Dangerous Business (1920 film)

Dangerous Business is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Constance Talmadge, Kenneth Harlan, and George Fawcett.

Plot
Clarence Brooks is a shy, timid man working for Mr. Flavell. He is love with Flavell's daughter, Nancy. Nancy is shallow and fickle, always chasing after other, less-upstanding men. Clarence enlists when World War I erupts. While Clarence is off defending his country, Nancy's mother arranges for her daughter to marry the wealthy Mr. Braille. When Braille is drafted, Nancy's mother starts arranging a rush wedding, against Nancy's wishes. Nancy claims that she and Clarence are already secretly married.

When the war is over and Clarence returns home, he refuses to be a part of her charade. When Clarence declines the offer to marry Nancy for real, she must mature to win his affections back.

Cast

 * Constance Talmadge as Nancy Flavelle
 * Kenneth Harlan as Clarence Brooks
 * George Fawcett as Mr. Flavell
 * Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Flavell
 * John Raymond as Mr. Braille
 * Florida Kingsley as Mrs. Brooks
 * Nina Cassavant as Genevieve

Preservation
There are no listings of Dangerous Business in any film archives, making it a lost film.