''The Marriage Market'' is a 1917 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Arthur Ashley
Arthur Ashley (October 6, 1886 – December 28, 1970) was an actor, writer, and director of silent films and also acted in legitimate theater. He was involved with World Pictures. He directed and acted in several film productions. Later in his ...
and starring
Carlyle Blackwell
Carlyle Blackwell (January 20, 1884 – June 17, 1955) was an American silent film actor, director and producer.
Early years
Blackwell was born in Troy, Pennsylvania. He studied at Cornell University before J. Stewart Blackton discovered him an ...
,
June Elvidge
June Elvidge (June 30, 1893 – May 1, 1965) was an early 20th-century silent film actress. She was of English and Irish descent.
Biography
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Elvidge attended Pennsylvania College and was a concert singer before ...
and
Arthur Ashley
Arthur Ashley (October 6, 1886 – December 28, 1970) was an actor, writer, and director of silent films and also acted in legitimate theater. He was involved with World Pictures. He directed and acted in several film productions. Later in his ...
.
[Langman p.58]
Cast
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June Elvidge
June Elvidge (June 30, 1893 – May 1, 1965) was an early 20th-century silent film actress. She was of English and Irish descent.
Biography
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Elvidge attended Pennsylvania College and was a concert singer before ...
as Helen Grant
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Arthur Ashley
Arthur Ashley (October 6, 1886 – December 28, 1970) was an actor, writer, and director of silent films and also acted in legitimate theater. He was involved with World Pictures. He directed and acted in several film productions. Later in his ...
as Bradley Spayden
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Carlyle Blackwell
Carlyle Blackwell (January 20, 1884 – June 17, 1955) was an American silent film actor, director and producer.
Early years
Blackwell was born in Troy, Pennsylvania. He studied at Cornell University before J. Stewart Blackton discovered him an ...
as Richard Marlowe
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as Eric Foxhall
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Jack Drumier
Jack Drumier (1867–1929) was an American film actor of the silent era.Beauchamp p.444
Selected filmography
* ''The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot'' (1914)
* '' The Beloved Adventuress'' (1917)
* '' The Volunteer'' (1917)
* ''Easy Money'' (1917) ...
as John Grant
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as Mr. Beale
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Eugenie Woodward as Mrs. Marlowe
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Lewis Edgard
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as Grimes
References
Bibliography
* Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.
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1917 films
1917 drama films
1910s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Arthur Ashley
American black-and-white films
World Film Company films
1910s American films
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