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| Motion Picture News, 02-February-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 another adaption.
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| Motion Picture News, 02-February-1924 |
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| Motion Picture News, 02-February-1924 |
I hope the kids at New York's Hebrew Orphan Asylum enjoyed Baby Peggy's first feature, The Darling of New York.
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| Motion Picture News, 23-February-1924 |
Century carried on with other comedy series. "A Barrel of Real Fun!"
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| Motion Picture News, 23-February-1924 |
Al Herman had just finished directing his thirtieth Century comedy for the Stern Brothers.
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| Motion Picture News, 16-February-1924 |
Giant Jack Earle starred with Harry McCoy in Century's "Keep Going." Robert Kerr directed.
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| Motion Picture News, 23-February-1924 |
Young Buddy Messinger starred in "Quit Kidding," directed by Al Herman.
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| Motion Picture News, 09-February-1924 |
Century Studio was at 6100 Sunset Boulevard, which is now a parking lot. At the corner of North Gower, it was near what is now Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles.
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| Film Daily, 11-February-1924 |
I know almost nothing about Sherwood MacDonald and I know even less about Butterfly Comedies. I think this is the only time I have seen the word "filmbrand."
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| Motion Picture News, 23-February-1924 |
Christie Comedies: "Fast and Funny." "The Best Bet for a Balanced Program." "In the Front Line of Laughmakers."
Lots of tag lines.
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| Motion Picture News, 16-February-1924 |
Please excuse the racism. Jimmie Adams seems to have done a lot of blackface. William Beaudine directed "Aggravating Papa."
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| Motion Picture News, 02-February-1924 |
Christie Comedies are "Crammed With Laughs and Action." Dorothy Devore was a popular Christie star. Scott Sidney directed "Stay Single."
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| Film Daily, 25-February-1924 |
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| Film Daily, 08-February-1924 |
Al Christie was planning to make feature-length comedies."
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| Film Daily, 25-February-1924 |
Dorothy Devore and Walter Hiers were going to star in the first Christie feature, Hold Your Breath.
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| Motion Picture News, 23-February-1924 |
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| Film Daily, 08-February-1924 |
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| Camera, 02-February-1924 |
The Christie Studio was at 6101 Sunset at Gower. There is nothing remarkable there now.
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