Soul-Fire
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| Directed by | John S. Robertson |
| Written by | Josephine Lovett (scenario) |
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| Produced by | Richard Barthelmess |
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| Cinematography | Roy Overbaugh |
| Edited by | William Hamilton |
Production Template:Pluralize from text | Inspiration Pictures |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 9 reels; 8,262 feet[1] |
| Template:Pluralize from text | United States |
| Template:Pluralize from text | Silent (English intertitles) |
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Soul-Fire (also known as Soul Fire)[1][2][3] is a 1925 American silent drama film starring Richard Barthelmess and Bessie Love. It was directed by John S. Robertson and was based on the Broadway production Great Music (1924) by Martin Brown.[4]
The film was funded by Barthelmess through his Inspiration Pictures and released by First National Pictures.
Plot
Eric Fane (Barthelmess) leaves New York City to study music composition in Italy, defying his father's wishes that he return home and enter the business world. Encouraged by a sophisticated older woman, Eric travels to Paris, where he falls for a Russian princess. He begins composing popular songs that achieve commercial success, funding a lavish lifestyle. However, Eric grows weary of writing trivial music and dedicates himself to serious composition. The change leaves him in poverty, which the princess will not tolerate, and she abandons him.
Eric drifts to Port Said, where he works as a pianist in a disreputable dancehall. After getting into a brawl with an intoxicated sailor, Eric shoots the man and takes on his identity. A sympathetic woman helps Eric escape aboard a vessel headed for the South Seas. Upon arrival, he deserts the ship and is discovered by Teita (Love), an orphaned English woman living alone.
Eric and Teita fall in love and arrange to wed in a native ceremony. The night before their wedding, Eric notices a mark on her shoulder that he fears may be leprosy. Alarmed, he summons a Christian doctor. During the agonizing wait, Eric channels his emotions into composing a great concerto, finally achieving the artistic breakthrough he has sought throughout his travels. The doctor arrives and reassures them that Teita's condition is not leprosy.
Eric's composition is later performed at a concert in London to widespread acclaim. The performance is structured around flashbacks depicting Eric's tumultuous journey.[1][5][6]
Cast
Template:Cast listing Actors Helen Ware, Harriet Sterling, Edward LaRoche, and Leah La Roux were all cast members of the original play.[4][7][8]
Production
Most interiors were filmed at deForest Studios in Manhattan. Exteriors for the South Seas were shot throughout Florida.[9] An Italian restaurant in Manhattan served as the canteen for the production.[9]
Reception
The film received generally positive reviews, with Barthelmess and Love receiving acclaim for their performances.[1][2][3][5]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Soul-Fire". The Film Daily. May 10, 1925. p. 8.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A Confidential Guide to Current Releases". Picture-Play Magazine. November 1925. p. 119.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."What the Fans Think". Picture-Play Magazine. December 1925. p. 10.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Great Music". Internet Broadway Database.
Soul-Fire produced on Broadway as Great Music (1924) at the Earl Carroll Theatre, October 4, 1924 – November 1924, 44 performances
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Shadow Stage". Photoplay. Vol. 28, no. 1. June 1925. p. 49.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1971). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1921–1930. New York: R.R. Bowker Company. pp. 748–9. OCLC 664500075.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bennett, Carl (December 6, 2017). "Progressive Silent Film List: Soul-Fire". Silent Era.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Soul-Fire". AFI.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Love, Bessie (July 21, 1964). "Embers of Soulfire". The Christian Science Monitor. Boston, Mass. p. 8.
External links
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- Soul-Fire is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Soul-Fire at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Soul-Fire at the AFI Catalog of Feature FilmsTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Soul-Fire at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
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