Souls in Pawn (1940 film)

Souls in Pawn
Film poster
Directed by	Melville Shyer
Written by	Margaret Blake Robinson
Produced by	Willis Kent
Starring	Kenne Duncan Lloyd Ingraham Symona Boniface
Cinematography	Harvey Gould
Edited by	George Halligan
Production company	Willis Kent Productions
Distributed by	Willis Kent Productions
Release date	December 1940 (1940-12)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Souls in Pawn is a 1940 American drama film directed by Melville Shyer and featuring Kenne Duncan, Lloyd Ingraham, Symona Boniface. It was produced by the independent producer Willis Kent. ^[1]

Plot

A young woman is secretly married to a college student and falls pregnant. However he refuses to support the child and so after giving birth she agrees to give it up for adoption. It is then adopted by a burlesque queen as part of a publicity stunt.

Cast

• Ginger Britton as Nan Carey
• Beatrice Curtis as Lois Saunders
• Kenne Duncan as J.W. Carlton
• Lloyd Ingraham as Dr. Ingram
• Richard Beach as Bill Saunders
• Patti Lacey as Patsy
• Evelyn Mulhall as Manager of 'The Haven'
• Symona Boniface as Nurse at 'The Manger'
• Donald Kerr as Nan's P.R. Man
• Jimmy Aubrey as Motel Manager
• Ethelreda Leopold as The Hitch-hiker
• Richard Lee Spitz as Baby Bill

References

1. Pitts p.215

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• Souls in Pawn at IMDb