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]

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	April 16, 1916 (1916-04-16)
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

References

External links

• Sold for Marriage at IMDb

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