Pearl White Starts First Paris Production -- November 27, 2023

Motion Picture News, 17-November-1923

In Paris, Pearl White started work on her last film, a feature called Terreur (or The Perils of Paris). Edward José directed.

Supreme Pathé Serials -- August 29, 2022

Moving Picture World, 26-August-1922

Pathé boasted that in the coming year they would have four serials starring three of the biggest stars in that genre, Ruth Roland, Charles Hutchison and Pearl White. Pearl White was returning to serials after a hiatus.

Motion Picture News, 19-August-1922

Ruth Roland, who was born in San Francisco, was one of the great Serial Queens. Note in this trade ad for The Timber Queen that Ruth Roland, on a horse, is saving a man, who may have been Bruce Gordon. Fred Jackman directed.

Moving Picture World, 19-August-1922

The exhibitors seemed to like it.

Moving Picture World, 26-August-1922

Ruth Roland's next serial would be The Riddle of the Range. 

Moving Picture World, 26-August-1922

Charles Hutchison wrote, directed, acted and performed stunts in many Pathé serials (Pathéserials). He was best known for motorcycle stunts, but S P E E D also had trains and airplanes. 

Moving Picture World, 26-August-1922

Other studios produced serials. Elinor Field played the Jungle Goddess in Selig's serial of the same name. "Col. Wm. N. Selig's greatest 15 episode serial."

Motion Picture News, 19-August-1922

Universal jumped on the latest American fad and produced a serial called The Radio King. Roy Stewart and Louise Lorraine starred. Robert F. Hill directed.

Motion Picture News, 12-August-1922

Art Acord was a cowboy star who appeared in many silent films but did not make the transition to talkies. In the Days of Buffalo Bill was "A spectacular chronicle of events and adventures in the of America's greatest scout." Duke Lee played the great scout. It was directed by Edward Laemmle, one of Uncle Carl's many nephews. It was a big Universal production.

The White Moll -- August 7, 2020

Motion Picture News, 07-August-1920

Having appeared in ten serials between 1914 and 1919, Pearl must have gotten tired of the format. Perhaps the format had also grown tired of her. She made ten features for the Fox Film Corporation between 1919 and 1922. Sadly, her popularity waned. The White Moll is probably lost, but it left us this colorful trade ad.  .  

Wide Exploitation Campaign Planned by Pathé -- September 23, 2019

Moving Picture World, 13-September-1919

Window displays and an eight-page book were among the exploitation items issued for Pearl White's The Black Secret.

Moving Picture World, 20-September-1919

Wallace McCutcheon, veteran of Biograph, was Pearl White's co-star in The Black Secret.  He was also her husband from 1919-1921.

Moving Picture World, 06-September-1919

Pearl White was moving to Fox. Both Pearl White and Tom Mix were known for doing their own stunts. I like the word "pufflicists."

Tom Mix in A Mile-a-Minute Western Drama -- September 9, 2019

Moving Picture World, 13-September-1919

100 years ago this month, Tom Mix was busy making movies. Note that this ad mentions two features, Rough Riding Romance and The Speed Maniac.

Moving Picture World, 06-September-1919

Pearl White was moving to Fox.  Both Pearl White and Tom Mix were known for doing their own stunts.  I like the word "pufflicists."

Moving Picture World, 06-September-1919

Speaking of stunts, Tom bulldogged a buffalo (I know, bison).

Moving Picture World, 06-September-1919

Part of The Feud was shot on location in Oklahoma.

Moving Picture World, 06-September-1919

I would like to have seen Tom Mix in A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court, but it didn't happen.  In 1921, Fox released an adaption of the Mark Twain novel A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court starring Harry Myers.  That movie is lost.  Don't believe the IMDB review by the late F Gwynplaine MacIntyre.

Moving Picture World, 06-September-1919

Tom and his crew were planning to visit the San Francisco Bay Area for some location shooting.

Moving Picture World, 20-September-1919

Moving Picture World, 20-September-1919

I wonder why Tom was in a dress suit.

Moving Picture World, 20-September-1919

I didn't know Tom could play the fiddle.

Moving Picture World, 27-September-1919

Selig rereleased its 1917 production, The Heart of Texas Ryan.

