The Great Sensation

The Great Sensation
The Great Sensation
Directed by	Jay Marchant
Written by	Douglas Z. Doty
Produced by	Harry Cohn
Starring	William Fairbanks ; Pauline Garon ; Lloyd Whitlock ;
Cinematography	George Meehan
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	September 13, 1925;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles ;

Last updated December 28, 2025

The Great Sensation is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Jay Marchant and starring William Fairbanks, Pauline Garon and Lloyd Whitlock.^[1] The son of a wealthy family masquerades as a chauffeur, and thwarts the plans of a jewel thief.

Cast

William Fairbanks as Jack
Pauline Garon as Peggy Howell
Lloyd Whitlock as Captain Winslow
Billy Franey as Harry Ruby
Winifred Landis as Mrs. Franklin Curtis
Adelaide Hallock as Mrs. Howell
William McLaughlin as Mr. Howell
Pauline Paquette as Maid

Preservation and status

Complete copies are held at the Library of Congress and Filmmuseum.^[2]

References

↑ Munden p.313
↑ "The Great Sensation [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

Bibliography

Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

The Great Sensation at IMDb

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[1] Munden p.313

[2] "The Great Sensation [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

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