Bill Hart Entered Pictures Ten Years Ago at $75 a Week -- September 17, 2024

Photoplay, September, 1924

I like William S Hart's hat. 

Millville Daily, 01-September-1924

Wild Bill Hickok was Hart's penultimate film for Paramount. The Grand Theater in Millville, New Jersey paired it with "5 Good Acts Vaudeville 5." 

Selma Times-Journal, 01-September-1924

Singer Jim McKee was not a success. I find it hard to picture Bill Hart as a singing cowboy. 

Alexandria Gazette, 13-September-1924

Hart wrote a series of stories for young people about Injun and Whitey, "The Golden West Boys."

 

The Public Welcomes Bill Hart Back! -- December 6, 2023

Motion Picture News, 01-December-1923

William S Hart's career had been derailed when he was accused of fathering a woman's five-year-old child. Even though he wound up paying child support, he was allowed to return to the screen. Wild Bill Hickock was a success.

Motion Picture News, 08-December-1923

Hart Shows New Powers as Actor -- November 7, 2023

Washington Evening Star, 25-November-1923

After his three years of "retirement," the Washington Star welcomed William S Hart's return. It praised him as a better actor than he had been before. 

Lincoln, Sheridan, Custer in Bill Hart Cast -- October 11, 2023

 

Motion Picture News, 13-October-1923

William S Hart's next movie to be released. would be a biography of Wild Bill Hickok, directed by Clifford Smith. Wyatt Earp was the historical consultant. This item says that characters included Abraham Lincoln, George A Custer and General Sheridan. Lincoln was not a character in the movie. 

Film Daily, 22-October-1923

Hart started work on his next film, Singer Jim McKee. William K Everson said it was pretty silly to cast William S Hart as a singing cowboy, especially in a silent film.

Bill Hart Vindicated -- August 9, 2023

Photoplay, August, 1923

William S Hart's career had been derailed when he was accused of fathering a woman's five-year-old child. Even though he wound up paying child support, he was allowed to return to the screen. It is odd to see a picture of Hart laughing. 

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

Hart's first film under a new contract with Paramount was going to be a biopic about Wild Bill Hickok. Hart wrote the original story. 

Film Daily, 15-August-1923

Paramount scheduled production of Wild Bill Hickok to start on August 20. 

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923