The Girl Without a Soul (1917)

Directed by

John H. Collins

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama from 1917. The story follows two sisters who are played by the same actress. Their lives are contrasted in a way that explores the bond and differences between them.

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What happens

The Girl Without a Soul is a 1917 American silent drama film featuring Viola Dana in a dual role as sisters. The film was produced by B.A. Rolfe and shot in the Fort Lee, New Jersey area. Rolfe moved his production company Rolfe Photoplays west to Hollywood in the wake of the 1918 influenza epidemic, but not before director Collins fell victim and died in a New York hotel room in October of that year. This film is preserved complete at the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection in New York. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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