Born in New York in 1907, Matty Roubert began his acting career as a child star, making a name for himself in silent films. He transitioned into sound cinema and appears in Slaves in Bondage (1937), where he navigates the complex themes of exploitation and societal constraints. Matty's early experiences at Vitagraph and Biograph shaped his approach to performance, allowing him to bring a unique perspective to the roles he inhabited. His work in this film contributes to the ongoing conversation about the portrayal of marginalized voices in cult cinema.
Slaves in Bondage
Mary Lou manages to escape abduction by a prostitution ring. She tells the Chief of Detectives they were planning to take her to the Berrywood road house, a well-known den of iniquity. Jim Murray and beautician Belle Harris are using her beauty shop to recruit floozies for their road house circuit. Dona Lee, who works at the beauty salon, is falling in love with young reporter wanna-be Phillip, but Murray gets jealous and makes life rough for him. Meanwhile Dona begins to figure out the racket, but becomes threatened by Murray's unwanted advances.
