Bill Hart in Arms -- December 9, 2021

Perth Amboy Evening News, 16-December-1921

On 07-December-1921, cowboy star William S Hart married Winifred Westover, who had  starred with him in 1919 in John Petticoats. She was a native of San Francisco. Hart threw her out of the house, pregnant, after six months of marriage. They divorced in 1927.

Albuquerque Morning Journal, 18-December-1921

"Hart is more than twice the age of his pretty young bride, who is twenty-two." He was fifty-seven. 

Moving Picture World, 03-December-1921

Lambert Hillyer directed Hart in White Oak, where he played a character named Oak Miller. 

Indiana Daily Times, 03-December-1921

The bill at the Isis Theater in Indianapolis included a short film in the "Adventures of Bill and Bob" series, directed by Robert N Bradbury and starring his sons Bob, Jr and Bill.

Clovis News, 08-December-1921

Hart played three parts in Three Word Brand which was  directed by Lambert Hillyer.

Cordova, Alaska Daily Times, 16-December-1921

Sand was a 1920 production, also directed by Lambert Hillyer. 

Pueblo Chieftan, 18-December-1921

Hart and his pony Fritz went over a cliff in Sand. 

Klamath Falls Evening Herald, 28-December-1921

The Aryan, a 1916 film (with an unfortunate title) produced by Thomas Ince, was back in release. 

Motion Picture News, 10-December-1921

When I saw Neal Hart's name, I assumed he was one of many actors who changed their last names to match famous stars, but Neal Hart was this gentleman's real name and he was said to be a distant cousin of William S Hart.

Motion Picture News, 10-December-1921

Tom Mix -- The Night Horsemen -- September 15, 2021

Omaha Bee, 25-September-1921

I like the design of this ad for The Night Horsemen, which apparently survives in an archive. It is based on a novel by Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust), who wrote lots of Westerns.

Moving Picture World, 31-January-1920

Exhibitors Herald, 17-September-1921

Exhibitors Herald, 03-September-1921

Tom Mix and Fox's number two western star, Buck Jones talked about touring the rodeo circuit together.

Moving Picture World, 24-September-1921

Tom Mix was invited to visit the Pendleton Round-Up, a major rodeo.

East Oregonian, 10-September-1921

Unfortunately, his schedule did not permit him to go. 

Exhibitors Herald, 17-September-1921

Buck Jones serenades his leading lady, Helen Ferguson, in To A Finish. I find the title interesting because usually we would say "To The Finish."

Exhibitors Herald, 17-September-1921

listal.com

Moving Picture Weekly, 03-September-1921

"Let your crowd go wild with excitement when the fearless king of cowboys fights the skull-faced demons." Sounds like an exciting serial. Art Acord was another contemporary of Mix and Jones, who appeared in many silent films, but did not make the transition to talkies.

Moving Picture Weekly, 11-September-1921

Frank Mayo had a long career but never became a star. John Ford directed him in Hitchin' Posts.

Moving Picture Weekly, 11-September-1921

Moving Picture Weekly, 03-September-1921

Hoot Gibson was a contemporary of Tom Mix and Buck Jones. His movies tended to emphasize humor. How about those sheepskin chaps?

Moving Picture Weekly, 25-September-1921

"Universal's first Americanism Film"!?

Moving Picture World, 03-September-1921

Lester Cuneo had worked with Tom Mix at the Selig Polyscope Company and then served in the army during World War One. Cuneo died by his own hand in 1925. 

Moving Picture World, 17-September-1921

Tom Santschi (hard name to spell) had a long career, but mostly worked in small character parts after the mid-1920s. The Secret of Butte Ridge was directed by Bob Bradbury.

Moving Picture World, 24-September-1921

Santschi's leading lady in The Honor of Ramirez was Bessie Love. 

The Adventures of Bill and Bob and Breezy and Harry -- August 15, 2021

Moving Picture World, 27-August-1921

Director Robert N Bradbury produced a series of one-reel movies, The Adventures of Bill and Bob, starring his twin sons, Bob, Jr (later Bob Steele) and Bill. The boys hunt and trap in the wilderness.

Moving Picture Weekly, 14-August-1921

Another director's son who starred in movies was Breezy Eason, who was B Reeves Eason Jr, son of director B Reeves Eason Sr. He played in Blue Streak McCoy with cowboy star Harry Carey and Ruth Golden.

The Adventures of Bill and Bob and Breezy -- July 15, 2021

Moving Picture World, 16-July-1921

Director Robert N Bradbury produced a series of one-reel movies, The Adventures of Bill and Bob, starring his twin sons, Bob, Jr (later Bob Steele) and Bill. The boys hunt and trap in the wilderness.

Motion Picture Magazine, July, 1921

Another director's son who starred in movies was Breezy Eason, who was B Reeves Eason Jr, son of director B Reeves Eason Sr.

The Adventures of Bill and Bob -- March 26, 2021

 

Motion Picture News, 05-March-1921

Director Robert N Bradbury produced a series of one-reel movies, The Adventures of Bill and Bob, starring his twin sons, Bob, Jr (later Bob Steele) and Bill. The boys hunt and trap in the wilderness.

Motion Picture News, 26-March-1921

The National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America endorsed the series.

Motion Picture News, 19-March-1921