The Marriage Clause is a 1926 silent film drama directed by Lois Weber and starring Francis X. Bushman and Billie Dove. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures. The film marked a return to directing for Weber, who had taken a break for a few years.
The filmâÂÂbased on Dana Burnet's Saturday Evening Post short story titled TechnicâÂÂtakes a look behind the scenes of a play, honing in on a young starlet named Sylvia (Dove) and her director, Barry (Bushman).
The film survives in a "shortened" version which is held by the Library of Congress.