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Sold for Marriage
AKA [Marfa of Russia]
(1916) American
B&W : Five reels
Directed by William Christy Cabanne

Cast: Lillian Gish [Marfa], Frank Bennett [Jan], Walter Long [Colonel Gregioff], A.D. Sears (Allan Sears) [Ivan, the uncle], Pearl Elmore [Anna, the aunt], Curt Rehfelt [Dimitri, the grandfather], William E. Lowery [George, Ivan’s brother], Fred Burns [policeman], Frank Brownlee [Nicholas], William Siebert [the undesirable suitor]

Fine Arts Film Company production; distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. / Scenario by William E. Wing. Cinematography by William E. Fildew. / © 10 April 1916 by Triangle Film Corporation [LP8702]. Released 16 April 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Working title: Marja of the Steppes.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.4128.

Survival Status: Print exists.

Keywords: Immigrants - Russia - Russians (Abroad) - USA: California: Los Angeles

Listing updated: 16 April 2006.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.4128; Weaver-Twenty p. 146.

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