Vitagraph to Film Richard Harding Davis Novel Playing Dead
Vitagraph plans a five part Blue Ribbon feature adapting Playing Dead by Richard Harding Davis. Sidney Drew directs and stars in the production shot aboard ships and in private interiors, with scenes on the St Louis liner and Pierpont suite.
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Richard Harding Davis
Vitagraph Company
Sidney Drew
Mr. Drew
Jimmie Blagwin
Mrs. Drew
Fearne
Donald Hail
Proctor Maddox
Charles Wellesley
Carlton Adams
Pathé Adds Popular Novels for Film Adaptation
Pathé has added to its list of popular novels acquired for picturization including The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Nedra by George Barr McCutcheon Comrade John by Samuel Merwin and Henry Kitchell Webster.
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Pathe
Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
Nedra
George Barr WicCutcheon
John
Samuel Mervin
Henry Kitchell Webster
The Prince and His Double Mystery Film in Ostrau
Ostrau a Pyrenees shadowed principality provides the setting for a Vitagraph mystery drama directed by Van Dyke Brooke. The five part production stars Norma-Talmadge Shirley Rives Anders Randolf and Charles Kent with Anna Me Ting filming from The Riddle and the Ring. The plot hinges on a king’s double and a love story amid an uprising featuring over seven hundred participants for a dramatic dethronement scene.
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Vitagraph Company
van Dyke Brooke
Prince
Anna Me | Ting
Gordon’MacLaren
Prince Oscar
Gustave of
Actors Speak French Hearts Ablaze by Vitagraph director
The Vitagraph film Hearts Ablaze produced by Lor imer Johnston uses thirteen stars speaking only French to create authentic atmosphere. Cast includes Leo Delaney Zena Keefe Charles Wellesley Julia Swayne Gordon L Rogers Lytton Frank Currier Nicholas Dun can. The experiment has opened a new role for language instructors in the motion picture industry as demand grows for child themed photoplots and other youth centered stories.
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Lorimer Johnston
Vitagraph
Vitagraph Company
Leo Delaney
Zena Keefe
Charles Wellesley
Julia Swayne Gordon
L. Rogers Lytton
Frank Currier
Nicholas Duncan
Johnson
Successful film comedian Neal Burns joins Al Christie company
Neal Burns, once a famed stage comic, has joined Al Christie’s group and starred in several Nestor comedies with unprecedented success. The move marks a return to film from stage, highlighting Burns as a leading light in early cinema comedy.
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Neal Burns
Mon 2 Nestor
al Christie
Nestor Comedie
Lilian Walker Seeks Copyright for Dimples
Lilian Walker, the Vitatraphistar, seeks copyright protection for her dimples and asks the United States to grant her protection from infringements. She also filed for an injunction against Overwork concern to stop showing pictures of smiling dimples tied to a face cream brand. Her attorney argues copyrighting the dimples would be simpler and prevent costly, protracted litigation.
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Lilian Walker
Vitatraphistar
United States
Miss Walker
Moving Picture Star
Leading Role Star Myrtle Tannehill Heads Broadway Return
Myrtle Tannehill, renowned stage star, will enact the leading role in When the Mind Sleeps, a three act Broadway Favorites production. Her international fame and strong British audience appeal mark her as one of America's most beloved actresses abroad. Her last Broadway vehicle was A Pair of Sixes at Longacre, following Broadway Jones and Snobs at the Hudson.
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Myrtle Tannehill
Miss Tannehill
England
Florence Reed Joins Universal Pictures
Florence Reed joins Universal as a leading stage star poised to become a renowned screen subject. Critics hail her as one of the most talented and beautiful actresses, predicting her graceful form and regal beauty will photograph exceptionally well. She is currently appearing in a prominent production.
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Florence Reed
Broadway Run Prolongs as Star Plans Film Debut
A Broadway production extending its long run anticipates the lead actress securing a film engagement soon. All plans for her company and play will be announced in the near future.
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Broadway
Playill
Military Dramas to Feature All U S Forces in LA Studio
Arrangements in Los Angeles western Lubin studio set to stage a series of military and naval dramas showcasing land forces battleships cruisers destroyers submarines and the aviation corps with every branch of Uncle Sam's forces to be utilized.
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Western Lubin
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Uncle Sam
Desert Honeymoon film by Lubin company
Three reel comedy drama completed by the Lubin company directed by Romaine Fielding. Filmed in Arizona wilds, it follows an aristocratic East man who answers the desert call. Nellie, the Pride of the Sir appears in the narrative.
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Lubin Company
Romaine Fielding
Arizona
Universal to star Nat C Goodwin in Vendetta film
Broadway comedian Nat C Goodwin will headline Universal’s film program as Marie Corelli’s Vendetta becomes a screen subject under George Kleine. The project includes elaborate scenes on a Neapolitan palace set overlooking the Bay, with Regina Badett cast as Nina Romani and a Los Angeles production base.
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Nat _C.* Goodwin
Universal Fie Manufacturing Company
Mr. Goodwin
Empire Theater
New York
George_Kleine
Flmdom
Marie Coreil
Mionday
Bijou
Fabio Romani
George Kleine
Bay of
Naples
Regina Badett
Nina
Romani
Miss Dressler Stars in Lubin Comedy Studio Plans
Miss Dressler arrives at the Lubin studio for a feature comedy picture written for her. John C. Rice heads a strong company with Hansel directing, aiming for top laughter. Most scenes to be shot at the Bettwood Ranch with a large staff crafting special scenic effects for the production.
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Lab Stdio
Blario Dressler
Seo Nrecintodarmae
Miss Lee
John C. Rice
Howell Hansel
Lubin
Pany
Bettwood
Unique Experience in Stage Versions of The Great Ruby
Miss Beat tice Morgan appears in dual stage productions of Cecil It’s The Great Ruby, a Crazy jaca melodrama, directed by Barry O’Neill at Lubin company. The plot centers Fabio Romani and his wife in Naples, with their daughter Stella, and their friend Guido Ferrari whose treachery fuels a climactic thriller.
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WLSE
Great Ruby
Jaca
Cecil
Emiers
Raleigh
Henry Hamilton
Lubin Company
Barry O'Nei
BBC
Betrayex
Pan
Fabio Romani
Stella
Naples
Romani
Guido ‘Ferrari
Fabio
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