Traffic in Souls (1913) | Directed by George Loane Tucker - Full Movie

A woman, with the aid of her police officer sweetheart, endeavors to uncover the prostitution ring that has kidnapped her sister, and the philanthropist who secretly runs it.

Traffic in Souls (also released as While New York Sleeps) is a 1913 American silent crime drama film focusing on forced prostitution (white slavery) in the United States. Directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Jane Gail, Ethel Grandin, William H. Turner, and Matt Moore, Traffic in Souls is an early example of the narrative style in American films. The film consists of six reels which was longer than most American film of the era.

A copy of Traffic in Souls is preserved at the Library of Congress and the Film Preservation Associates. In 2006, the film was added to the National Film Registry for preservation in the Library of Congress because it "presaged the Hollywood narrative film" and drew attention through its riveting depiction of the methods used to entrap young women into prostitution.

Directed by: George Loane Tucker
Written by: Walter MacNamara (scenario)
Story by: George Loane Tucker
Produced by: Walter MacNamara, Jack Cohn (uncredited)
Starring: Jane Gail, Ethel Grandin, William H. Turner, Matt Moore
Cinematography: Henry Alder Leach
Edited by: Jack Cohn (uncredited)
Music by: Philip Carli (1994 release)
Production company: Independent Moving Pictures
Distributed by: Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date: November 24, 1913
Running time: 88 min
Country: United States
Language: Silent (English intertitles)
Budget: $5,700
Box office: $450,000