The Slave Market
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After arriving in New York, Maria, a poor, innocent Italian immigrant, loses her aunt in a crowd and falls prey to a gang of white slavers. Before any harm is done, however, she is rescued by wealthy Jack Standing, who soundly thrashes the gang. The love that soon develops between Jack and Maria is jeopardized when Jack takes Maria to a cabaret where a series of Eastern tableaux depicting scenes of white slavery is being presented. Dismayed by Jack's obvious enjoyment of the performance, Maria is distressed further by the arrival of Jack's former lover. Convinced that Jack prefers the other woman and the decadent life style she represents, Maria leaves, dressed in her old rags. Jack, however, realizing his deep love for her, renounces his old ways and begs her to return.
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This film was reviewed in July 1920 by the British publication Kinematograph Weekly with a projected release date in Great Britain of July 1921. The reviewer commented on the "old-fashioned" aspects of the story, which suggests that the film might have been made sometime earlier. The only reference to the production that has been located in American journals is a listing made by the Community Motion Picture Bureau. It was viewed by the Bureau under the title The Slave Mart. Cruze and Snow made a number of films for Thanhouser Film Corp. between 1910 and 1916, and it is possible that Thanhouser produced this picture as well. A six-reel film entitled The Slave Mart is listed in release charts as available for release in September 1917 through Victoria Feature Films, a state rights distributor located in New York.
