Showing posts with label Ruth Roland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ruth Roland. Show all posts

Thursday, August 8, 2024

Tom Mix as Air Ranger -- August 8, 2024

Exhibitors Herald, 02-August-1924

The Fox Film Corporation was celebrating its 21st anniversary with a series of elaborate trade ads.

Tom Mix played Buck Duane in an adaption of Zane Grey's The Last of the Duanes. Lynn Reynolds directed.

Exhibitors Herald, 02-August-1924

Teeth is an interesting name for a western. "Teeth" was the name Tom's character bestowed on Duke the Dog's character. Duke looks like a good boy, but he appears to have had a brief career. John G Blystone directed.
Exhibitors Herald, 02-August-1924

"A Western Graduate in the School of Etiquette."

Indianapolis Times, 02-August-1924

Look at that smile. I have mentioned before that The Heart Buster was not Tom's 50th movie, but it could have been his 51st feature.


Alaska Daily Empire, 18-August-1924

Romance Land was a 1923 movie. I like the drawing of serial queen Ruth Roland. Eddie Sedgwick directed.

Seattle Star, 11-August-1924

Tom played a forest ranger in Eyes of the Forest. Lambert Hillyer directed.

Seattle Star, 11-August-1924

Picture Play, August, 1924

Lunch break in Yosemite.

Exhibitors Herald, 02-August-1924

The Fox Film Corporation needed a western star to back up Tom Mix. Buck Jones made a long series of movies for Fox. Here we see Tom and Buck.

Pictures and Picturegoer, August, 1924

I want a hat like that.

Exhibitors Herald, 02-August-1924

Monday, August 29, 2022

Supreme Pathé Serials -- August 29, 2022

Moving Picture World, 26-August-1922

Pathé boasted that in the coming year they would have four serials starring three of the biggest stars in that genre, Ruth Roland, Charles Hutchison and Pearl White. Pearl White was returning to serials after a hiatus.

Motion Picture News, 19-August-1922

Ruth Roland, who was born in San Francisco, was one of the great Serial Queens. Note in this trade ad for The Timber Queen that Ruth Roland, on a horse, is saving a man, who may have been Bruce Gordon. Fred Jackman directed.



Moving Picture World, 19-August-1922

The exhibitors seemed to like it.

Moving Picture World, 26-August-1922

Ruth Roland's next serial would be The Riddle of the Range. 

Moving Picture World, 26-August-1922

Charles Hutchison wrote, directed, acted and performed stunts in many Pathé serials (Pathéserials). He was best known for motorcycle stunts, but S P E E D also had trains and airplanes. 

Moving Picture World, 26-August-1922

Other studios produced serials. Elinor Field played the Jungle Goddess in Selig's serial of the same name. "Col. Wm. N. Selig's greatest 15 episode serial."

Motion Picture News, 19-August-1922

Universal jumped on the latest American fad and produced a serial called The Radio King. Roy Stewart and Louise Lorraine starred. Robert F. Hill directed.

Motion Picture News, 12-August-1922

Art Acord was a cowboy star who appeared in many silent films but did not make the transition to talkies. In the Days of Buffalo Bill was "A spectacular chronicle of events and adventures in the of America's greatest scout." Duke Lee played the great scout. It was directed by Edward Laemmle, one of Uncle Carl's many nephews. It was a big Universal production.

Saturday, February 19, 2022

The Year of the Tiger -- February 19, 2022

Moving Picture World, 05-April-1919

In honor of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Tiger, here is a trade ad for The Trail of the Tiger, starring serial queen Ruth Roland.

The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade is tonight. The parade has taken place since the 1860s.

Sunday, January 30, 2022

With Stanley in Africa -- January 30, 2022

Moving Picture Weekly, 28-January-1922

With Stanley in Africa was a Universal serial, which starred actor and athlete George Walsh, Raoul Walsh's brother. Walsh played British-American explorer Henry Morton Stanley who is best known for searching central Africa for missionary David Livingstone, who had not been heard from in six years. Note that the cover of this Universal publication calls it a "Universal Continued Feature" rather than as a serial. The film is probably lost.

Moving Picture Weekly, 21-January-1922

This ad calls the film a "chapter play," a common synonym for "serial." 

Moving Picture Weekly, 14-January-1922

Wear your wart-hog button and get in for free. 

Moving Picture Weekly, 14-January-1922

"Another Golden Universal Discovery." Please excuse the racist images. 

Moving Picture Weekly, 14-January-1922

"Carl Laemmle Presents George Walsh/Famous Athlete and Motion Feature Star in His First Appearance in Any Serial or Continued Feature..."


Exhibitors Herald, 07-January-1922

Ruth Roland, who was born in San Francisco, was one of the great Serial Queens. "She fights, she loves, she kisses, she thrills..."

Motion Picture News, 28-January-1922

Moving Picture Weekly, 14-February-1922

Eddie Polo was a popular serial star. He started out as a trapeze artist in a circus. He appeared in many serials in the US and then went to Germany, where he starred in action films. He later worked as a makeup artist. I like the image of Polo diving through the "4" in The Secret 4.

Moving Picture Weekly, 21-January-1922

"Universal's Cyclonic Chapter-Play."

Motion Picture News, 28-January-1922

It looks as if Polo was leaving or planning to leave Universal. 

Motion Picture News, 07-January-1922

Elinor Field played the Jungle Goddess in Selig's serial of the same name. "The Mightiest Animal-Jungle Chapter-Picture Ever Produced"

Exhibitors Herald, 28-January-1922

It looks as if poor Elinor Field is in a sticky situation. 

Motion Picture News, 14-January-1922

Monday, December 27, 2021

Col. Selig's Serial Masterpiece -- December 27, 2021

Motion Picture News, 31-December-1921

Serial star Charles Hutchison sends his best wishes. Hutchison wrote, directed, acted and performed stunts in many Pathé serials (Pathéserials). He was especially good at motorcycle stunts.

Motion Picture News, 03-December-1921

Ruth Roland, who was born in San Francisco, was one of the great Serial Queens.

Motion Picture News, 17-December-1921

Motion Picture News, 03-December-1921

Elinor Field played the Jungle Goddess in Selig's serial of the same name. "Col. Selig's Serial Masterpiece."

Motion Picture News, 26-November-1921

Ben Wilson and Neva Gerber were a popular team in serials. The Mysterious Pearl is probably lost.

Motion Picture News, 10-December-1921

Motion Picture News, 24-December-1921

Motion Picture News, 26-November-1921

Motion Picture News, 10-December-1921

Motion Picture News, 26-November-1921

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Cine Real -- June 11, 2019

Moving Picture World, 28-June-1919
The Cine Real in San Juan, Puerto Rico featured Ruth Roland in The Tiger's Trail, a serial. I was surprised that the title was displayed in English.

Moving Picture World, 05-April-1919