A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Soul Master
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Marguerite Bertsch

Cast: Earle Williams [Robert Travers], Billie Billings [Arline], Katharine Lewis [Ruth Carroll], Julia Swayne Gordon [Laura Wilson], Albert Howson (Albert S. Howson) [Forrest Crampton], Annie Brody (Ann Brody) [Mrs. Brundy], Mildred May [Mrs. Brundy’s child], Donald Cameron [Peter Grant], Denton Vane [Monty Fitzburgh], [?] Bobby Connelly?

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by Greater Vitagraph, Incorporated [Blue Ribbon Feature]. / Scenario by Marguerite Bertsch, from a story by James Oliver Curwood. Cinematography by Fred Held. Presented by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith. / © 12 May 1917 by The Vitagraph Company of America [LP10754]. Released 28 May 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Some sources may credit Paul Scardon with the film’s direction in error. The film’s original release date was announced as 1 January 1917; the film was delayed until May.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 25 November 2023.

References: Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.