Sold for Marriage

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.

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