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The Soul of Youth (1920) Facts
| Director(s) | William Desmond Taylor |
| Producer(s) | William Desmond Taylor |
| Featured Cast | Lila Lee, William Collier Jr., Sylvia Ashton |
| Total Facts | 3 |
After visiting a male brothel in Los Angeles, director William Desmond Taylor decided to include a scene in which the film's protagonist was sold into white slavery.
Produced with the cooperation of Ben Lindsey, who appears in the film. Julia Crawford Ivers reportedly traveled to Denver, Colorado, to work with him on the screenplay.
The extras in the orphanage scene were reportedly all played by boys from a real Los Angeles orphanage.