down. A chaotic confrontation ensues, leading to a "race for life" as the husband attempts to escape his wife’s wrath. The film concludes with Alice and Eddie successfully escaping together, while the husband and wife are seen in silhouette engaged in a physical brawl.

• Release date
• October 26, 1926
• Runtime
• 22 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Edward F. Cline

Should Husbands Marry? — Cast

Alice Day Alice Meeker Eddie Quillan Eddie McGrew Louise Carver Mrs. Otto Huffer Alice Belcher Miss Gettysburg Dave Morris The Chef Billy Bevan The Cop Art Rowlands Cafe Patron Marion McDonald Minor Role