Traffic in Souls (1913)

Synopsis: One of the most notorious melodramas of its time, "Traffic in Souls" seemed to confirm everyone's worst fears about "white slavery". Social reformers leapt into action -- while audiences simply... One of the most notorious melodramas of its time, "Traffic in Souls" seemed to confirm everyone's worst fears about "white slavery". Social reformers leapt into action -- while audiences simply rushed to the theaters to see it. Allegedly based on contemporary criminal investigations, "Traffic in Souls" examines the workings of one band of notorious white slavers. These evildoers entrap new immigrants who are still too innocent to realize just what dangers lurk in New York City. But the film also focuses on two native-born sisters: the older one is moral and upright, but the younger, wayward girl falls into temptation -- and gets caught in the slavers' web of prostitution. Now the lost sister's family sets out to find her... and they discover, to their horror, that the criminals are society's wealthiest and most powerful men. [More]

Starring: Jane Gail, Ethel Grandin, Matt Moore, William Turner

Starring: Jane Gail, Ethel Grandin, Matt Moore, William Turner

Director: George Loane Tucker

Director: George Loane Tucker

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