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Boiled Down and Served Up! Gale Henry, who for three years was star and producer of her own comedies has been cast for one of the principal roles in “Knighthood in Hollywood,” a comedy-drama being produced by Fred Caldwell at the Fine Arts studios. Vic Potel, another well-known funster, is also in t...

Boiled Down and Served Up! Douglas MacLean’s next starring vehicle, “Going Up”, was started this week at the Hollywood Studios. Incidentally, this is Doug’s first independent production. Paramount stars are resting these days, Agnes Ayres, Betty Compson, Jacqueline Logan, Pola Negri, Julia Faye, Jac...

CAMERA’S WEEKLY WAKE-EM-UP BOY ACTOR, 6, IS 109-POUNDER AND HEROIC There is one young man in the picture industry who is making greater strides in the acting line than many old-time stage actors backed by years of experience. It seems he has weight with the industry-his weight is 109 pounds at the a...

CAMERA’S WEEKLY WAKE-EM-UP CHAPLIN FREE OF CONTRACT GETS MORE ACTIVE Free of entangling contracts Charlie Chaplin is now launched on the biggest and most important picture of his entire career following the delivery of his latest four-reel comedy, “The Pilgrim,” to the First National Exhibitors. Som...

CAMERA’S WEEKLY WAKE-EM-UP Little Philippe de Lacey has been cast to play the leading child role in the current Douglas MacLean picture. (Camera Vol. 5 No. 41 pg. 9) Jimmy Adams, famous for his excellent comedy performances in Educational comedies has been signed by Julius Stern to co-direct, play a...

CAMERA’S WEEKLY WAKE-EM-UP MAX LINDER FALLS 100 FEET IN ALPS CREVASSE AND HOVERS NEAR DEATH While on a farewell pleasure trip in the Swiss Alps prior to departing from Europe for Hollywood, where he has arranged to resume his picture-making activities. Max Linder, France’s premier cinema star and on...

Brian,

Nice job of putting these all together.

Have you tried yet to determine which titles are known to be extant?

Joe Moore

Brent, There's a nice photo of Al and Zip in that ad which I'll try to post when I get a new scanner so everyone can get a good look at the team from early 1923. Here's a few more bits for today's postings _________________________________________- Every Day, in Every Way, It’s a Fine Day in Some Wa...

The "Pulse of the Studios" section in the 11/12/21 issue of Camera! indicates a two reeler was being made by O'Conor Productions at Brentwood Studios, 811 Fountain, Hollywood, starring O'Conor and Franey, and directed by Thomas LaRose. Gus Schumacher, was company manager, George Richter w...

Starting off the transcriptions of another issue of CAMERA with an ad for the Hall Room Boys comedies. It's great to be able to actually pin the credits down for at least the six films mentioned here (since the series was always changing the cast members). Anyone know anything about the vaudeville t...