Soul of the Slums

Soul of the Slums

A DRAMA OF LIFE IN THE SLUMS

NR 1931 · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Action, Crime, Drama

A young man, framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit, is released after serving his stretch and vows to find those responsible for framing him. Meanwhile he sets up a mission in the slums he came from, and falls in love with a girl he meets there.

Directed by Frank R. Strayer · Written by Scott Darling

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