Band of clever rascals scheme to seize Tallbois estate
London based ring led by Callaghan, Vaile, Henry Drummond, Slaney and Bell plan to locate the rightful heir, a Tallbois daughter living in London or the US. They aim to control the estate through blackmail, while a lawyer and clerical staff advance the plot. The narrative centers on misdirection, inheritance, and illicit schemes.
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MR. Callaghan
Vaille
Henry Drummond
Slaney
Bell
London
Slim Jim
William Travers Tallbois
Lord Tallbois
England
United States
Foreign Legion
Argonne
Janet Mackellar
Tallbois
Callaghan
Philip Mottisfont
Joan Ayer
Joan
Mottisfont
Ae Emmie Clegg
James
Tiny Fringe of a Concertina Night in the City
A fragment recalls a lone girl and a lone boy in a quiet street scene. The tune from a squeaky concertina evokes memory and longing amid dim lights and distant footfalls.
Mystery on the Thames Afloat Ends With Joan Ayre Reveal
On a river cruise, Joan Ayre is rescued from the water by Philip Mottisfont and discovers the floating world of Lady Dunluce’s houseboat. Amid glamour and intrigue, Joan’s presence disrupts the crew's jokes while Philip confronts his growing feelings and the shocking reveal of Joan’s identity as the shy Temple Chambers typist. The scene closes with a cliffhanger as Joan’s true status unsettles the party.
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Hilda Detchmere
Hilda
Philip Mottisfont
Thames
Lady Dunluce
Mottisfont
Pink
Horace
Philip
Miss Ayre
Joan
Douglas
Emmie Clegg
Oan
Alf Bledmore
Eileen Kinloch
Eileen
Celeste
London
Tallis Street
Joan Ayre
Temple Chambers
Hollywood drama shapes Kenneth Harlon future in films
Screen Gossip notes Kenneth Harlon being courted by New York and Hollywood studios as he contemplates a move to star in Warner Brothers Little Church Around the Corner while Marie Prevost is linked to his stay. Sidney Olcott signs to direct Marion Davies in a screen version of Little Old New York. John Gilbert views St Elmo and Beatrice Joy in Java Head as filming continues on Long Island.
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New York
Kenneth Harlon
California
Hollywood
Kenneth
Sixty Club
Algonquin
Marie Prevost
Mr. Har- Tan
West Coast
Mr. Harlan
Miss Prevost
Warner Brothers
Little Church Around the Corner
Sidney Olcott
Cosmopolitan Productions
Marion Davies
Aida Johnson Young
Mr. Olcott
Florida
Europe
Palestine
Mary Pickford
Hazel Dawn
Marguerite Clark
Marie Doro
John Gilbert
Film Gossip and Star Lineup From The Boston Post
The Boston Post reports on ongoing film projects and star appearances. Priscilla Dean’s Universal story White Tiger directed by Tod Browning stars Matt Moore and Wallace Beery. The Runaway Girl directed by King Baggott features Gladys Walton, with Rob ert Agnew as leafling man. Frank Mayo stars in The Hot Head and Herbert Rawlinson stars in One Wonderful Night. William de Mille finishes The World s Applause in New York for release. Betty B Virginia Magee played The Bondboy with Richard Bartholmess and may appear in Griffith productions at Gripph studios in Mamaroneck. James C. B notes John Barrymore may soon film. his Sherlock Holmes will be shown next week. Ellen M Meighan, born 1884, is in Pittsburgh making Back Home and Broke.
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Priscilla Dean
Universal
Tod Browning
Matt Moore
Wallace Beery
Gladys Walton
King Baggott
Robert Agnew
Frank Mayo
Herbert Rawlinson
Betty B
Virginia Magee
Richard Barthelmess
Gripth Studios
Mamaroneck
Griffith
James C. B
John Barrymore
Sherlock Holmes
Modern
Beacon Theatres
Ellen M.—Thomas Meighan
Pittsburg
Prunella Hall
The
Boston Post
Japanese to See Paramount Films in Five Major Cities
The Famous Players-Lasky Company has signed contracts to show Blood and Sand Saturday Night Her Gilded Cage and other Paramount pictures in Tokyo Osaka Kyoto Kobe and Yokohama through its foreign agent. The piece hints at Valentino's appeal to Japanese audiences and compares flappers in Japan with American flappers in terms of romantic intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount Pictures
Famous Players-Lasky Company
Tokyo
Osaka
Kyoto
Kobe
Yokohama
Rudolph Valentino
Answers to Questions in The Market Booklet Ad
The Picture Play Magazine invites readers to request The Market Booklet for six cents. It lists producers interested in scenario writing and provides names and addresses for correspondence.
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The
Picture Play Magazine
Seventh Avenue
New York City
De Merode Sues Film Firm Over Peacock Alley
Paris hearings began in the damages suit by Cleo De Merode, famed dancer, against the American film firm and the French showing, seeking 1 000 000 francs. The film Peacock Alley was withdrawn from Boulevard cinema and placed under sequestration on Oct 19 after De Merode claimed it depicted her life without permission.
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Paris
Cleo de Merode
Peacock Alley
Boulevard Picture House
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Gy Gjohn Soodwin
the Maiden
Sunday Post
FOX
Herman Zorrenner
Cosmopolitan Studios
Princess Mary Tudor
Kenneth Harlan
Pele EC
Victrolas
Victor Records
Paradise
Victor
Paul Whiteman
Joseph H. Choate
Whitelaw Reid
William de Mille
Paramount
Mr. de Mille
Japan
Washington
Collectors of Customs
Treasury
Canada
Somerville
School
SmithPatterson
Arch & Chauncy Sts
Diamond Merchants and Jewelers
Tremont and
Beacon Sts
Bolt
Mass
Normandy
Bolivia
Pape
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