Her Soul's Song is a 1916 American silent short film directed by Lloyd B. Carleton.

The story involves an opera singer who marries, then loses her voice after the couple's baby is born.

Faced with a significant life decision, Mary tells Paul she cannot marry until she finds if her voice can make her a star.

She declines Paul's proposal and moves to the big city to have her voice professionally developed.

She makes a doctor's appointment, but after a close examination, the physician tells her she will never sing again.

As the days pass, she becomes sullen, blaming the child for losing her singing voice.

Valeria discovers there is a prominent doctor in Europe treating conditions like hers.

After an examination, the doctor declares the baby has made a miraculous recovery and should recover fully.

[5] There was a recurring claim that Carl Laemmle was the longest-running studio chief resisting the production of feature films.

In 1914, Laemmle published an essay titled - Doom of long Features Predicted.

[c] Carl Laemmle released 100 feature-length films in 1916, as stated in Clive Hirschhorn's book, The Universal Story.

[16] Carleton arrived with impeccable credentials, having directed some 60 films for the likes of Thanhouser, Lubin, Fox, and Selig.

[17] Between March and December 1916, 44-year-old Lloyd Carleton directed 16 movies for Universal, starting with The Yaqui and ending with The Morals of Hilda.

Carleton was given the task by Carl Laemmle to determine if the Davenport-Johnson duo had the desired on-screen chemistry.

[31] A Motion Picture News article stated "She is fond of reading, music and tennis.

On March 15, 1915,[34] Laemmle opened the world's largest motion picture production facility, Universal City Studios.

A brief synopsis along with release dates was the norm for a short film while reserving the full-page ads for features.

Shown below is a quote from a Universal advertisement placed in Motion Picture News promoting this film along with several others: Her Soul's Song With Dorothy Davenport and Emory Johnson.

This story of an opera singer who gave up her career for love and who lost her voice when the baby came; who regained it under the most peculiar conditions, is so absorbingly human that it is positively universal in its appeal to the finer emotions of the heart.

In the June 17, 1916 issue of The Moving Picture World, the movie staff reviewed the film:[41] The story is a good one and is given a fine presentation.

The baby also shares the honors, being uncommonly attractive.In the June 17, 1916 issue of The Moving Picture World, under the section - Tabloid Reviews for the Busy Exhibitor:[42] This drama, though seemingly wildly impossible, makes very good entertainment.

Dorothy Davenport and Emory Johnson are the principals.Many silent-era films did not survive for reasons as explained on this Wikipedia page.