The Waiting Soul is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Olga Petrova, Mahlon Hamilton and Mathilde Brundage. It was filmed in St. Augustine, Florida at the Ponce de Leon Hotel.

The Waiting Soul, starring Olga Petrova, photo from Saint Augustine Evening Record, April 12, 1917.

Cast

Development

The film is based on the 1914 short story "The Waiting Soul" by Marion Short, and adapted for the screen by Wallace C. Clifton.

Censorship

Before The Waiting Soul could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of all apartment scenes in London and all intertitles related to a pregnancy.

Preservation

The film is preserved by MGM; and donated to unknown source.

Bibliography

  • Lowe, Denise. An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895–1930. Routledge, 2014.

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