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''The Soul of Broadway'' is a 1915 American
silent crime drama
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film produced and distributed by the
Fox Film Corporation
The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film ...
and directed by
Herbert Brenon
Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through the 1930s.
Brenon was among the early film ...
. Popular vaudeville performer
Valeska Suratt
Valeska Suratt (June 28, 1882 – July 2, 1962) was an American stage and silent film actress. Over the course of her career, Suratt appeared in 11 silent films, all of which are now lost, mainly due to the 1937 Fox vault fire.
Early life an ...
starred in the film which was also her silent screen debut. ''The Soul of Broadway'' is now considered
lost
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. It is one of many silent films that were destroyed in a fire at Fox's film storage facility in
Little Ferry, New Jersey
Little Ferry is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 10,626,[Valeska Suratt
Valeska Suratt (June 28, 1882 – July 2, 1962) was an American stage and silent film actress. Over the course of her career, Suratt appeared in 11 silent films, all of which are now lost, mainly due to the 1937 Fox vault fire.
Early life an ...]
- Grace Leonard, aka La Valencia
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William E. Shay - William Craig
*Mabel Allen - June Meredith
*Sheridan Block - Frederick Meredith
*George W. Middleton - Monty Wallace
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Jane Lee - Grace's Daughter
*Gertrude Berkeley - Stage Actress (*Gertrude Berkeley was the mother of
Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley (born Berkeley William Enos; November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) was an American film director and musical choreographer. Berkeley devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns. Berke ...
)
See also
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List of Fox Film films
This is a list of feature films produced by the Fox Film Corporation, including those films produced by its corporate predecessor, the Box Office Attractions Company. Some of the later films in this list were produced by Fox Film, but were release ...
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1937 Fox vault fire
The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ...
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1915 films
American silent feature films
1915 crime drama films
1915 romantic drama films
Fox Film films
American crime drama films
American romantic drama films
American black-and-white films
Films based on short fiction
Films directed by Herbert Brenon
Films shot in New Jersey
Lost American films
1915 lost films
Lost romantic drama films
1910s American films
Silent romantic drama films
Silent American drama films
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