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Movie stars weigh ins and near shipwreck scare
Photoplays and players weigh from 46 to 242 pounds as Vitagraphs William Duncan tops the scale at 200 and Mutal’s Coloss weighs 242. A coastwise wreck near San Francisco involved Loulee To and Warren Kerrigan. Mary Gray Peck urges films to save civilization. Anna Perry is the oldest emotional actress at 89, while Jovial disputes, makeup tips, and industry chatter fill the page.
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William Duncan
Vitagraph
Jack Warren Kerrigan
The
Universal
Bud Hamilton
Kalem
Yishun Anderson
Thanhouser
Max Asher
William Tus
Rich
Tosco Arbuckle
Allan Hut
Famous Players
Viola Dana
Wellington Playter
Palo Alto
Helen Weer
Merre la
Coloss Nch
Bluebird Company
Eureka
Cal
Jack Conway
Loulee
J Warren Kerrigan
Lumber Counds
Civilization
Anna Perry
Sra
Perry
Iide
Lillian’ Read
Mra Perry
Ince
Wred Pyrd
Nira Perry
Inceville
Jack Ead