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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1924
Page
3
A community appeals for readers to send a Christmas card to Alvie Keltner to lift his spirits during illness. The note urges personal notes over money and asks local residents to participate by mailing cards before Christmas. Also mentions a Clinton football game and a film review featuring Meighan and Lila Lee.
An account recounts the making of Harold Lloyd’s Safety Last, noting the seven reel comedy’s near six months of planning and the production’s heavy use of film stock. It highlights the cameraman’s use of 126 ten-foot reels, about twenty-five ribs of raw stock, and that roughly twenty-three miles were developed and nearly half printed. The piece praises Lloyd’s talent and work ethic while noting Mildred Davis as the leading lady in a romance woven into the high climbing thrills.
The article centers on Thomas Meighan in Back Home and Broke, noting his triumph and the film’s reception. It references theatre, likely Thomson, and the crowd’s reactions, mentioning multiple laurels and Meighan’s star appeal across venues.
Harold Lloyd performs his own thrill stunts in the seven reel Pathe comedy Safety Last at the Mare b Theatre. He climbs a twelve story building and reaches the roof in most scenes, with Mildred Davis as the leading lady. The first part blends wholesome comedy with romance, and critics call the production one of the greatest comedies.
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