The Waiting Soul
| The Waiting Soul | |
|---|---|
 Scene from a newspaper | |
| Directed by | Burton L. King |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | George W. Hill |
Production companies | Popular Plays and Players |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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The Waiting Soul is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Olga Petrova, Mahlon Hamilton and Mathilde Brundage.[1] It was filmed in St. Augustine, Florida at the Ponce de Leon Hotel.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Olga Petrova as Grace Vaughan
- Mahlon Hamilton as Stuart Brinsley
- Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Brinsley
- Wyndham Standing as Dudley Kent
- Lettie Ford as Mrs. Hargrove
- Anna Laughney as Marie D'Arcy
- Roy Pilcher as Willard Ashbrook
- Wilfred De Shields as John Hargrove
Development
[edit]The film is based on the 1914 short story "The Waiting Soul" by Marion Short, and adapted for the screen by Wallace C. Clifton.[3]
Censorship
[edit]Before The Waiting Soul could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of all apartment scenes in London and all intertitles related to a pregnancy.[4]
Preservation
[edit]The film is preserved by MGM; and donated to unknown source.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Lowe p.425
- ↑ St. Augustine Evening Record, April 12, 1917.
- ↑ The American Film Institute film catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States : feature films, 1911–1920. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1988. ISBN 978-0-520-06301-3 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ A Complete list of motion picture films. Topeka: Kansas State Printing Plant. 1917. p. 9.
- ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Waiting Soul". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
Bibliography
[edit]- Lowe, Denise. An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895–1930. Routledge, 2014.
External links
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