The Girl He Didn't Buy
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The Girl He Didn't Buy

7.0 / 10 1928 55mNR English
RomanceDrama

Storyline

Produced by small-scale firm Peerless, this silent melodrama told the ancient story of the girl whose refusal to "put out" loses her a chance for stage prominence.

Cast & Crew

Pauline Garon

Pauline Garon

Ruth Montaigne

Lead
AS

Allan Simpson

Edwin Edinburg

Rosemary Cooper

Rosemary Cooper

Maizie Dupont

Gladden James

Gladden James

Hal De Forrest

WE

William Eugene

Philip D'Arcy

Jimmy Aubrey

Jimmy Aubrey

Hans (as James Aubrey)

MP

Mae Prestell

Martha (as May Prestelle)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dallas M. Fitzgerald's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Girl He Didn't Buy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker