Mary Pickford Returns to Short Skirts and Curls -- June 16, 2025

Photoplay, June, 1925

Mary Pickford usually played young girls, but in Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall she played a girl of 18. In Rosita, directed by Ernst Lubitsch, she played a street singer who was old enough to get married. In Little Annie Rooney, a very funny movie, she returned to playing a younger character. William Beaudine directed.

Harold Lloyd's New Comedy for Pathe is "The Freshman" -- June 15, 2025

Moving Picture World, 06-June-1925

This Pathé ad tells about Harold Lloyd's next release, The Freshman. This would be one of his best features. 

I am surprised that I have not yet mentioned serial queen Allene Ray. Much of her work is lost, but I have seen bits and pieces.

Moving Picture World, 13-June-1925

"Harold Lloyd and his charming leading lady, Jobyna Ralston..."

Moving Picture World, 27-June-1925

Harold and Jobya share a moment.

Photoplay, June, 1925

Harold and Mildred Davis' daughter, Mildred Gloria Lloyd. 

Happy No Kings Day/Flag Day -- June 14, 2025

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Happy Flag Day, everyone. Today we also celebrate No Kings Day to support our democratic government against the authoritarian attacks from T***p and his lickspittles. Some smart person had the idea that people should post photos of President Barack Obama on social media today because T***p is insanely jealous of him. 

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The US Army, the US Navy and the US Marine Corps had planned a parade to celebrate their 250th birthdays this year, but T***p coopted it and turned into a North Korean-style celebration of his birthday.

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Tomorrow is No Kings Day -- June 13, 2025

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Since the Second T***p Reich has been trashing our constitution and are capping it off with a huge military parade for the birthday of the draft-dodging coward and rapist, people across the nation are celebrating No King Day tomorrow. The Fascists are coopting Flag Day and the celebrations of the 250th birthdays of the US Army, the US Navy and the US Marine Corps. 

I you want to find nearby protests, look here:

https://www.nokings.org/

Theda Bara -- June 5, 2025

Photoplay, June, 1925

Theda Bara made a lot of comebacks.

Tony Curtis 100 -- June 3, 2025

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Tony Curtis was born 100 yeas ago today, on 03-June-2025. I was surprised to find that I have not mentioned him in this blog. He was good.

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Gaumont -- Films Artistiques Originaux -- June 2, 2025

New York Clipper, 01-February-1908

Gaumont is a pioneering film company that has been active since 1895. I found it interesting that the Gaumont logo has a superimposed banner in French. "The Water Babies; or, the Little Chimney Sweep" was a 1907 film made in America by the Gaumont company. Percy Stow directed.

The film is based on an 1893 novel, The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby, by Charles Kingsley. Tommy, a little chimney sweep, is abused by his master, Grimes. The master takes Tommy to a manor, where Tommy meets a girl, Ellie, and is accused of stealing items that Grimes had purloined. Tommy runs away and his master, the owner of the manor and all the servants pursue him. Tommy jumps in a river and drowns. Sympathetic "little shell maids" turn Tommy into a water baby. Drunk and angry, Grimes falls into the river. He meets Tommy and the shell maidens, and they turn him into a fish. 

Ten years later, Ellie looks for Tommy. She persuades a mermaid to take her to him. Ellie is transformed so they can stay together.