''For Sale'' is a 1918 American silent

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directed by Fred E. Wright and written by Fred Jackson. The film stars

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, and

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. The film was released on June 9, 1918, by

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. It was a five reel film and lasted for 50 minutes. The film is considered

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Cast

as Dorothy Daniels *

as Waverly Hamilton *

as Annie *

, unnamed role

Plot

Dorothy Daniels, a stenographer, is in love with her co-worker, Waverly Hamilton, who is a clerk in the same office. Hamilton has lost all of his money on the stock market and has stolen money from his employer. He feigns illness to avoid detection of the theft, and gains sympathy from Dorothy, who successfully persuades their boss (portrayed by Atwill) to pay for a vacation for Hamilton to travel to Colorado where the climate might restore him to better health. Hamilton goes to Denver where he quickly loses money gambling in poker games, and has an affair with the girl Annie; all while pretending to care about Dorothy while on the phone with her and successfully persuading her to send him more money. Eventually all comes to light, and Dorothy is faced with a difficult choice.

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1918 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1918 drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1910s American films Films with screenplays by Frederick J. Jackson 1918 lost films Lost American drama films