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Summary
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English:
Ad for the American film
Auction of Souls
(1919) aka
Ravished Armenia
, on pages 1296 and 1297 of the May 31, 1919
Moving Picture World
. The ad shows the scene with the crucifixion of nude Armenian girls. The per-seat price in the ad refers to the initial showings of the film in New York and other major cities where a $10 admission was charged to raise funds for Armenian relief. When the film was issued for general release later that year, many theater ads compared their admission price with the $10 paid for these initial showings of the film.
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| Source | Moving Picture World (May 1919) at the Internet Archive |
| Author | First National Pictures |
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publication
occurred prior to January 1, 1929, and if not then due to lack of notice or renewal. See
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