Souls in Pawn (1940 film)

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Directed by Melville Shyer
Written byMargaret Blake Robinson
Produced by Willis Kent
Starring Kenne Duncan
Lloyd Ingraham
Symona Boniface
CinematographyHarvey Gould
Edited byGeorge Halligan
Production
company
Distributed byWillis Kent Productions
Release date
December 1940
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited 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]

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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.

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References

  1. Pitts p.215

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