Wealthy Marjorie Stockton marries Monte Covington to protect herself from several overeager suitors. While Monte treats the marriage lightly, Marjorie quickly falls in love with her new husband.
The year 1924 stands as a fascinating epoch in the evolution of silent cinema, a period where the primitive techniques of the previous decade were being supplanted by a sophisticated visual grammar. Within this milieu, The Triflers emerges not merely as a melodrama, but as a biting commentary on the transactional natur...
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Louis J. Gasnier
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"The year 1924 stands as a fascinating epoch in the evolution of silent cinema, a period where the primitive techniques of the previous decade were being supplanted by a sophisticated visual grammar. Within this milieu, The Triflers emerges not merely as a melodrama, but as a biting commentary on the transactional nature of high-society unions. Directed with a keen eye for social stratification, the film dissects the life of Marjorie Stockton, a woman whose immense wealth serves as both a gilded ..."
Frederick Orin Bartlett, Eve Unsell, John F. Goodrich
United States
