''The Slave Market'' is a 1917 American

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silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

directed by Hugh Ford and written by

Clara Beranger Clara Beranger (' Strouse; January 14, 1886 – September 10, 1956) was an American screenwriter of the silent film era and a member of the original faculty of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Biography Beranger was born Clara Strouse in Balti ...

and

Frederic Arnold Kummer Frederic Arnold Kummer Sr. (August 5, 1873 – November 22, 1943) was an American author, playwright and screenwriter. He also used the pseudonym Arnold Fredericks. Several of his works were made into movies. A caricature of him is on the wall of ...

. Starring

Pauline Frederick Pauline Frederick (born Pauline Beatrice Libbey; August 12, 1883 – September 19, 1938) was an American stage and film actress. Early life Frederick was born Pauline Beatrice Libbey (later changed to Libby) in Boston in 1883 (some sources stat ...

Thomas Meighan Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he made ...

, Al Hart, Ruby Hoffman, and

Wellington A. Playter Wellington A. Playter (9 December 1879 – 15 July 1937) was an English actor. He appeared in 43 films between 1913 and 1921. Selected filmography ''(Note:* means that he was credited as Wellington Playter)'' * '' The Daughter of the Hills' ...

, it was released on January 1, 1917, by

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Cast

as Ramona *

as John Barton *Al Hart as Firebrand *

Ruby Hoffman Ruby Hoffman (July 28, 1886 – September 22, 1973) was an American silent film and stage actress. Background Ruby Hoffman was born on July 28, 1886, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was an actress, known for ''The Lightning ...

as Anna *

as Portuguese Joe

Preservation

With no prints of ''The Slave Market'' located in any film archives, it is considered a

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Slave Market''
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References

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* 1917 films 1917 adventure films 1917 lost films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language adventure films Films directed by Hugh Ford Lost American adventure films Lost silent American films Paramount Pictures films Silent American adventure films {{1910s-adventure-film-stub