The Birth of a Soul

The Birth of a Soul is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and written by Arthur Edwin Krows. The film stars Harry T. Morey, Jean Paige, and Charles Eldridge. Cast list Plot Charles Drayton, an attorney from New York City, is in the mountains of the southeastern United States, visiting his relatives. While there, he meets and falls in love with Dorothy Barlow. The Drayton and the Barlow families have a long history of a feud, however it has been dormant for several years. While he is there, Charles' uncle George has an argument with Dorothy's grandfather. The two men fight, resulting in George killing the other man. Dorothy has another suitor, Philip Grey, who is virtually a double of Charles. Philip uses the opportunity of the murder to finger Charles as the murderer, in order to remove the competition. The local sheriff deputizes members of the slain man's family to pursue Charles. He is captured and sentenced to death. However, when Philip finds out that Charles and Dorothy have been secretly married, he exchanges places with Charles, and goes to his death on the gallows. Production The film was shot in the mountains of North Carolina.