Strenuous Day In Early Film Tales At Strand
Jack Pickford endures love illness and a roadster mishap while Mae Marsh disguises as a boy to shield a brother. Bill Hart pursues a charming heroine as a lace handkerchief causes a chicken uproar. Anita Stewart faces a year in jail and a confrontation among men over Gladys Brockwell.
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Jack Pickford
Mae Marsh
Brother
Bill Hart
Pretty Girl
Strand
Anita Stewart
Gladys Brockwell
Programs at Coliseum and Strand Theaters Tonight
Jack Mekford stars Berstar by Proxy at Coliseum. Mae Marsh appears in The Dan et Barbara at Clembmer. Bil Hart performs Wagon Tracks at Laberty. Strand shows Choosing a Wife. Rex screens Open Your Eyes in the second week. Gladys Brockwell headlines The Sneak at Mission. Anita Stewart in s of the Past at Colonial. William Desmond in The Mints of Heil at Little.
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Bill Wart
Liberty
Mae Marsh
Clemmer
Jack Pickford
Coliseum
Rex
Minna Grey
Strand
Gladys Brockwell
Mission
William Desmond
Little
Anita Stewart
E. K. Lincein
Colonial
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Berstar
Clemmber
Dan Et
Barbara
Laberty
Bil Hart
Anita = Stewart
Heil
Wagon Tracks opens at the Liberty with Bill Hart lead
Bill Hart stars as a plainsman scout in Wagon Tracks at the Liberty. Jane Novak co stars as the love interest in a tale set in the West around Kansas and the Santa Fe trail with Indians and pioneers.
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Bill Hart
The
Liberty
Bill
Kit Carson
Jane Novak
Kansas
Santa Fe Trail
Bondage of Barbara opens at Clemmer with Mae Marsh as boy
Mae Marsh stars in The Bond age of Barbara at the Clemmer theater. She disguises as a boy in a tale of Barbara Grey who cares for an unworthy brother, a performance praised as a new dramatic turn for the actress.
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Mae Marsh
Barbara
Barbara Grey
Open Your Eyes Social Health Picture At Rex
The film Open Your Eyes, produced with U S health support, stresses a strong moral lesson. Faire Binney leads a notable cast including Walton and Hopkins, with Frances Forrester and Emily Marceau in supporting roles as the picture continues its second week at Rex Theatre.
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Heian Binney Walton
Mra Joupert Bir
Walton
Cere
Jack Hopkins
Bennett
Halbert Brown Frances Forrester
Emily Marceau
United States Health
Faire Binney
Binney
New York
Rex
The Mints of Hell Opens at Little Saturday
The Mints of Hell opens at the Little Saturday with Big Bill Desmond starring. Bill enters the Yukon during a gold rush and falls for Vivian Rich yet must stop claim thief Clay Hibbing to win the girl.
Burglar by Proxy at Liberty with Jack Pickford
Jack Pickford stars as Jack Robin a society member who suffers a run of misadventures from spring fever to a toothache and a highball after friends urge him to drown the pain. Dorothy Mason plays his sweetheart as he struggles to reconcile with her in the ensuing comedy romance at the Liberty.
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Jack Pickford
the Liberty Today
Pickford
Jack Robin
O. K
Dorothy Mason
Jack
Dorothy
Choosing a Wife at the Strand Opens Today
First National film Choosing a Wife opens at the Strand. Barbara Blossom is a young daughter of Christopher Blossom and Dorothy Blossom is Christopher’s sister. A lace handkerchief causes mistaken identity when Andrew Quick, who loves Dorothy, finds the handkerchief bearing Dorothy’s name and assumes it belongs to the woman he met. The tale follows ensuing dramatic complications.
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Strand
Barbara Blossom
Christopher Blossom
Dorothy Blossom
Christopher
Dorothy
Barbara
Andrew Quick
Blossom
Andrew
The Sneak
A gypsy romance centers on Rhona played by Gladys Brockwell. Wester Choren and Francisco Buckly vie for her, with Francisco deceiving Rhona into an artist studio trap. Wester learns of the plot. the artist confesses, and Rhona returns to her tribe.
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Gladys Brockwell
Rhona
Wester Choren
Francisco Buckly
Wester
Francisco
Roger Barrington
Shadows of the Past at the Colonial
The Colonial presents Shadows of the Past directed by Ralph Ince with Anita Stewart in an all Vitagraph cast. The drama centers on three innocent people released from prison after a year as tensions unfold in the story.
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Ralph Ince
Vitagraph
Anita Stewart
Colonial
Miss Whitney Sings on Screen Debut in Mothers of Men
Claire Whitney appears as a singer in a German cabaret scene in Mothers of Men the film adaptation of Henry William Warner and DeWitte Kaplan. Jose hires Frankie Bailey for the big cabaret act famed for her figure and back kick.
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Henry William Warner
DeWitte Kaplan
Claire Whitney
Miss Whitney
Altho
Jose
Frankie Bailey
America
Bill Hart Begins Work on New Film in Santa Cruz
The WilliamS Hart company films logging scenes for John Petticoats in Santa Cruz. Bill Hart stars in this Artcraft production with thrilling sequences planned, including a log ride on a swift current. If successful, the stunt will heighten the film’s excitement.
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Williams. Hart Company
Santa Cruz
John Petticoats
Artcraft
Bill Hart
Lock of Hair Sought as Movie Memento by Fan
James Kirkwood, newly back on screen, receives a quirky fan letter from Wisconsin asking for a lock of hair. He replies with humor, enclosing samples from his secretary valet Irish setter and the car cushion instead.
