A Soul for Sale

Summary After Neila Pendleton's father dies, leaving his wife and daughter penniless, the avaricious Mrs. Pendleton decides to marry Neila to the highest bidder. At the cost of her daughter's reputation, Mrs. Pendleton accepts money from elderly broker Wilbur Simons, and later tries to force Neila into a marriage with a dissolute old millionaire named Hale Faxon. Even though she loves young Steele Minturn, Neila decides to consent to Hale's proposal for her mother's sake. One evening, however, Mrs. Pendleton discovers that Steele has won a large sum of money, and unable to resist the temptation, she steals it. Clad in her nightgown, Neila enters Steele's room hoping to replace the money, but he awakens and, misunderstanding her intentions, nearly attacks her. Finally convinced of her mother's selfishness, Neila accepts a job in another town, and later Steele encounters her again. While the two are trapped on a burning roof, Neila tells Steele the truth about her midnight visit, and he takes her in his arms as the firemen appear to rescue them. View more details

A Soul for Sale

Directed : Allen Holubar

Written : Evelyn Campbell Elliott J. Clawson

Stars : Alan Roscoe Dorothy Phillips William Burress Katherine Kirkwood

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Genres : Drama

Release date : May 18, 1918

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English None

Filming locations : Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Production companies : Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Summary After Neila Pendleton's father dies, leaving his wife and daughter penniless, the avaricious Mrs. Pendleton decides to marry Neila to the highest bidder. At the cost of her daughter's reputation, Mrs. Pendleton accepts money from elderly broker Wilbur Simons, and later tries to force Neila into a marriage with a dissolute old millionaire named Hale Faxon. Even though she loves young Steele Minturn, Neila decides to consent to Hale's proposal for her mother's sake. One evening, however, Mrs. Pendleton discovers that Steele has won a large sum of money, and unable to resist the temptation, she steals it. Clad in her nightgown, Neila enters Steele's room hoping to replace the money, but he awakens and, misunderstanding her intentions, nearly attacks her. Finally convinced of her mother's selfishness, Neila accepts a job in another town, and later Steele encounters her again. While the two are trapped on a burning roof, Neila tells Steele the truth about her midnight visit, and he takes her in his arms as the firemen appear to rescue them. View more details

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Genres : Drama

Release date : May 18, 1918

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English None

Filming locations : Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Production companies : Universal Film Manufacturing Company

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