In the title compound, C(19)H(16)O(2)S, the sulfur-bound phenyl group is approximately parallel to one of the two phenyl rings of the benzhydryl group, making a dihedral angle of 12.53 (10)°, and forms a dihedral angle of 41.25 (9)° with the other phenyl ring. In the crystal, weak C-H⋯O inter-actions form a two-dimensional network propagating along the bc plane.