''The Soul's Cycle'' is a dramatic film, directed by

Ulysses Davis Ulysses Davis (November 5, 1872 – October 1, 1924), was an American film director. He directed 86 films between 1911 and 1916, some at Champion Film Company. He is probably best remembered today for having directed ''The Kiss'', a 1914 f ...

and released in 1916. A fragment of the film survives, held by the Library of Congress.

Plot

''Nadia'', the daughter of a nobleman, rejects ancient

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's senator ''Therons love; so he has her and her lover, ''Lucian'' thrown into a burning crater. As punishment for this sin, the

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decree that he will roam the earth as a lion until he can right his wrong. A few millennia later, ''Nadia'' is now ''Agnes'', the daughter of a millionaire, and ''Lucian'' is ''Arthur'', a

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broker.

Cast

* Patricia Palmer * John Oaker * George Clair *

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* Roy Watson

References

External links

* 1916 films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1916 drama films Silent American drama films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub