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The Soul of Broadway

1915 · 50 min Crime Romance
1.0 / 10 · TMDB

Grace Leonard, a typical woman of the New York stage, beautiful but old in sin, seduces William Craig, who becomes a thief in order to shower luxuries upon her. He is sentenced to prison and emerges five years later as a sad-faced, gray-haired man, entirely cured of his mad passion for La Valencia. But she sees him and her old passion is stirred, meaning nothing to her that since his release from prison, he has fallen in love and married a good woman who knows nothing of his past. When William is not swayed by her fascinations, Grace threatens to expose his past life. A lost film.

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Year 1915
Country United States of America
Genre Crime, Romance
Director Herbert Brenon
Runtime 50 min.
Rating TMDB: 1.0/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs a classic moral tale, relying on the stark contrast between corrosive decadence and redeeming love. It explores the prison of the past and the possibility of atonement with straightforward, earnest conviction.

What lingers after the final reel is a quiet reflection on the shadows we cast and the light that can dispel them. A poignant, if simple, silent-era parable. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Herbert Brenon

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Best viewed in a contemplative evening mood, with the ambiance of a bygone era.

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