A Soul Enslaved

A Soul Enslaved is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by actress-turned-director (and suffragist) Cleo Madison, and written by screenwriters Adele Farrington and Olga Printzlau. Madison also stars. The Universal film is believed to be lost.[1][2]

A Soul Enslaved
Film still
Directed byCleo Madison
Produced byCleo Madison
Screenplay byAdele Farrington
Olga Printzlau
StarringCleo Madison
Tom Chatterton
Lule Warrenton
Distributed byUniversal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • January 24, 1916 (1916-01-24) (U.S.)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

The film—which explores themes of hypocrisy, double standards, and gender norms—features Madison as an activist fighting for better working conditions at her factory job. Madison's character is having an affair with the factory's owner, and she later moves on and marries a man who is unaware of her past. When he discovers that she was previously a "kept woman," he leaves her, only to return after reflecting that he once seduced and abandoned a young woman who committed suicide.[3]

Cast

Production

The film was Madison's directorial feature debut.[4][5] Production was delayed by nearly 10 days after Madison was struck in the eye by a fishing hook in a freak accident. The incident nearly cost her her sight in that eye.[6]

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References
  1. Dixon, Wheeler W. (1999). Disaster and Memory: Celebrity Culture and the Crisis of Hollywood Cinema. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231113175.
  2. Photoplay Magazine. Cloud Publishing Company. 1916.
  3. Cooper, Mark Garrett (2010-10-01). Universal Women: Filmmaking and Institutional Change in Early Hollywood. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252090875.
  4. "1 Nov 1915, Page 8 - The News-Review at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  5. "1 Mar 1916, Page 11 - The Charlotte News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  6. Sink, Alice E. (2013-11-12). On This Day in Piedmont Triad History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625842176.
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