''The Ship of Souls'' or ''Ship of Souls'' is a 1925 American silent 3-D

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,Hayes, R. M. (1998). ''3-D Movies: a History and Filmography of Stereoscopic Cinema.'' McFarland, directed by Charles Miller. It was based on the Western novel '' The Ship of Souls'' by Emerson Hough, which was published after his death.Munden, Kenneth White (Ed.) The American Film Institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States, Part 1: Feature films, 1921 – 1930. University of California Press, It was produced by Max O. Miller, who created the 3-D process used in the film.

Plot

Langley Barnes (

Bert Lytell Bertram Mortimer Lytell (February 24, 1885 – September 28, 1954) was an American actor in theater and film during the silent film era and early talkies. He starred in romantic, melodrama, and adventure films. Background Born in New York ...

) goes to the North Country after being abandoned by his wife. There he falls in love with Christine Garth ( Lillian Rich), and even though he is not legally divorced, marries Christine. Captain Churchill (

Cyril Chadwick Cyril Chadwick (11 June 1879 – 3 November 1955) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in 70 films between 1913 and 1938. He was born in Kensington, London. Partial filmography * ''Doc'' (1914) - Eastman * '' Mrs. Black Is ...

) is posted to the area to build a

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, and after returning to the United States, marries Langley's wife, who has now obtained a divorce. After Churchill alerts Barnes with a radio transmission, Langley remarries Christine in a legal ceremony.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of ''The Ship of Souls'' located in any film archives, it is a

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References

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* 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films American 3D films 1920s 3D films Films based on American novels American black-and-white films Films directed by Charles Miller Associated Exhibitors films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{US-silent-Western-film-stub