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A Soul at Stake (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

A Soul at Stake (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

Murphy, a gambler by profession, is on a ship bound to the Orient. He is following his means of livelihood until the purser prohibits him from playing cards. Murphy notices a demure little girl and learns that she is Clementina Fairlie, a ...See moreMurphy, a gambler by profession, is on a ship bound to the Orient. He is following his means of livelihood until the purser prohibits him from playing cards. Murphy notices a demure little girl and learns that she is Clementina Fairlie, a missionary bound for a post in China. He saves her from embarrassment when an Eurasian, who is also a passenger persists in paying her attention. Their friendship ripens and before the ship docks, Murphy promises to look her up at the post. Clementina leaves for her post and soon after Murphy, rather worried about her, consults with one of the newspaper reporters, and finds that another girl who had gone to the same post had been reported missing. Murphy immediately leaves for the post and finds that Clementina had just the day before left for the house of the Governor, Yuan Woo. Murphy calls upon the governor, whom he knows, and Yuan Woo tells him of the pretty white girls which he has visiting him and brings in Clementina who begs Murphy to save her. Yuan and Murphy decide to play cards for her; the winner to have possession. At first Murphy loses and the Chinaman, thinking he has the best of the situation and wishing to perturb Murphy, orders her feet to be bared and her ankles manacled. But Murphy wins and leaves with the girl but before he reaches the outer gate he is attacked. He manages to escape with the girl and the next steamer finds the two bound for America, and the big-hearted Irishman has become not only a husband but a convert. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
William Garwood Murphy - a Gambler Murphy - a Gambler See fewer	Ruy Blas (1914)
Lois Wilson Clementina Fairwood Clementina Fairwood See fewer	The Covered Wagon (1923)
Al Barzan The Ship's Purser The Ship's Purser See fewer	A Soul at Stake (1916)
Ed Brady The Eurasian The Eurasian See fewer	Son of Kong (1933)
Andrew Arbuckle Yuan Woo Yuan Woo See fewer	John Petticoats (1919)