Her Soul's Inspiration
Her Soul's Inspiration is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ella Hall, Marc B. Robbins and Dick Ryan.[1]
| Her Soul's Inspiration | |
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 How a Show Girl Achieved Her Heart's Desire | |
| Directed by | Jack Conway |
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| Cinematography | Edward A. Kull |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | January 15, 1917 |
Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Synopsis
Heroine, Mary Weston (Ella Hall) seems to have been born with music in her feet. She is always dancing, and in virtue of a promise made to her dying mother, her. father 'sells his farm and invests the proceeds in a traveling show, in order that Mary may realize her ambition. However, the father dies, and Mary robbed of her inheritance by Madame Le Rue, a member of the company, who had her father's, confidence, enters upon a career of vicissitudes and penury, in which two men, Silent Bob and Phillip Carstairs, help to shape her character, until the time arrives when the usurper-is brought to book, and Mary comes into her own.
Cast
- Ella Hall as Mary Weston
- Marc B. Robbins as Daddy Weston
- Dick Ryan as Philip Carstairs
- Edward Hearn as Silent Bob
- Marcia Moore as Zella
- Margaret Whistler as Madame La Rue
References
- Parish & Pitts p.75
Bibliography
- James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. Film directors: a guide to their American films. Scarecrow Press, 1974.