The Price of Silence leads to a forced marriage tragedy
Barbara Ragan is compelled by Tom Plank to marry him to avoid her father John Ragan facing the electric chair. Bill Leets schemes against Plank’s rivals, triggering bankruptcy and fractured engagements. Despite the grim tale, Barbara and Plank grow to love each other while Leets fails to win her back. Kalem’s Alice Joyce series presents the two act drama.
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Dry
Tom Planks
Barbara
Ragan
Bill Leets
Lees
Pigak
Atelke
Ghie
Park
Clara ‘Treadwell
Ahe
Clara
Tyro
Blank
John Ragan
Leets
Plank
Kalem
Alice Joyce
Miss Joyce
Notable cast boosts sensational farce on Broadway
Alfred Hickman leads a notable cast in a period stage and film comedy from The Famous Players, with Charles Dixon Ida Waterman Dodson Mitchell Helen Freeman John Barrymore and Kitty Baldwin among others. The production promises strong support from Broadway favorites in the forthcoming show Are You a Mason.
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Hoo Ditrichstein
Alfred Hickman
Billy
Charles “Dixon
Charles Butler
Ida Waterman
Dodson Mitchell
Helen Freeman
Jeam Acker
Vanne Huling
Harold Lockwood
Kitty Baldwini
Famous Players Film Company
Famous Players
John Barrymore
Talens
Sik
Wmungal
Marguerite Clark to Star in Crucible Film Play
Marguerite Clark will again appear on the Facus Players Paramount program December 14 in the film play The Crucible. She portrays Jean Francis, a girl unjustly sent to a reformatory who overcomes oppression and finds love, showcasing her dramatic versatility beyond Wildflower.
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Wildflower
Marguerite Lark
Fascus
Players-Paramount
Mark
Lee Luther
Mies Clark
First Five Zu Dora Episodes Hint Surprising Revelations
The article previews the initial five Zu Dora episodes in a forthcoming Titan Mutual serial. Dr Daniel Carson Goodman presents titles such as The Artistic Message of Mystery of the Dutch Cheese Maker and The Mystery of the Frozen Laugh Haunted Hills. The author claims a new school in motion picture writing with modern realism elevating silent drama.
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Zuitora
Daniel Carson Goodman
Dfirat
Dr. Goodman
Zadora
Zudor the Forthcoming Thanhouser Serial Debuts With Cirque Installment
A full circus set appears in the first episode of Zudor the Thanhouser Mutual serial. Wagons, horses, tight ropes, tents, and show barkers fill the scene under director Frederick Sullivan. The production aimed to immerse viewers in authentic circus atmosphere despite high costs and a tight schedule.
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Thanhouser Mutual
Toad Circus
Huey
Frederick Sullivan
Trail Breakers and a Bride in the Western Railway Tale
The article reviews The Trail Breakers by H. Stafford, detailing Rex de Roselli president of the D and H railroad and his private secretary William Clifford. Roselli's daughter Marie attracts Clifford as rival schemes unfold in a Westward mission to influence the D and H railroad. A staged accident kills a squaw and her papoose, stirring Indian tensions, while liquor schemes threaten further tragedy as Crowfoot seeks justice.
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Bulla
Hr.g. Stafford
Rome
Adlans
Tale
Clifford
Roselli
Bainbridge
Ro- Selit
Marie
Aquai
Squaw
Crowfoot
Bainerdee
Two Reel Drama Shows Clash of Love and Vengeance
A D and H railroad project sparks conflict as Roselli forbids Clifford and Marie’s romance. Clifford’s rescue during a deadly Indian uprising leads to battles on and off the train. Marie and Clifford win Roselli’s approval and plan to wed in a two reel 101 Bison release set for December 12.
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Cliford Hearn
Roselli
Spur
Cilfford
Marlo
Rosell
Marie
Marie Walapip
Wilam
Clifford
Dixy Named Morgantown Theater In Old Post Office
B S Baumgartner plans Morgantown's new moving picture theater in the old post office on High Street. The theater name Dixy was chosen from a names contest and is noted as the original spelling of Dixie per Webster's dictionary.
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Morgantown
Apsoamess
B. S. Baumgartner
Moving Picture
Postofice
High Street
Finss
Dixie
Pathe Lehrman Builds New Studio in Hollywood
Pathe Lehrman, releasing the L. Ko. comedies through Universal Film Manufacturing, has completed a new studio in Hollywood California, promising ease comfort and happiness in production.
Screen Star Mignon Anderson Aims at Serious Roles
Baltimore born Mignon Anderson, trained in Brooklyn, stars in Thanhouser Mutual photo plays. She prefers cinema to stage, excels in dramatic parts, and has written several successful photo plays. The article notes her slender 94 pound frame and blue eyes as she builds a career in silent film.
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Joseph
Jeter
Mithifield Aid
Ulls ‘Marlowe
Hanhouser Matual
Mins Andersson
The Coming Week at the Local Movies
The Orpheum theater schedules a week of varied films led by The Dollar Mall a five act society drama from World Film. Other features include The Tomb of Hearts serial episode Troy Of Hearts In The Candle Light two part drama, and Into the Depths three part photoplay. Movie listings also note Alice Joyce detective tales and other attractions at the Bijou theater and continued notes on page 5.
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Orpheum Theater
Gharies Chaplis
Wiikibe
Aras
Doumhanit
Maaten
Anton
William A. Brady
The
World Film Corporation
Aoe
She ‘Troy
Hearts
William Garwood
Vivine “Rich
Bijou
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George Broadhurst
Barbara Fennant
Robert Waravich
Trey O
Star Theatre
Miller Bros.’ 101 Ranch
Whett Painted
Famous
Universal
Terrance
Universal-ster
J. Warren Qrrdisaty
Tomgoy
Marguerite Clark
Rohd
Ciliford
Ny” Theatre
Odeon ‘Theatre
Musical Comedy Company
Big Beauty
Buoy Theatre
Joyce
Mary Jane
Vitagraph
Plora Jinch
Jay Dwiggins
Cissyitz
Gerald
Hughie Mack
Ernest Maltravers
Biograph
Bulger Lytton
Vivian Prescott
Leah Baird
Lory
Edison
All Star Cast
Bell
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