"Matrimony's Speed Limit" is a comedy from Alice Guy...a director not usually associated with comedies. The story is a very contrived one....and it was later re-used many times...and to its best in Buster Keaton's "Seven Chances".
When the story begins, Fraunie learns that he's lost much of his money in the stock market. So, he tells his girlfriend Marian that their engagement is off and she's free to marry a better man.
Soon, Fraunie receives a letter saying that his aunt has died AND he'll inherit her fortune IF he marries by noon. Considering it's almost noon when he learns this, it's not surprising that he's in a bind....and it's worse when he has trouble finding Marian.
This is a cute film but so much more could have been done with the story to build on the comedy and make the film more exciting. Still, for an early silent comedy, it's far better than most of the slapstick of the day....as most comedies in 1913 were more broad and involved a lot of kicking and gunfire for laughs!
When the story begins, Fraunie learns that he's lost much of his money in the stock market. So, he tells his girlfriend Marian that their engagement is off and she's free to marry a better man.
Soon, Fraunie receives a letter saying that his aunt has died AND he'll inherit her fortune IF he marries by noon. Considering it's almost noon when he learns this, it's not surprising that he's in a bind....and it's worse when he has trouble finding Marian.
This is a cute film but so much more could have been done with the story to build on the comedy and make the film more exciting. Still, for an early silent comedy, it's far better than most of the slapstick of the day....as most comedies in 1913 were more broad and involved a lot of kicking and gunfire for laughs!