Speed Limit (1913). What made Henry Alder Leach's cinematography so groundbreaking is how he deliberately choreographed his camera movements to convey meaning and anticipate action—a technique that predicted the future of film-making. Release Traffic in Souls opened on November 24, 1913 at Lou Fields's Theatre at 1215 Broadway in New York City. The film was made for $5,700, and reportedly earned $400,000 during its theatrical run, helping to make Universal a major player among movie studios. Home media Traffic in Souls was released on VHS by Kino International accompanied by a piano score by Philip Carli in 1994. Flicker Alley released the film, along with The Italian (1915) and three shorts, as part of a two DVD set entitled Perils of the New Land in August 2008. Film historian Shelley Stamp provided expert audio commentary for the 2008 release. Reception Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film two and a half out of four stars, calling it "a trashy, corny guilty pleasure." References External links Traffic in Souls essay by Marilyn Ferdinand at National Film Registry Traffic in Souls essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pages Traffic in Souls at HistoricFilms Traffic in Souls at Cleveland Institute of Art with still photo from film Traffic in Souls at UCLA Film and Television Archive (May 2012) showing an 88-minute version Ball, Eustace Hale (1914), Traffic in Souls: A Novel of Crime and Its Cure, New York: G. W. Dillingham Co., novelization of film at Project Gutenberg 1913 films 1910s crime drama films American black-and-white films American crime drama films American silent feature films Ellis Island Films about prostitution in the United States Films set in New York City Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey Films shot in New York City United States National Film Registry films Universal Pictures films 1913 drama films Works about sex trafficking Films directed by George Loane Tucker 1910s American films Silent American drama films Films about human trafficking in the United States American exploitation films 1910s English-language films