Souls in Pawn (1940 film)
{{short description|1940 film}}
{{One source|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name =Souls in Pawn
| image =File:Souls in Pawn (1940 film).jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director =Melville Shyer
| producer =Willis Kent
| writer = Margaret Blake Robinson
| starring = Kenne Duncan
Lloyd Ingraham
Symona Boniface
| music =
| cinematography = Harvey Gould
| editing = George Halligan
| studio = Willis Kent Productions
| distributor = Willis Kent Productions
| released = {{Film date|1940|12}}
| runtime = 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.Pitts p.215
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
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Bibliography
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0196965}}
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Melville Shyer
Category:1940s English-language films
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