Souls in Bondage

Souls in Bondage
Lobby poster
Directed byEdgar Lewis
Written byDaniel Carson Goodman
Produced byLubin Manufacturing Company
Siegmund Lubin
StarringNance O'Neil
Distributed byV-L-S-E
Release date
  • January 31, 1916 (1916-01-31)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Souls in Bondage is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Edgar Lewis and produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company. Nance O'Neil stars in the film,[1] which involves two sisters and an illegitimate child.

Cast

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  • Nance O'Neil as Rosa Brenner
  • Mary Carr as Mrs. Coombes (credited as Mrs. Carr)
  • William Corbett as Julian Forbes
  • Bernard Siegel as Mr. Brenner
  • Ida Stanhope as Rita Brenner
  • Mrs. Stuart as Mrs. Forbes

Censorship

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Like many American films of the time, Souls in Bondage was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Ohio Board of Censors required a cut of two intertitles, "I'll kill you" and "You fool," and of the shooting of woman.[2] The Pennsylvania board required so many cuts that the film distributor chose not to exhibit such a mutilated film in that state.[3]

Preservation

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With no prints of Souls in Bondage located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.

References

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  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Souls in Bondage (Wayback)
  2. ^ Platz, Paul Alwyn (4 March 1916). "New Laws And Court Decisions: Ohio Censor Scissors Snip Without Rhyme or Reason". Motion Picture News. 13 (9). New York City: Exhibitor's Times, Inc.: 1304. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia Exchanges Respond to Increased Bookings, Kraupa Dean of the Exchangemen". Motion Picture News. 13 (9). New York City: Exhibitor's Times, Inc.: 1302 4 March 1916. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Souls in Bondage
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