Traffic in Souls [SEP] narrative location
the issue of prostitution. The film's release eventually resulted in the adding of "white slavery" to the list of topics banned under the Hays Code.
Release.
"Traffic in Souls" opened on November 24, 1913 at Lou Fields's Theatre at 1215 Broadway in New York City. The film was made for $5,700, and reportedly earned $400,000 during its theatrical run, helping to make Universal a major player among movie studios.
Reception.
Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film
Traffic in Souls
Traffic in Souls (also released as While New York Sleeps) is a 1913 American silent crime drama film focusing on forced prostitution (white slavery) in the United States. Directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Jane Gail, Ethel Grandin, William H. Turner, and Matt Moore, "Traffic in Souls" is an early example of the narrative style in American films. The film consists of six reels which was longer than most American film of the era.
A copy of "Traffic in Souls