Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale is a 1923 American silent comedydrama romance film written, directed, and produced by Rupert Hughes. Based on the novel of the same name also by Rupert Hughes, the film stars Eleanor Boardman in her first leading role, having won a contract with Goldwyn Pictures through their highly publicized New Faces of 1921 contest just two years prior.

Remember Mem Steddon Eleanor Boardman marries Owen Scudder Lew Cody after a whirlwind courtship. However, on their wedding night, she has a change of heart. When the train taking them to Los Angeles stops for water, she impulsively and secretly gets off in the middle of the desert. Strangely, when Scudder realizes she is gone, he does not have the train stopped.Mem sets off in search of civilization. Severely dehydrated, she sees an unusual sight an Arab on a camel. It turns out to be actor Tom Holby Frank Mayo she has stumbled upon a film being shot on location. When she recuperates, she is given a role as an extra. Both Holby and director Frank Claymore Richard Dix are attracted to her. However, when filming ends, she does not follow the troupe back to Hollywood, but rather gets a job at a desert inn. ........

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