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A Society Sensation

  • 19181918
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
119
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
631,508
37,333
Carmel Myers in A Society Sensation (1918)
ShortComedyDrama
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
5.5/10
119
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
631,508
37,333
  • Directors
    • Edmund Mortimer
    • Paul Powell(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Hapsburg Liebe(story)
    • Hope Loring(scenario)
    • Paul Powell(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Carmel Myers
    • Rudolph Valentino
    • Lydia Yeamans Titus
Top credits
  • 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 Parmelee
    Rudolph Valentino
    Rudolph Valentino
    • Dick Bradley
    • (as Rudolpho De Valentina)
    Lydia Yeamans Titus
    Lydia Yeamans Titus
    • Mrs. Jones
    Alfred Allen
    Alfred Allen
    • Capt. Parmelee
    Fred Kelsey
    Fred Kelsey
    • Jim
    Zasu Pitts
    Zasu Pitts
    • Mary
    Harold Goodwin
    Harold Goodwin
    • 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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    • 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

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    A Society Sensation review
    An early pre-fame Valentino flick in which he plays a rather insipid 'hero' who repeatedly has to be rescued by Carmel Myers from death or beating. Any longer than 24 minutes and it would have been a drag.
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    • JoeytheBrit
    • Apr 23, 2020

    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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