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Souls in Pawn (1940 film)

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Souls in Pawn
Film poster
Directed byMelville Shyer
Written byMargaret Blake Robinson
Produced byWillis Kent
StarringKenne Duncan
Lloyd Ingraham
Symona Boniface
CinematographyHarvey Gould
Edited byGeorge Halligan
Production
company
Distributed byWillis Kent Productions
Release date
  • December 1940 (1940-12)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Pitts p.215

Bibliography

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