Hoot Gibson -- The Greatest Outdoor Picture Ever Made -- Bar None! -- September 13, 2023

Motion Picture News, 29-September-1923

I like the dynamic image of Hoot Gibson. Eddie Sedgwick directed The Ramblin' Kid. 

Motion Picture News, 22-September-1923

The Extra Man, movie set in a movie studio, was released as The Thrill Chaser.

Motion Picture News, 08-September-1923

Eddie Sedgwick also directed Blinky. 

Motion Picture News, 22-September-1923

Jack Hoxie was a real cowboy and rodeo performer who became a big star in the early 1920s. I think Riders of the Moon was released as The Red Warning. Bob Bradbury directed. 

Hoot Gibson Appears to be Sitting on a Bear -- March 15, 2023

 

Casper Daily Tribune, 11-March-1923

I always enjoy Hoot Gibson movies. He added a lot of comedy to his films. Kindled Courage was directed by William Worthington. I like the image of old Hoot. 

In the first still from Single Handed, Hoot saws on a fiddle while Elinor Field shows her appreciation. In the second, Hoot appears to be sitting on a bear. Eddie Sedgwick directed.

Motion Picture News, 17-March-1923

Leo Maloney starred in a series of short westerns. "Double Clinched" was directed by Ford Beebeand Leo Maloney. The guy with the striped suit, played by Bud Osborne, is an escaped convict posing as a minister who marries Leo and Pauline Curley. 

Motion Picture News, 17-March-1923

With Stanley in Africa -- January 30, 2022

Moving Picture Weekly, 28-January-1922

With Stanley in Africa was a Universal serial, which starred actor and athlete George Walsh, Raoul Walsh's brother. Walsh played British-American explorer Henry Morton Stanley who is best known for searching central Africa for missionary David Livingstone, who had not been heard from in six years. Note that the cover of this Universal publication calls it a "Universal Continued Feature" rather than as a serial. The film is probably lost.

Moving Picture Weekly, 21-January-1922

This ad calls the film a "chapter play," a common synonym for "serial." 

Moving Picture Weekly, 14-January-1922

Wear your wart-hog button and get in for free. 

Moving Picture Weekly, 14-January-1922

"Another Golden Universal Discovery." Please excuse the racist images. 

Moving Picture Weekly, 14-January-1922

"Carl Laemmle Presents George Walsh/Famous Athlete and Motion Feature Star in His First Appearance in Any Serial or Continued Feature..."

Exhibitors Herald, 07-January-1922

Ruth Roland, who was born in San Francisco, was one of the great Serial Queens. "She fights, she loves, she kisses, she thrills..."

Motion Picture News, 28-January-1922

Moving Picture Weekly, 14-February-1922

Eddie Polo was a popular serial star. He started out as a trapeze artist in a circus. He appeared in many serials in the US and then went to Germany, where he starred in action films. He later worked as a makeup artist. I like the image of Polo diving through the "4" in The Secret 4.

Moving Picture Weekly, 21-January-1922

"Universal's Cyclonic Chapter-Play."

Motion Picture News, 28-January-1922

It looks as if Polo was leaving or planning to leave Universal. 

Motion Picture News, 07-January-1922

Elinor Field played the Jungle Goddess in Selig's serial of the same name. "The Mightiest Animal-Jungle Chapter-Picture Ever Produced"

Exhibitors Herald, 28-January-1922

It looks as if poor Elinor Field is in a sticky situation. 

Motion Picture News, 14-January-1922

"Hurricane Hutch" Popular -- November 30, 2021

Exhibitors Herald, 26-November-1921

Charles Hutchison wrote, directed, acted and performed stunts in many Pathé serials (Pathéserials). He was especially good at motorcycle stunts. Hurricane Hutch was directed by George B Seitz. It featured Warner Oland, who appeared in many silent serials. Another version of Stunt No. 33 has Hutch and his leading lady going over a waterfall in a canoe.

Motion Picture News, 05-November-1921

Motion Picture News, 05-November-1921

Big old Elmo Lincoln had been the first person to play Tarzan, in a 1918 movie. In 1921, he was in a serial, The Adventures of Tarzan. I like the leopard. 

Moving Picture World, 26-November-1921

Elinor Field played the Jungle Goddess in Selig's serial of the same name. 

Motion Picture News, 26-November-1921

It took Selig a while to announce the serial's name. 

Motion Picture News, 12-November-1921

Ruth Roland, who was born in San Francisco, was one of the great Serial Queens. 

Moving Picture World, 19-November-1921