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.Progressive Silent Film List: Sold for Marriage at silentera.com
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
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