

Society for Sale
1918-04-21 · 50 min · Not rated
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.
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- Directors
- Frank Borzage
- Production companies
- Triangle Film Corporation
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Released
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William DesmondHonorable Billy
Gloria SwansonPhylis Clyne
Herbert PriorLord Sheldon
Lillian WestVi Challoner
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