The Auction Block is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Hobart Henley.

It is written by Fanny and Frederic Hatton and is based on the novel of the same name by Rex Beach.

[2] As described in a film magazine review,[3] Bob Wharton, spendthrift son of a millionaire, weds beauty contest winner Lory Knight.

She repents her marriage to a man who has never worked, abandons Bob, and goes home to Palmdale, South Carolina, where she is wooed by Carter Lane.

Bob arrives in town and goes to work in a shoe store and scores a big hit as a salesman.