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| Motion Picture News, 08-March-1924 |
Baby Peggy Montgomery had been Century's biggest comedy star. She moved on to starring in features for Universal and Sol Lesser's Principal Pictures.
Captain January was based on a book by Laura E Richards. Shirley Temple starred in a later adaption.
Note the Baby Peggy Doll, offered at Gimbel's in New York.
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| Motion Picture News, 08-March-1924 |
You could buy Baby Peggy Hosiery, Baby Peggy Dresses, Baby Peggy Underwear, Baby Peggy Jewelry, Baby Peggy Bonnets, Baby Peggy Dolls, Baby Peggy's Own Storybook, Baby Peggy Handkerchiefs, Baby Peggy Coats, Baby Peggy Writing Paper, and Baby Peggy Silverware. I'm exhausted from typing that list.
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| Motion Picture News, 15-March-1924 |
"So great is Baby Peggy's 'Fan' Correspondence that five secretaries work daily answering her letters."
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| Motion Picture News, 15-March-1924 |
"The most intensive fan campaign ever carried on for a star." I'll bet.
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| Motion Picture News, 29-March-1924 |
Meanwhile Century Comedies carried on without Baby Peggy. "The Century Follies Girls, a bubbling, youthful group of girlish beauty in an unusual series of clean, entertaining comedies, are making friends and profits for showmen everywhere."
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| Motion Picture News, 22-March-1924 |
Pal the Dog was the star of "That Oriental Game." Charles Lamont and Noel Smith directed. I wonder if the title refers to mah-jongg, which was very popular around that time.
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| Motion Picture Magazine, April, 1924 |
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| Motion Picture News, 29-March-1924 |
Buddy Messinger was a kid who starred in a series of Century Comedies. Albert Herman directed "The (or was it A?) Young Tenderfoot."
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| Motion Picture News, 29-March-1924 |
Arthur Trimble was another child actor starring in a series of Century Comedies. The caption remarks that he "looks like Buster Brown." He later played Buster Brown in a series.
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| Motion Picture News, 15-March-1924 |
Christie advertised Dorothy Devore as "A Clever Queen of Comedy." Christie's short comedies were distributed by Educational.
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| Motion Picture News, 08-March-1924 |
Scott Sidney directed "Getting Gertie's Goat." The title was probably a satire of the play (later filmed twice) Getting Gertie's Garter.
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| Film Daily, 04-March-1924 |
Dorothy Devore's success in short comedies led Christie to put her in feature-length comedies. Hodkinson released Christie's features.
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| Film Daily, 06-March-1924 |
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| Motion Picture News, 22-March-1924 |
Christie produced series of short comedies starring Neal Burns and Jimmie Adams. I like the stick figures.
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| Film Daily, 28-March-1924 |
Educational offered free ad mats for their short subjects. These could be run as stand-alone newspaper ads or inserted into larger ads. Al Christie himself directed Neal Burns and Vera Steadman in "Busy Buddies."
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| Motion Picture News, 22-March-1924 |
Bobby Vernon also starred in a series of Christie comedies. Archie Mayo directed "Reno or Bust."
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| Motion Picture News, 29-March-1924 |
Educational released shorts from many different producers. This item has ad mats from a variety of series.
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| Motion Picture News, 15-March-1924 |
Cameo Comedies were one-reelers released by Educational. Sid Smith and Cliff Bowes starred in many. "Cave Inn" is a good title for a stone age comedy.
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| Motion Picture News, 15-March-1924 |
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| Motion Picture News, 29-March-1924 |
