The Soul Master

(1917)

★ 9 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1917

Runtime: 50 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Marguerite Bertsch

Cast: Earle Williams, Katharine Lewis, Julia Swayne Gordon, Denton Vane, Энн Броди, Billie Billings, Albert S. Howson, Donald Cameron

Plot

Deserted by his wife Arline, who absconds with their baby daughter Ruth as well, Robert Travers loses all faith in women. Years later, Travers, now known as the man without a soul, is the owner of a chain of department stores in which young Ruth Carroll is employed as a ribbon clerk. Finding himself strangely attracted to the girl, he takes a fatherly interest in her and offers Ruth a position in his office. Laura Wilson, who wants Travers for herself becomes jealous and tries to lure the girl away but Travers comes to realize she is his own daughter.