The Waiting Soul

The Waiting Soul
The Waiting Soul
	Scene from a newspaper
Directed by	Burton L. King
Written by	Wallace Clifton; Marion Short ;
Starring	Olga Petrova; Mahlon Hamilton; Mathilde Brundage;
Cinematography	George W. Hill
Production; companies	Popular Plays and Players
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	April 2, 1917;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles;

The Waiting Soul is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Olga Petrova, Mahlon Hamilton and Mathilde Brundage. It was filmed in St. Augustine, Florida at the Ponce de Leon Hotel.

The Waiting Soul, starring Olga Petrova, photo from *Saint Augustine Evening Record*, April 12, 1917.

Cast

Olga Petrova as Grace Vaughan
Mahlon Hamilton as Stuart Brinsley
Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Brinsley
Wyndham Standing as Dudley Kent
Lettie Ford as Mrs. Hargrove
Anna Laughney as Marie D'Arcy
Roy Pilcher as Willard Ashbrook
Wilfred De Shields as John Hargrove

Development

The film is based on the 1914 short story "The Waiting Soul" by Marion Short, and adapted for the screen by Wallace C. Clifton.

Censorship

Before The Waiting Soul could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of all apartment scenes in London and all intertitles related to a pregnancy.

Preservation

The film is preserved by MGM; and donated to unknown source.

References

↑ Lowe p.425
↑ St. Augustine Evening Record, April 12, 1917.
↑ The American Film Institute film catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States : feature films, 1911–1920. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1988. ISBN 978-0-520-06301-3 – via Internet Archive.
↑ A Complete list of motion picture films. Topeka: Kansas State Printing Plant. 1917. p. 9.
↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Waiting Soul". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2025.

Bibliography

Lowe, Denise. An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895–1930. Routledge, 2014.

External links

The Waiting Soul at IMDb
allmovie.com

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[1] Lowe p.425

[2] St. Augustine Evening Record, April 12, 1917.

[AFI_1988-3] The American Film Institute film catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States : feature films, 1911–1920. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1988. ISBN 978-0-520-06301-3 – via Internet Archive.

[4] A Complete list of motion picture films. Topeka: Kansas State Printing Plant. 1917. p. 9.

[5] "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Waiting Soul". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2025.