The Waiting Soul
| The Waiting Soul | |
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Scene from a newspaper | |
| Directed by | Burton L. King |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | George W. Hill |
Production companies | Popular Plays and Players |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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The Waiting Soul is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Olga Petrova, Mahlon Hamilton and Mathilde Brundage.[1] It was filmed in St. Augustine, Florida at the Ponce de Leon Hotel.[2]
Cast
- Olga Petrova as Grace Vaughan
- Mahlon Hamilton as Stuart Brinsley
- Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Brinsley
- Wyndham Standing as Dudley Kent
- Lettie Ford as Mrs. Hargrove
- Anna Laughney as Marie D'Arcy
- Roy Pilcher as Willard Ashbrook
- Wilfred De Shields as John Hargrove
Development
The film is based on the 1914 short story "The Waiting Soul" by Marion Short, and adapted for the screen by Wallace C. Clifton.[3]
Censorship
Before The Waiting Soul could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of all apartment scenes in London and all intertitles related to a pregnancy.[4]
Preservation
The film is preserved by MGM; and donated to unknown source.[5]
References
- ^ Lowe p.425
- ^ St. Augustine Evening Record, April 12, 1917.
- ^ The American Film Institute film catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States : feature films, 1911–1920. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1988. ISBN 978-0-520-06301-3 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ A Complete list of motion picture films. Topeka: Kansas State Printing Plant. 1917. p. 9.
- ^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Waiting Soul". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
Bibliography
- Lowe, Denise. An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895–1930. Routledge, 2014.
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