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A Society Sensation

  • 19181918
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Carmel Myers in A Society Sensation (1918)
  • Short
  • Comedy
  • Drama
A wealthy society playboy falls in love with the daughter of a poor fisherman.A wealthy society playboy falls in love with the daughter of a poor fisherman.A wealthy society playboy falls in love with the daughter of a poor fisherman.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
117
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Edmund Mortimer
    • Paul Powell(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Hapsburg Liebe(story)
    • Hope Loring(scenario)
    • Paul Powell(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Carmel Myers
    • Rudolph Valentino
    • Lydia Yeamans Titus
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  • Directors
    • Edmund Mortimer
    • Paul Powell(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Hapsburg Liebe(story)
    • Hope Loring(scenario)
    • Paul Powell(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Carmel Myers
    • Rudolph Valentino
    • Lydia Yeamans Titus
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    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Carmel Myers, Zasu Pitts, Lydia Yeamans Titus, and Rudolph Valentino in A Society Sensation (1918)
    Carmel Myers and Rudolph Valentino in A Society Sensation (1918)
    Rudolph Valentino in A Society Sensation (1918)
    Zasu Pitts in A Society Sensation (1918)
    Carmel Myers in A Society Sensation (1918)
    Alfred Allen and Fred Kelsey in A Society Sensation (1918)
    Rudolph Valentino in A Society Sensation (1918)
    Rudolph Valentino in A Society Sensation (1918)
    Carmel Myers in A Society Sensation (1918)

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    Carmel Myers
    Carmel Myers
    • Sydney Parmeleeas Sydney Parmelee
    Rudolph Valentino
    Rudolph Valentino
    • Dick Bradleyas Dick Bradley
    Lydia Yeamans Titus
    Lydia Yeamans Titus
    • Mrs. Jonesas Mrs. Jones
    Alfred Allen
    Alfred Allen
    • Capt. Parmeleeas Capt. Parmelee
    Fred Kelsey
    Fred Kelsey
    • Jimas Jim
    Zasu Pitts
    Zasu Pitts
    • Maryas Mary
    Harold Goodwin
    Harold Goodwin
    • Timmyas Timmy
    • Directors
      • Edmund Mortimer
      • Paul Powell(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Hapsburg Liebe(story)
      • Hope Loring(scenario) (uncredited)
      • Paul Powell(scenario) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    A wealthy society playboy falls in love with the daughter of a poor fisherman.
    • fisherman
    • rural setting
    • kidnapping
    • california
    • social climber
    • 8 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • A Universal Special
    • Genres
      • Short
      • Comedy
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Universal Pictures re-released this film in 1924, it replaced director Paul Powell's name on the credits with that of Edmund Mortimer, although Mortimer had nothing to do with directing the picture. Powell was being blackballed by the studios because of his efforts to organize a director's union.
    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: The little fishing village of St. Margaret's in the spring of nineteen seventeen.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Universal Story (1996)

    User reviews4

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Early indication of the right stuff for the leads
    Carmel Myers is in the title role of A Society Sensation. She is called that because she gets introduced into San Francisco society by Lydia Yeamans Titus one of the grand dames of it. Actually Myers is the daughter of fisherman Alfred Allen. As you can see this story has some Pygmalion type elements in it.

    Rudolph Valentino plays a society playboy, a nice fellow considering some of his later lady killing roles that made him famous. I think you can also see some elements of Julia Roberts's Pretty Woman with Valentino in the Richard Gere part.

    We see a truncated version, the rest of the film might be lost. But there's enough of it for the personalities of both the stars to come through and show they had the right stuff to be movie idols.
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    • bkoganbing
    • Mar 20, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1918 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Borrowed Duchess
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Film Manufacturing Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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