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| Film Daily, 20-April-1924 |
"A true symbol of mother love is Baby Peggy, sweetest of motion picture stars. Through the devotion of her mother and the constant care of her father she has been developed into what she now is -- the most winning child in the world." Ironically, her father got her blacklisted after fighting with a producer, and her parents wasted the substantial fortune that she had earned.
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| Film Daily, 11-April-1924 |
Captain January was a feature film based on Laura E Richards' 1891 novel of the same name. Shirley Temple later starred in a talkie version.
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| Film Daily, 13-April-1924 |
Sol Lesser's Principal Pictures produced Captain January. Eddie Cline directed.
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| Film Daily, 13-April-1924 |
Even though she had moved up to feature films, Baby Peggy continued to appear in short comedies for Century.
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| Motion Picture News, 12-April-1924 |
Pal the Century Wonder Dog had his own series.
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| Motion Picture News, 19-April-1924 |
Pal was the hero of "Checking Out," playing with Harry Sweet. Noel Smith directed.
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| Motion Picture News, 19-April-1924 |
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| Motion Picture News, 12-April-1924 |
"Hit 'em Hard" starred Jack Earle (seven feet, six inches) and Harry McCoy (short). Robert Kerr directed.
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| Motion Picture News, 26-April-1924 |
Buddy Messinger was a boy who had his own series.
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| Motion Picture News, 12-April-1924 |
James Berry, an African-American young man, who had performed in two Century Comedies, was signed for a series. He was often billed as Bubbles Baker.
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| Motion Picture News, 19-April-1924Motion Picture News, 19-April-1924 |
Century announced a series of bathing girl comedies. Bathing girl comedies were very popular during the silent era.
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| Film Daily, 09-April-1924 |
Educational offered free ad mats for their short subjects. These could be run as stand-alone newspaper ads or inserted into larger ads.
Dorothy Devore was one of Christie's most popular stars. The title "Getting Gertie's Goat." was probably a satire of the play (later filmed twice) Getting Gertie's Garter. Christie's short comedies were distributed by Educational.
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| Motion Picture News, 19-April-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, 18-April-1924 |
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| Motion Picture News, 26-April-1924 |
"Dandy Lions" starred Neal Burns. Lions were popular around this time in silent comedies.
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| Motion Picture News, 05-April-1924 |
Bobby Vernon, who had appeared in short comedies for many years was rewarded with his own unit at Christie.
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| Film Daily, 23-April-1924 |
Clyde Cook was an acrobatic comedian. He was born in Australia.
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| Motion Picture News, 05-April-1924 |
Note his pose in the last frame.
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| Film Daily, 04-April-1924 |
Jack White produced Mermaid Comedies with Lige Conley.
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| Motion Picture News, 12-April-1924 |
This looks like a fun one.
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| Motion Picture News, 19-April-1924 |