Pearl White Withdraws as Candidate for Assembly -- August 29, 2019

Moving Picture World, 30-August-1919

Having appeared in ten serials between 1914 and 1919, Pearl must have gotten tired of the format. Perhaps the format had also grown tired of her. She made ten features for the Fox Film Corporation between 1919 and 1922. Sadly, her popularity waned.

Moving Picture World, 09-August-1919

Robert W Chambers, author of The Black Secret, is famous for the book of short stories The King in Yellow.

Moving Picture World, 09-August-1919

"Scores of novel and scenarios were rejected before the choice finally fell upon the story as being peculiarly adapted to Pearl White's talents."

Moving Picture World, 23-August-1919

Pearl White's second Fox feature would be based on a story by Hiram Percy Maxim, who was the son of inventor Sir Hiram Maxim.

Moving Picture World, 30-August-1919

Pearl White wanted to run for the New York State Assembly, but her work schedule did not permit it. "It is my sincere desire to see some other woman in Queens run for this important office. I intend not only to vote at the next election, but to use all the influence at my command to help elect a woman candidate if she runs."

Moving Picture World, 30-August-1919

"This second starring vehicle...was written by Hiram Percy Maxim especially for Pearl White. Special stress is laid on the fact that this big dramatic work was created after the author's protracted personal study of the star's work."

Pearl White's Final Thriller -- July 29, 2019

Moving Picture World, 19-July-1919

100 years ago this month, serial queen Pearl White was making the transition from making serials for Pathé to appearing in features for Fox.

Moving Picture World, 05-July-1919

Director George B Seitz blew up a tunnel for one of the last scenes shot for the serial In Secret, which was released as The Black Secret.

Moving Picture World, 12-July-1919

This was Pearl's last serial except for Plunder, which was released in 1923.

Moving Picture World, 12-July-1919

This article about people who write serials mentions the upcoming The Black Secret and other Pearl White serials.

Moving Picture World, 12-July-1919

Pathé took out a multi-page ad which included a list of the seven serials that they planned to release in 1919-1920.  

Moving Picture World, 12-July-1919

Here is the section devoted to The Black Secret, which would be released in November.  

Moving Picture World, 19-July-1919

Fox talked about how Pearl would new appear in "Multiple-Reel Features."  "Mr Fox will build a producing until around his new star which will exploit her to the utmost." The meaning of the word "exploit" has changed over the years. 

Moving Picture World, 19-July-1919

This ad has Pearl as one of the "Five Stars Who Make Up the Feminine Constellation for the Serial Program of Pathe."

The Year of the Pig -- February 23, 2019

Karen Starr Venturini Collection

In honor of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Pig, here is silent serial star Pearl White with her pet pig, posed on a nice roadster.

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The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade is tonight. The parade has taken place since the 1860s.

Pathé to Push Lloyd Comedies -- April 20, 2018

Moving Picture World, 27-April-1918

Happy 125th birthday to Harold Lloyd, who was born on 20-April-1893.  

This Pathé ad features both Toto, whom Hal Roach was trying to promote as the next big Rolin comedy star, and Harold Lloyd. He is reading a book entitled How to Box.

Moving Picture World, 06-April-1918

Harold Lloyd's "Follow the Crowd" is listed with other releases, including a Pearl White serial, The House of Hate.  Harold's movie "is a smashing, laugh-producing series of startling incidents..."

Moving Picture World, 06-April-1918

"On the Jump" featured Harold as a bellhop and Snub Pollard as the house detective at the Squirrel Inn.  Bebe Daniels was the leading lady.  "There are a number of amusing knockabout situations which will bring laughter."

Moving Picture World, 13-April-1918

A review of comic actors says "Harold Lloyd is a young performer with a real comic bent.  He is a personable young fellow of the Max Linder, dress-suit type."

Moving Picture World, 13-April-1918

 Last month we saw Harold visit New York.  This month he has returned "After signing a new contract for his appearance in Pathé-Rolin comedies."  Perhaps Harold's contract status is the reason Hal Roach was looking for a new star. 

Moving Picture World, 13-April-1918

"Follow the Crowd" is "a typical number, with some good small business in it."

Moving Picture World, 20-April-1918

Pathé to Push Lloyd Comedies."