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Kirkwood
California
Fox and Paramount Studio News Highlights
The week reports William Farnum star in Wolves of the Night with Pearl White starting Cub about the Alaskan gold rush. George Walsh to lead From Now On directed by RK Walsh. A Drew comedy Sisterly Scheme in Lake George with John Cumber land and Mrs Sidney Drew. The Night of the Dub launches Ernest Truex comedy series. Louise Leater cast in The Luck of the Irish. Dor othy Dalton directed by George Giblyn for Black and White. Douglas MacLean Doris May wrap Twenty Three and a Half Hours Leave then Marys Ankle. Winnifred Weatover proud of Italian crawl mastery.
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John Cumberland
Lake George
New York
Paramount Drew
Douglas MacLean
Doris
Mary
See Phyllis Maver in Latest Beach Suit
Miss Slaver, a blonde comedienne and star of Mack Sennett comedies, displays the new bathing suit model in a seaside scene.
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Phyllis Maver
Miss Slaver
Comedienne
Mack Sennett
Louise Huff Chronology and Screen Success Highlight
Louise Huff, born in Columbus Georgia, began in the stage production of Ben Hur and moved to stock theater in Utica and New York. Her notable screen roles include Seventeen Freckles The Varmint and Tom Sawyer with Jack Pickford, and she recently appeared with Ernest Truex in Oh You Women. Huff stands five feet tall, weighs 106 pounds, has a fair complexion blond hair and violet eyes, and enjoys riding and swimming.
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Louise Huff
Columbus, Ga
Utica
New York
Jack Pickford
Ernest Truex
Mies Huff
Names and facts from early cinema quiz show
The text lists biographical details for silent film figures Miss Gladys Brockwell Mae Marsh Peggy Hyland Phyllis Haver Dorothy Phillips and Charles Ray. It cites Brockwell living in Brooklyn and working at Fox studios in California, Marsh born 1897, Haver born 1899 in Douglas Kansas, Phillips leading man William Stowell in Hearts of Humanity, and Charles Ray married to a non professional.
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Miss Brockwell
Brooklyn
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California
Fox Studios
Dorothy Phillips
Coliseum
Haas
William Stowell
Luke Demands His Own Company in Culver City Studio
Luke the canine comedian of Fatty Arble’s silent troupe negotiates for independence in Culver City. After threatening to form his own company he accepts a raise to 75 bones weekly and a new burial ground, while remaining with Fatty for the season. Luke stars in The Hayseed next, amid bucolic scenes and rustic humor.
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Luke
Fatty” Arbuckle
New Culver City
Fatty
Culver City
Morosco Son Walter Enters Pictures with Lew Cody
Walter Morosco son of Oliver Morosco has entered pictures and is acting alongside Lew Cody in a scene.
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Oliver Morosco
Lew Cody
Robert Harron Began as Office Boy in Griffith Studio
Robert Harron, a leading man in D. W. Griffith films, started in motion pictures as an office boy. He later became an extra and progressed through scene painting, props, costuming, and acting with weekly pay of 25 dollars.
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Robert Harron
D. W. Griffith
Fox hires railroad for Checkers film scene
William Fox secured exclusive use of the Raritan Valley line for a day to shoot a scene in Checkers, his Fox special production, demonstrating the scale of a studio movie requiring a full railroad segment.
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Pennsylvania
William Fox
Raritan Valley Road
New
Norma Talmadge Returns to Modern Apartment
Norma Talmadge resumes work after a two month Adirondack and Bayside vacation to find a fully modern five room apartment prepared for her on the building’s second floor. It is being papered and furnished in black and blue, thoroughly electric lighted with a model kitchen and every electrical appliance. The setup includes a small bedroom a reception room kitchen and a butler's pantry and bath.
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Norma Talmadge
Adirondack Mountains
Bayside
L. A
Checkers Scene Delivers Realism Amid Costly Rail Disaster
A 24 hour Jersey shoot depicting the Checkers train wreck used high realism to justify the heavy spending. Two burning cars sped at top speed and plunged through an open drawbridge in a dramatic sequence.
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Jersey
Tom Mix Stars In Rough Riding Romance Fire Escape Thriller
Cowboy icon Tom Mix leans into danger in Rough Riding Romance performing stunts that include lassoing a speeding train and climbing a five story fire escape, showcasing his daring style a staple of the new film.
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Tom Mix
Tom
Broadway Film World Sees Stars In Various Projects
Gladys Brockwell may run for the Brooklyn assembly seat though Fox engagements limit time for legislation. Tom Mix and company shoot in Ponca City while Fatty Arbuckle works on The Hayseed at Vitagraph. Corinne Griffith feature In Mizzoura with Robert Wick rounds out the studio slate. Dorothy Phillips to open Stimson camp for veterans in Los Angeles. Lois Wilson stars opposite Dustin Farnum in a frontier tale. Edward Coffiely loaned to Anita Stewart for Old K role Colonel Doolittle.
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Brooklyn
Neoay
Assembly
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Altho
Fox Productions
Albany
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Colonel Doolittle
Theda Bara to Star in Dual Role on Screen
Theda Bara appears in a double role in La Belle Russe by Belasco. She plays two sisters one a wife and the other a notorious courtesan, with the star appearing in both parts on screen.
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David Belasco
Bara
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