Slaves in Bondage

Slaves in Bondage is a 1937 American film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Lona Andre, Donald Reed, and Wheeler Oakman.

Slaves in Bondage
Directed byElmer Clifton
Produced byJ.D. Kendis
Written byRobert Dillon
StarringSee below
CinematographyEdward Linden
Edited byEarl Turner
Distributed byJay-Dee-Kay Productions
Release date
  • 25 July 1937 (1937-07-25)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot summary

The film tells the tale of how naive country girls are lured to the big city with the promise of employment only to be abducted and forced to work as prostitutes in decadent, high-class brothels.

Cast

Ed Carey, Martha Chapin, Donald Kerr, Eddie Laughton, Sam Lufkin, Murdock MacQuarrie, Carl Mathews, Fred Parker, Henry Roquemore, Lottie Smith and Arthur Thalasso appears uncredited.

Production background

Slaves in Bondage is a low-budget, independently produced exploitation film presented as a cautionary tale about the evils of white slavery prostitution rings operating in larger cities in the United States.

The film is typical of the many exploitation film features of its time that claimed to warn the public about various kinds of shocking sin and depravity corrupting today's society. In reality, these films were cynical, profit-motivated vehicles that wallowed in lurid, taboo subjects such as drug abuse, promiscuous sex, venereal disease, polygamy, child marriages, etc. Some even included brief nude scenes such as Sex Madness (1937), Marihuana (1936), and Assassin of Youth (1937) – also directed by Elmer Clifton.

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