Souls for Sale

Apr 22, 1923

1h 30m

★ 6.2

A Story of Motion Picture Studio Life

Overview

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation

The Samuel Goldwyn Company

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Cast

Miss Remember Steddon

Eleanor Boardman

Tom Holby

Frank Mayo

Frank Claymore

Richard Dix

Robina Teele

Mae Busch

Leva Lemaire

Barbara La Marr

Owen Scudder

Lew Cody

Rev. John Steddon

Forrest Robinson

Mrs. Steddon

Edith Yorke

Komical Kale - the Klown

Snitz Edwards

Pinkey - Assistant Director

William Haines

Abigail Tweedy - Singer

Dale Fuller

Self - Celebrity Director

Erich von Stroheim

Sweethearts Jimmie Carter and Bessie Barnes work for Adolph Brock at the Acme Corporation. One day while he is out for a drive in his jalopy of a car, Jimmie spies a pretty young woman on horseback. He comes to her rescue after she falls off her horse and gets injured, he leading her to refuge in an abandoned cabin when it starts to rain heavily. Although she flirts with him, he, in turn attracted to her, wants to remain faithful to Bessie and resists his urges. When this woman mysteriously disappear on him, he can't stop thinking about her and follows her innuendo to meet with her at her apartment. All the while, he is unaware that she is Peggy Joyce, Brock's gold-digging fiancée. He is also unaware that Peggy has ulterior motives for coming on to him, which, in combination with her dangerous past, could lead to complications for all involved.

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