Harold Lloyd's Latest Picture -- May 7, 2025

Moving Picture World, 09-May-1925

Pathé, which had released most of Harold Lloyd's films, thanked him for dedicating time and money to produce what would be his last film for Pathé, The Freshman.

Moving Picture World, 16-May-1925

Moving Picture World, 16-May-1925

After finishing The Freshman, Harold and his wife Mildred Davis took a cross-country vacation.

Moving Picture World, 23-May-1925

When Harold got back to California, he would start making movies for Paramount release.

Moving Picture World, 23-May-1925

Meanwhile, Hot Water, from 1924 was still in wide release. The Lyric Theater in Tiffin, Ohio offered one free ticket for each discarded teakettle brought in by customers. He added Harold's head to eacy kettle and used them to spell out the word "HOT."

The Sky Raider -- May 6, 2025

Moving Picture World, 02-May-1925

Captain Charles Nungesser was a high-scoring French ace during World War One. In 1924, he toured America with a barnstorming show. Film producers offered him the lead in The Sky Raider, a movie about flying. T Hayes Huynter directed and Jacqueline Logan was the leading lady. The film is probably lost.

Nungesser disappeared in 1927 during an attempt to make a transatlantic flight.

Saint Louis Star and Times, 03-July-1925

 

El Muchacho Alegre -- May 5, 2025

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Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone. I borrowed the Luis Aguilar poster from the wonderful blog If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats (http://tsutpen.blogspot.com/).

CHARRO AVITIA | EL MUCHACHO ALEGRE

Lyman H Howe -- May 3, 2025

New York Clipper, 01-February-1908

Lyman H Howe offered used films "nearly new," "in splendid condition" "CHEAP/"

Lyman H Howe was a showman and a former railroad worker. He produced many short films. His most famous was "Ride on a Runaway Train," which he released in 1921. He put his films together from used films.

Larry Semon, How Could You? -- May 2, 2025

Photoplay, May 1925

Photoplay reader Wilma C wrote a letter to the "Brickbats and Bouquets" section expressing her disappointment with Larry Semon's feature-length Wizard of Oz. I can't argue with anything she said.

Herbert Brenon directed the widely acclaimed adaption of Peter Pan.

Pictures and Picturegoer, May, 1925

Moving Picture World, 02-May-1925

Chadwick Pictures pushed hard to sell Wizard of Oz.

Moving Picture World, 09-May-1925

I would like to see a copy of the pressbook.

1900 - May 1, 2025

 

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Happy International Workers' Day to all. 

I remember going to see Bernardo Bertolucci's 1900 in the theater. It seemed strange to see Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu and Donald Sutherland in an Italian movie. The story told of two boys born in 1901, on the day that Verdi died. One was the son of the landowner and the other was the son of a peasant. They grew up friends, but after World War One, the new overseer was a Fascist, who made life terrible for the workers. He got his after World War Two. I would like to see it again.