Soiled

A brisk silent melodrama of desperate bargains and a last-lap race, earnest and tense with old-fashioned romantic stakes.

Directed by

Fred Windemere

Genres

Action, Romance

Starring

Kenneth Harlan, Vivian Martin, Mildred Harris

Overview

Chorus girl Mary Brown promises to give herself to playboy cad John Duane in exchange for $2500 so she can pay back a theft her brother made from his employers. Her sweetheart, race-car driver Jimmie, learns about it and gives her a check for $2500, but the check is worthless unless he can win the Big Race that afternoon. He leads through every lap but blows a tire on the last lap and finishes fourth. It appears that Duane will soon be hugging sweet Mary, unless Jimmie can find a buyer for a race-car with a flat tire.

How it feels

Melancholic, romantic, tense and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Love, class, betrayal, survival

Content

Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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