Sold for Marriage
| Sold for Marriage | |
|---|---|
 Still with Lillian Gish, Pearl Elmore, and Walter Long | |
| Directed by | Christy Cabanne |
| Written by | William E. Wing |
| Starring | Lillian Gish |
| Cinematography | William Fildew |
| Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Sold for Marriage is a 1916 American drama film directed by Christy Cabanne for Triangle Film Corporation. Its working title was Marja of the Steppes. The plot concerns a beautiful young Russian village girl who is in love with a young but poor boy but whose guardian wants her to marry a rich old man that she does not love. When she refuses, her uncle arranges for her to be sold for marriage in America. An extant film, a copy preserved at the Library of Congress.[1][2]
Cast[]
- Lillian Gish - Marfa
- Frank Bennett - Jan
- Walter Long - Col. Gregioff
- Allan Sears - Ivan (as A.D. Sears)
- Pearl Elmore - Anna
- Curt Rehfeld - Dimitri (as Curt Rehfelt)
- William Lowery - George (as William E. Lowery)
- Fred Burns - A Policeman
- Mike Siebert - The Undesirable Suitor
- Frank Brownlee - Nicholas
References[]
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Sold for Marriage at silentera.com
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute,c.1978
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Categories:
- 1916 films
- American films
- American silent feature films
- 1916 drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Christy Cabanne
- Triangle Film Corporation films
- American drama films
- 1910s drama film stubs