Stunt No. 33 -- October 30, 2021

Moving Picture World, 01-October-1921

It occurred to me a couple of months ago that I have not posted enough items about movie serials. 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. This ad shows Hutch performing Stunt No. 38, riding a log down a flume.

Moving Picture World, 08-October-1921

And this ad shows Stunt No. 17, going over a forty-foot waterfall. I need to find the other numbers. 

Moving Picture World, 22-October-1921

Stunt No. 33, Hutch and his leading lady going over a waterfall in a canoe. 

Exhibitors Herald, 22-October-1921

Colonel William N Selig encouraged people to WAIT for his masterful but not-as-yet named serial with wild animals. Selig kept a zoo so he had a good selection of animals. 

Exhibitors Herald, 01-October-1921

Elmo Lincoln, who had a huge chest, played Tarzan for the third time in The Adventures of Tarzan.

Moving Picture World, 15-October-1921

Louise Lorraine played Jane.

Exhibitors Herald, 01-October-1921

Art Acord was a cowboy star who appeared in many silent films, but did not make the transition to talkies. Winners of the West claimed to be based on history. It was a big Universal production.

Moving Picture World, 22-October-1921

Universal said the serial "will need no censor." Censorship of movies was a hot topic. 

Exhibitors Herald, 01-October-1921

Ann Little acted in many movies during the Teens and Twenties and retired from acting in the mid-Twenties. Co-star Ben F Wilson produced, directed and starred in many silent movies. I suspect The Blue Fox is lost. 

The Thrill-a-Minute Stunt King -- December 28, 2021

 

Moving Picture World, 24-September-1921

It occurred to me recently that I have not posted enough items about movie serials. 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. 

Moving Picture World, 03-September-1921

Moving Picture World, 10-September-1921

"The Thrill-a-Minute Stunt King."

Moving Picture World, 24-September-1921

"Jam 'Em in on Polo Nights." 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.

Moving Picture World, 03-September-1921

Moving Picture World, 17-September-1921

The Vanishing Dagger was advertised as "The Mighty Sea to Sea" serial. 

Moving Picture World, 10-September-1921

Elmo Lincoln, who had a huge chest, played a dual role in The Flaming Disk. He played a Secret Service agent, Elmo Gray, and his brother, Jim Gray, a thief. Lincoln was the first person to play Tarzan in a movie.

Moving Picture World, 03-September-1921

"Universal's Newest Serial Wonder." Robert F Hill directed. 

Moving Picture World, 10-September-1921

"Thills of Almost Unbelievable Daring."

Moving Picture World, 24-September-1921

The Dragon's Net is billed as "The only serial ever filmed in China, Japan and the Philippines." With a big dollop of anti-Asian racism. Many silent serials starred women. Marie Walcamp was a major star in the early 1920s. Her career faded when serials went into decline and she killed herself in 1936. 

Moving Picture World, 17-September-1921

"Starring Marie Walcamp, the Woman Who Knows No Fear." 

Moving Picture World, 03-September-1921

"Four countries -- Two continents."