Bachelor Brides is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by William K. Howard and starring Rod La Rocque, Elinor Fair and Eulalie Jensen.^[1] It is based on a 1925 British-set stage play by Charles Horace Malcolm.^[2]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Parker.

Plot

Percy Ashfield is on the verge of marrying Mary Bowman, but her father strongly opposes the union. As they gather at Ashfield's castle to celebrate, an unexpected turn of events unfolds: a young woman bursts in, claiming that Percy is the father of her child. A doctor corroborates her story, alleging that she is mentally unstable due to Percy's supposed infidelity. This revelation shocks everyone present, especially Percy, who has no recollection of the woman. Amidst the ensuing confusion, Percy realizes that both the woman and Mary's pearls have mysteriously vanished, leaving him perplexed.

Cast

• Rod La Rocque as Percy Ashfield – Earl of Duncraggan
• Elinor Fair as Mary Bowing
• Eulalie Jensen as Lady Ashfield Duncraggan
• George Nichols as Henry Bowing
• Lucien Littlefield as Egbert Beamish
• Eddie Gribbon as Glasgow Willie – aka Limehouse Herbert
• Julia Faye as Pansy Short
• Paul Nicholson as Jim Short – alias Dr. Raymond Strang, M.D.
• Sally Rand as Maid