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| Traffic in Souls | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | George Loane Tucker |
| Written by | Walter MacNamara (scenario) |
| Story by | George Loane Tucker |
| Produced by | Walter MacNamara Jack Cohn (uncredited) |
| Starring | Jane Gail Ethel Grandin William H. Turner Matt Moore |
| Cinematography | Henry Alder Leach |
| Edited by | Jack Cohn (uncredited) |
| Music by | Philip Carli (1994 release) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $5,700[1] |
| Box office | $450,000[2] |
Traffic in Souls (also released as While New York Sleeps) is a 1913 American silent crime drama film focusing on forced prostitution (white slavery) in the United States. Directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Jane Gail, Ethel Grandin, William H. Turner, and Matt Moore, Traffic in Souls is an early example of the narrative style in American films. The film consists of six reels, which was longer than most American film of the era.[3]
A copy of Traffic in Souls is preserved at the Library of Congress and the Film Preservation Associates.[4] In 2006, the film was added to the National Film Registry for preservation in the Library of Congress because it "presaged the Hollywood narrative film" and drew attention through its riveting depiction of the methods used to entrap young women into prostitution.[5][6]
- ^ Ramsaye, Terry (1926). A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture. Vol. 2. New York City: Simon and Schuster. p. 616.
- ^ Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 61. ISBN 9780813158891.
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- ^ "Films Added to National Film Registry for 2006" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 27, 2006. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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