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The World for Sale
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by J. Stuart Blackton

Cast: Conway Tearle [Ingolby], Ann Little [Fleda Druse], W.W. Butler [Gabriel Druse, also known as Ri, king of the gypsies], Norbert Wicki [Jothro Fawe], Crazy Thunder [Tekewani], Escarmillo Fernandez [Marchand], Joseph Donohue [Jowett], Emile La Croix

Blackton Productions, Incorporated, production; distributed by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation through Paramount Pictures Corporation. / From the novel The World for Sale by Gilbert Parker. Assistant directors, Gordon Gray and William McNulty. / Released 21 January 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Northwoods.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 27 November 2023.

References: Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.