Souls in Bondage

For the 1923 film, see W. H. Clifford.

Souls in Bondage
Lobby poster
Directed by	Edgar Lewis
Written by	Daniel Carson Goodman
Produced by	Lubin Manufacturing Company Siegmund Lubin
Starring	Nance O'Neil
Distributed by	V-L-S-E
Release date	January 31, 1916 (1916-01-31)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (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

• 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

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

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

References

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

External links

• Souls in Bondage at IMDb