Sold for Marriage
1916 film
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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 is preserved at the Library of Congress.[1]
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| Sold for Marriage | |
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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) |
Cast
- Lillian Gish as Marfa
- Frank Bennett as Jan
- Walter Long as Col. Gregioff
- Allan Sears as Ivan (as A.D. Sears)
- Pearl Elmore as Anna
- Curt Rehfeld as Dimitri (as Curt Rehfelt)
- William Lowery as George (as William E. Lowery)
- Fred Burns as A Policeman
- Mike Siebert as The Undesirable Suitor
- Frank Brownlee as Nicholas
