A Society Sensation

Sep 22, 1918

0h 25m

★ 5.7

Overview

A wealthy society playboy falls in love with the daughter of a poor fisherman. After Valentino shot to fame, A Society Sensation was cut down to a meek 24 minutes so the lead would be in every scene. Title cards tried to make up for the lost scenes.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Bluebird Photoplays

A Society Sensation Trailers

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Cast

Margaret Fairfax

Carmel Myers

Richard Bradley

Rudolph Valentino

Mrs. Jones

Lydia Yeamans Titus

Captain Harry Hannibal Fairfax

Alfred Allen

JIm Cox

Fred Kelsey

Mary

Zasu Pitts

Timmy

Harold Goodwin

The story is simple: Max and a pretty young lady, whom he has never met before, arrive at the same time at a luxury hotel on the Riviera, each for a little vacation by themselves. They are placed in adjoining hotel suites. Both Max and the pretty lady place their shoes outside their hotel room doors to be cleaned by staff, and the shoes fall in love.

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