Baby Peggy -- The Kutest Little Kiddie on the Screen -- October 28, 2022

Film Daily, 08-October-1922

Baby Peggy Montgomery grew to become Century's biggest comedy star, even surpassing her old comrade Brownie the Century Wonder Dog. Universal released Century Comedies. "Little Red Riding Hood" was a short film, but it was treated as "A Century Special Production."

Motion Picture News, 28-October-1922

"Consistently Good!" does not seem to be an inspiring tag line. 

Moving Picture World, 21-October-1922

I would like to see Queenie the Trick Horse do her act. I'm a little sad that Johnny Fox was not a fox. 

Motion Picture News, 21-October-1922

"Just Dogs" starred the approximately 50 Century Dogs, who did not always get along with each other. 

Motion Picture News, 14-October-1922

Century made a deal with a large department store in Toronto to promote books related to the "Century Special Fairy Tale" series. I wonder if they meant to say "Cooperation" in the title. Baby Peggy visited San Diego. 

Motion Picture News, 21-October-1922

Educational released Cameo Clean-Cut Comedies, starring Jimmie Adams, who appeared in many silent comedies and, for a time, was one of the Hallroom Boys.

Motion Picture News, 21-October-1922

Do "Clean-Cut Comedies" and "Single Reel Rough and Tumbles" sound contradictory?

Motion Picture News, 28-October-1922

The Christie Film Company was a major producer of short comedies from 1911 to 1933. Educational distributed their films. Al Christie was the director and Charles Christie ran the business. "The Whole Darn Family Aboard the Christie Laugh Boat." 

Motion Picture News, 14-October-1922

"Book Christie Comedies and Advertise Them!"

Motion Picture News, 14-October-1922

"Choose Your Weapons" starring Bobby Vernon, a Graustarkian/Ruritanian costume picture, was going to have a significant budget. 

Motion Picture News, 14-October-1922

Dorothy Devore played a jockey in "Let 'Er Run."

Photoplay, October, 1922

Al Christie carefully measures the length of Vera Steadman's dress. Rising hems were a hot subject.

Moving Picture World, 14-October-1922

Educational released Mermaid Comedies. Lige Conley starred in "The Steeplechaser," supported by Spencer Bell, who made many movies with Larry Semon. 

Motion Picture News, 21-October-1922

Al St John made a starring series for Fox. Fox Sunshine Comedies advertised "Pep and Pulchritude." Thanks to reading about silent movies, I may have been the only fourth grader in San Francisco who knew what "pulchritude" meant. 

Moving Picture World, 14-October-1922

Stan Laurel played a clumsy carpenter in "The Egg," released by Metro.

Moving Picture World, 14-October-1922

"Mud and Sand" was fun.