Movie: Soul of the Slums

Top 10 Billed Cast

William Collier Jr.
William Collier Jr.

Jerry Harris

Blanche Mehaffey
Blanche Mehaffey

Molly Malone

James Bradbury Jr.
James Bradbury Jr.

Dummy

Murray Smith
Murray Smith

Spike

Walter Long
Walter Long

Pete Thompson

Matthew Betz
Matthew Betz

Jim Blake

Paul Weigel
Paul Weigel

Brother Jacob

Max Asher
Max Asher

Pawnbroker

George Chesebro
George Chesebro

Flop House Employee

Murdock MacQuarrie
Murdock MacQuarrie

Prison Warden

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    A young man, framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit, is released after serving his stretch and vows to find those responsible for framing him. Meanwhile he sets up a mission in the slums he came from, and falls in love with a girl he meets there.

  • Release Date

    1931-11-15

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    A DRAMA OF LIFE IN THE SLUMS

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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