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Society for Sale

Society for Sale

1918Movie⏱️ 1h 0m
Drama
⭐ 6.3
IMDB Rating
30 votes

Successful model, Phyllis Clyne, convinces a down-and-out nobleman, Billy, to pass her off in society as titled gentry. They fall in love and when it turns out that her late father actually was a lord, they decide they now can marry.

Director
Frank Borzage
Writers
Ruby M. Ayres, Charles J. Wilson
Stars
William Desmond, Gloria Swanson, Herbert Prior
Release Date
April 21, 1918
Language
None
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

William Desmond
William Desmond
as Honorable Billy
Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson
as Phylis Clyne
Herbert Prior
Herbert Prior
as Lord Sheldon
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Charles Dorian
as Furnival
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Lillian West
as Vi Challoner
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Lillian Langdon
as Lady Mary

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Triangle Film Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

lovefathersociety

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Merely skims the surface of things
by deickemeyer β€’ 2015-11-14

"English upper class is the brand referred to in "Society for Sale," a five-part Triangle picture taken from the story by Ruby M. Ayers, scenario by Charles J. Wilson. The plot is not at all complicated and merely skims the surface of things. It is entertaining, however, even if it does show a number of superior social beings in anything but an enviable light. There are too many subtitles used. At times the impression is given that the pictures are only put in as illustrations to a printed story. Careful direction and a generally capable cast presided over by Frank Borzage have accomp..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

This film is listed in the American Silent Feature Film Database as lost.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Successful model, Phyllis Clyne, convinces a down-and-out nobleman, Billy, to pass her off in society as titled gentry. They fall in love and when it turns out that her late father actually was a lord, they decide they now can marry.