The Waiting Soul

The Waiting Soul
Scene from a newspaper
Directed byBurton L. King
Written by
Starring
CinematographyGeorge W. Hill
Production
companies
Popular Plays and Players
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • April 2, 1917 (1917-04-02)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • Silent
  • English intertitles

The Waiting Soul is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Olga Petrova, Mahlon Hamilton and Mathilde Brundage.[1] It was filmed in St. Augustine, Florida at the Ponce de Leon Hotel.[2]

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

Cast

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.[3]

Preservation

The film is preserved by MGM; and donated to unknown source.[4]

References

  1. ^ Lowe p.425
  2. ^ St. Augustine Evening Record, April 12, 1917.
  3. ^ A Complete list of motion picture films. Topeka: Kansas State Printing Plant. 1917. p. 9.
  4. ^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Waiting Soul". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2025.

Bibliography

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