Bill Hart Entered Pictures Ten Years Ago at $75 a Week -- September 17, 2024

Photoplay, September, 1924

I like William S Hart's hat. 

Millville Daily, 01-September-1924

Wild Bill Hickok was Hart's penultimate film for Paramount. The Grand Theater in Millville, New Jersey paired it with "5 Good Acts Vaudeville 5." 

Selma Times-Journal, 01-September-1924

Singer Jim McKee was not a success. I find it hard to picture Bill Hart as a singing cowboy. 

Alexandria Gazette, 13-September-1924

Hart wrote a series of stories for young people about Injun and Whitey, "The Golden West Boys."

 

Fred Thomson and His Marvelous Horse Silver King -- June 21, 2024

Film Daily, 14-June-1924

Fred Thomson (no relation) had a diverse career. While attending the Princeton Theological Seminary, he earned the Amateur Athletic Union's All-Around Champion trophy in 1910, 1911 and 1913. After being ordained as a Presbyterian minister, he joined the Army and served as a chaplain during World War One. He went into the movie business after he married director and screenwriter Frances Marion. In time, he became a major western star. Sadly, he died of tetanus in 1928.

Springfield News-Sun, 15-June-1924

I like the image in this ad for The Dangerous Coward. Albert S Rogell directed. 

Arizona Republic, 01-June-1924

"Fred Thompson
Greatest College Athlete
of all times. Holder of all
the world's College records
and the finest built
man in America with a
great horse
SILVER KING"

Paducah Sun-Democrat, 07-June-1924

I like this image of Hoot Gibson. Ride For Your Life was directed by Eddie Sedgwick.

Riverside Daily Press, 14-June-1924

I like old Hoot's checks and polka dots. 

Riverside Daily Press, 14-June-1924

Boston Globe, 15-June-1924

Eddie Sedgwick also directed Broadway or Bust. I would go to this double bill which featured Hoot Gibson and Buck Jones.

Exhibitors Herald, 07-June-1924

Film Daily, 27-June-1924

Exhibitors Herald, 07-June-1924

Universal released a series of twelve five-reel westerns "featuring the famous Universal Ranch Riders." Six starred Jack Hoxie and six starred William Desmond. 

Photoplay, June, 1924

"Jack, seated upon his huge white horse, comes riding into the picture just when he's needed most..."

Riverside Daily Press, 13-June-1924

This is not a good drawing of Jack Hoxie. 

Riverside Daily Press, 13-June-1924

Clifford Smith directed Ridgeway of Montana. 

Exhibitors Herald, 14-June-1924

Bill Cody (his real name) was not the same guy as Buffalo Bill, Jr (Jay Wilsey). Both appeared in westerns.

Once Again Bill Hits the Entertainment Target Dead Center -- June 17, 2024

Casper Daily Tribune, 03-June-1924

Casper, Wyoming's Rialto Theater ran some interesting illustrated ads. Clifford Smith directed William S Hart in Singer Jim McKee. This  turned out to be his last movie for Paramount. Historian William K Everson said it was pretty silly to cast William S Hart as a singing cowboy, especially in a silent film.

Casper Daily Tribune, 04-June-1924

I like this image of Big Bill smashing through a door. "When it comes to Western melodramas Hart's are trumps. And here again the two-gun king shoots straight to the heart!"

Casper Daily Tribune, 04-June-1924

I wonder if Bill's face is obscured on purpose. 

Casper Daily Tribune, 02-June-1924

Casper Daily Tribune, 05-June-1924

The Casper Daily Tribune approved of the movie.

Photoplay, June, 1924

Photoplay also approved.

Photoplay, June, 1924

Don't ask me.

Hoot Gibson -- The Fastest, Funniest, Most Entertaining Picture This Popular Star has Ever Produced -- March 14, 2024

Film Daily, 31-March-1924

Hoot Gibson looked like a funny guy. Eddie Sedgwick directed the beautifully titled 40 Horse Hawkins. 

Motion Picture News, 15-March-1924

Director Eddie Sedgwick also acted in 40 Horse Hawkins. It had been ten years since he gave up acting for directing.

Motion Picture News, 29-March-1924

I like how Broadway or Bust, Hoot's next movie, is described as a comedy rather than a western.

Motion Picture News, 08-March-1924

Dig that hat in the top center photo. 

Motion Picture News, 22-March-1924

Jack Hoxie was a real cowboy and rodeo performer who became a big star in the early 1920s. The Phanton Horseman was directed by Bob Bradbury. 

Motion Picture News, 01-March-1924

The Man from Wyoming was also directed by Bob Bradbury. 

Motion Picture News, 29-March-1924

Ridgeway of Montana was directed by Cliff Smith. The Back Trail was shot at Lone Pine. It was directed by George Marshall and Cliff Smith. 

Film Daily, 21-March-1924

Lester Cuneo had worked with Tom Mix at the Selig Polyscope Company and then served in the army during World War One. Unable to deal with the death of his wife, Cuneo died by his own hand in 1925. W Adcock directed Western Grit. 

Film Daily, 20-March-1924

Lincoln, Sheridan, Custer in Bill Hart Cast -- October 11, 2023

 

Motion Picture News, 13-October-1923

William S Hart's next movie to be released. would be a biography of Wild Bill Hickok, directed by Clifford Smith. Wyatt Earp was the historical consultant. This item says that characters included Abraham Lincoln, George A Custer and General Sheridan. Lincoln was not a character in the movie. 

Film Daily, 22-October-1923

Hart started work on his next film, Singer Jim McKee. William K Everson said it was pretty silly to cast William S Hart as a singing cowboy, especially in a silent film.