A Soul for Sale
Cast & Crew
Allen J. Holubar
Dorothy Phillips
Catherine Kirkwood
Albert Roscoe
William Burress
Harry Dunkinson
Film Details
Synopsis
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.
Director
Allen J. Holubar
Cast
Dorothy Phillips
Catherine Kirkwood
Albert Roscoe
William Burress
Harry Dunkinson
Joseph Girard
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Notes
This film was released to the state rights market by Renowned Pictures Corp. in November 1917; later it was released by Jewel Productions, Inc. on May 19, 1918. No production company was mentioned in reviews; in the 1918 MPSD, the film is listed under the title Barter as both a Universal and Bluebird production.
