Miss Lulu Bett Film Review Elevates Source Material
New York critic James W. Dean praises the 1921 photoplay Miss Lulu Bett directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Lois Wilson’s portrayal captures Lulu’s confinement and sparks, while the film adds action and clearer character development though some stage lines are lost.
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Movie Stars and Their Lives Highlight Silent Screen Stars
The piece details film figures Liane Marie Prevost and Marjorie Prevost ages, actress Marie Prevost height, Phyllis Haver, Clara Kimball Young in What No Man Knows, Jack Mulhall in The Offshore Pirate, Doris May now Mrs Wallace MacDonald, Janet Niles Welch, Mrs Lydig Hoyt in The Wonderful Thing, and child actor John Henry alias Don Marion Daria.
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Harold Lloyd’s East visit features Mildred Davis and mother
The article notes Harold Lloyd, in New York for a month’s frolic and rent, will likely be seen with hor brimmed glasses off screen. Leading lady Mildred Davis and her mother accompany him in the East.
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Production updates from Rome on Italian talent in Nero scene
Word from Rome reports J Gordon Edwards nearly finished his Nero spectacle with Italian players. Ernest Labitech used 112000 extras in Pharaohs Wife, bringing a print to America. John Gilbert stars in Monte Cristo with Estelle Taylor as leading woman.
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Paramount Signs Valentino to Three Year Contract
Rudolph Valentino signs a three year contract with Paramount Pictures. The studio will adapt Blasco Ibanez's Blood and Sand with Valentino to star in the toreador role. Bebe Daniels and May McAvoy are set as supporting players under the new deal.
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Liberty News feature at the Liberty theatre Saturday
The Liberty News presents a Saturday morning showing with photographs of the elm tree dedication on the Road of Remembrance along the Seattle Tacoma Highline and images of Mabel Normand’s newly acquired bear cubs for a future production. John M. Morin, national head of Maglea, visits Beattie.
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Keaton Comedy The Boat Debuts With Self Built Vessel
Buster Keaton stars in The Boat a two reel comedy hailed as one of his funniest efforts. He builds the boat himself naming it Damifino. Florence Victor leads her own company and challenges her director husband Vider amid a string of past successes.
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Harrison Ford Transforms in Love's Redemption Role
Harrison Ford stars as Clifford Standish in Love's Redemption, a Norma Talmadge romance. The film follows his alcoholic decline and shifting sympathy with Ginger, played by Talmadge, as Albert Parker directs adaptation from Andrew Soutar's novel On Principle.
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Mary Miles Minter Takes New Dramatic Turn in Paramount Picture
Mary Miles Minter moves from her former sweet sixteen type to a more emotional role in The Heart Specialist for Paramount. The change highlights her dramatic ability and marks a notable shift in her screen persona for 1920s audiences.
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Buck Jones Career Fire Causes Hospital Stay
An accident at a studio due to employee carelessness led to attire catching fire and Buck Jones suffering burns, requiring hospital treatment.
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Wife of Alec B Francia Actor Dies After Illness
The wife of Alec B Francia, renowned screen character actor, died after a brief illness. The obituary notes her as a supportive partner during his career and a longtime member of the local arts community.
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Molly O Jingle Contest Winner Named for 5 Dollar Prize
The jingle contest closes today as entries come in all day. At 6 o clock the jingles will be opened and the $5 prize will be awarded to Mattie L B Tilley of 9220 29th Ave. The announcement follows in Monday’s issue.
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Leather Pushers On The Screen Adaptation at Universal
The Leather Pushers series by H. C. Witwer has been adapted for film by Universal. A twelve two reel set follows a college football star who loses his fortune on Wall Street and seeks to regain it in boxing, featuring many veteran ring names and lively three round bouts at the Columbia theatre.
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Mong to be featured in Frothingham production
William Mong is set to be featured in Frothingham's next production The Man Who Smiled after rising quickly this past year with notable character portrayals.
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Wray’s Ince Players Take Time Off After Illness
John Griffith Wray’s company of Thomas H. Ince players suspend work due to the producer’s illness from poison oak contracted at Devil’s Gate dam near Pasadena. The condition prompted concern for his recovery and halted filming activities temporarily.
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Giant Actor in Theodora Aids Dramatic Screen Tale
Italian film Theodora features Guido Marcianao as a towering villain Gorgia, Justinian's chief executioner, with Rita Jolivet in the title role. Dramatic scenes include torture and a rioting crowd sequence as Empress Theodora faces peril and vengeance.
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Charles Ray Returns to Studio After Long Vacation
Charles Ray resumes studio work after a month away. He travels through cities receiving ovations and meets three presidents in one afternoon at the White House. President Wilson invites him to discuss art.
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Max Linder Recovers From Illness After Studio Lights
After a brief blindness caused by studio lights and a severe cold that nearly threatened pneumonia Max Linder began recovering and is now on the road to full health.
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Maude George to Perform Sketch by W A Hurlburt
Vaudeville feature adds film star Maude George in a sketch by W A Hurlburt author of Lillies of the Field. The pairing follows her prominent role in Foolish Wives and signals cross medium appeal for stage and screen.
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Sammy Gets Job as a Caterer at R. 8 V. P. Studio
Sammy, known for his white Ford ice cream and hot dog wagon, catered the big ballroom scene on the R. 8 V. P. set. Charles Ray praised him for liberal refreshments as heat mounted during filming. The film Kh 8S V PL is slated for an early Seattle showing.
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Masquerader film features strong cast led by Guy Bates Post
An exceptional screen company supports Guy Bates Post in Ricard Walton Tullys play The Masquerader film adaptation. Edward Kimball Herbert Standing Lawson Butt Barbara Tennant and Marcela Manon star, with James Young directing the production.
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