Silent Traffic

TRAFFIC IN SOULS-1913-This very early silent film is a social drama about prostitution. A candy shop worker named Mary (Jane Gail) attempts to expose a prostitution ring when her younger sister (Lorna Barton) is "recruited". Mary gets help from her policeman-boyfriend (Matt Moore). Although most of the characters have names they are usually referred to by a title like "The Go-Between" and "A Country Girl".
It's an interesting artifact and has it's moments but it's a little too long at 84 mins. (considered very long in 1913!). Some consider this the first exploitation film. 

Director George Loane Tucker made many silent era films but died in 1921 at the age of 49. One of his last films was THE MIRACLE MAN with Lon Chaney. This was a big hit for producer Carl Laemmle and it enabled him to start Universal Pictures.

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