10 March 1912 8 mins
Alice has two persistent suitors, one rich, one poor. Each buys her an engagement ring; the rich man pays cash, but the poor man must pay on installments. He has trouble making the payments, but then he's injured in an auto accident and the settlement allows him to pay off the ring and propose to Alice.
Watch the official The Engagement Ring 1912 trailer in HD below.
Mabel Normand as Alice
Edward Dillon as Harry
Dell Henderson as Redmond
Kate Bruce as Alice's Mother
Fred Mace as The Jeweler
J. Jiquel Lanoe as The Jeweler's Assistant
William J. Butler as The Benefactor
Charles West as The Waiter
William Beaudine as In Park
United States 10 March 1912
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THE ENGAGEMENT RING Biograph Company 497 ft. rel. Mar. 11 1912 dir. Mack Sennett auth. Mabel Normand cam. Percy Higginson cast: Mabel Normand ...
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