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Auction History Result 5t0350 TRAFFIC IN SOULS herald 1913 super early Universal movie exposing white slavery in New York! Date Sold 1/16/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Herald (measures 8 1/2" x 11" [22 x 28 cm]; 4 pages) (Learn More) Traffic in Souls or While New York Sleeps, the 1913 George Loane Tucker silent New York City Swedish-immigrant-girls-sold-into-prostitution-by-gangster sex crime melodrama ("The Great White Slave Photo Drama"; "Six Reels of Thrilling Realities"; "A Powerful Photo-Drama of Today"; "6 Parts 700 Scenes 600 Players"; loosely based on a report by John D. Rockefeller's Rockefeller Commission and an investigation by New York District Attorney Charles S. Whitman) starring Jane Gail, Ethel Grandin, William H. Turner, Matt Moore, and William Welsh. Note that this is one of the first productions of Universal Studios, and it is interesting to note that one of the greatest of studios started off making an exploitation movie (which made lots of money, and helped Carl Laemmle to expand his studio and become one of the leading Hollywood studios). Also note that, at a cost of $25,000, it was reported to be the most expensive feature film made to that time! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: good. The herald is fragile and has small tears and tiny bits of paper loss in the border. Learn More about condition grades 
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