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Soul of the Slums (1931)

Soul of the Slums poster
Directed by
Frank R. Strayer
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man gets caught up in the criminal underworld of a poor urban neighborhood. He faces difficult choices as he tries to escape poverty and avoid the law.

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What happens

Soul of the Slums is a 1931 American Pre-Code crime melodrama directed by Frank R. Strayer from an original screenplay by W. Scott Darling. The film stars William Collier Jr., Blanche Mehaffey, and Murray Smith, and was released by Action Pictures on November 15, 1931. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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