Big V Riot Squad

Sunday, August 20, 2023

Majestic Theater, Austin -- August 20, 2023

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

If I didn't already like Jack Holt, this lobby display at the Majestic Theater in Austin, Texas would make me want to see The Tiger's Claw.

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Charlie Chaplin, the Movie Mirth Provoker -- August 19, 2023

Marshall News-Messenger, 19-August-1923

Chaplin's escaped convict posed as a minister in "The Pilgrim."

Austin American Statesman, 20-August-1923

Note that the title says "Charley" and the caption says "Charlie." That is a big old fish.

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

The Acme Theater in Milton, Maine used a young Chaplin imitator to promote "Pay Day."

Friday, August 18, 2023

There's a Dulcy on the Tip of Every Tongue -- August 18, 2023

Motion Picture News, 25-August-1923

Dulcy was a comedy film based on a play by George S Kaufman and Marc Connelly. Constance Talmadge played Dulcinea Parker, a stereotypical dumb blonde. Sidney Franklin directed. The film is probably lost.

Motion Picture News, 11-August-1923

"The Delightful Dumb-belle."

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

This one is a little creepy.

Thursday, August 17, 2023

First Harry Langdon Comedy is Completed -- August 17, 2023

Motion Picture News, 25-August-1923

For many years I thought Harry Langdon's first film was "Picking Peaches," made for Mack Sennett. More recently I have learned about Harry Langdon making some movies for Sol Lesser's Principal Pictures. "The Skyscraper" was his first. I cannot find anything about it.