A Society Sensation (1918)

A wealthy society playboy falls in love with the daughter of a poor fisherman.

Director:

Paul Powell

Writers:

Hapsburg Liebe (story), Hope Loring (scenario),

Stars:

Carmel Myers, Rudolph Valentino, Lydia Yeamans Titus

Cast

Cast overview:
Carmel Myers	...	Sydney Parmelee
Rudolph Valentino	...	Dick Bradley (as Rudolpho De Valentina)
Lydia Yeamans Titus	...	Mrs. Jones
Alfred Allen	...	Capt. Parmelee
Fred Kelsey	...	Jim
Zasu Pitts	...	Mary
Harold Goodwin	...	Timmy

Storyline

A wealthy society playboy falls in love with the daughter of a poor fisherman.

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Plot Keywords:

fisherman | drowning | fight | california | social climber | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Short | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

23 September 1918 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amigos do Escândalo

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min 50 min (original release)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A Bluebird Production. Until the end of 1929, Universal utilized a 3-tiered branding system: Red Feather (low budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige pictures).

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Connections

Featured in The Universal Story (1995)

User Reviews

Unremarkable short film derived from longer original

This film is viewable on video but only in the two-reel shortened version (24 minutes). After Valentino's stardom the film was cut down to include his scenes only and title cards tried to patch up the plot. The complete version was not available for viewing. It's a simple tale of a poor fisherman's daughter whose family believes she may have a pedigree. She is groomed by a society matron, saves a wealthy woman's son (Valentino) from drowning and of course they fall in love. Then it turns out she isn't really royalty and runs away (Cinderella-like) from the Prince. All turns out happily in the end. Carmel Meyers and Valentino appear together for the second time (All Night was the first) and play well together and separately. Again he essays the role of a romantic lead adequately. The film is nothing great and probably only of interest to Valentino fans.