Harry Carey in The Night Hawk -- January 14, 2023

Film Daily, 28-January-1924

Harry Carey was a pioneering cowboy star. Hunt Stromberg had a long career as a producer and director. He produced the Thin Man series at M-G-M. The Night Hawk was one of his early productions. Stuart Paton directed.

Film Daily, 21-January-1924

Julesburg Grit-Advocate, 03-January-1924

Bill Hart is Back! -- January 13, 2024

Moving Picture World, 05-January-1924

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.

Omaha Bee, 10-January-1924

Notice that this ad does not mention the title of the movie. 

Motion Picture News, 26-January-1924

Hart's next film was 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.

Motion Picture News, 12-January-1924

There were disagreements between Hart and Jesse L Lasky, heard of Famous Players-Lasky. 

Film Daily, 02-January-1924

Film Daily, 02-January-1924

Motion Picture Dramas the Kodak Way -- January 12, 2024

Omaha Bee, 23-January-1924

Kodak encouraged people to use the Ciné-Kodak camera to shoot home movies and the Kodascope projector to watch home movies or rented professional movies. 

Glynis Johns, RIP -- January 11, 2024

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Actress Glynis Johns has died. She turned 100 just a few months ago. I love her voice, particularly in Miranda.

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Columbia Pictures 100 Years -- January 10, 2024

Motion Picture News, 26-January-1924

Columbia Pictures started in 1918 as Cohn-Brandt-Cohn Film Sales, founded by Joe Brandt and brothers Jack and Harry Cohn. CBC produced short films like the Hallroom Boys comedies, then started making features in 1922. 100 years ago today, on 10-January-1924, CBC incorporated and changed its name to Columbia Pictures. It remained part of Hollywood's Poverty Row, centered around Gower Street. Harry Cohn became the most powerful person in the studio and remained in control for 34 years. Some people thought Harry Cohn was a despicable human being and a bully; they were right.

Joe Brandt left in 1932. 

Motion Picture News, 25-December-1920

Harry Cohn, his brother Jack and Joe Brandt wish everyone happy holidays. The gifts on the Tree are different movies or series produced by C.B.C. Film Sales Corp. They include the Hallroom Boys Comedies and Screen Snapshots.

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Director Frank Capra joined Columbia in 1927. During the 12 years he spent at Columbia, his ambitions helped to lift Columbia from Poverty Row to Major studio status. A critical film in the transition was It Happened One Night, with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. It won most of the major categories at the 1934 Academy Awards. 

"America" Will Open in N.Y. Feb. 21 -- January 9, 2024

Motion Picture News, 19-January-1924

DW Griffith's epic of the American Revolutionary War, America, was scheduled to open in New York City on 21-February-1924. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) were strong supporters of the movie. 

Film Daily, 28-January-1924

Some of us will remember that in 1923, Al Jolson signed a contract to star in a movie produced by DW Griffith. Jolson got cold feet and broke the contract. Albert L Grey was DW Griffith's brother, who worked on many of his films.

Comic Lloyd Hamilton replaced Jolson in the movie that was made, "His Darker Self." I love Lloyd Hamilton, but the movie is revolting. I will write more about it in the coming months.

Season's Greetings From Harold Lloyd -- January 8, 2024

Alaska Daily Empire, 22-January-1924

It took Harold Lloyd's first full-length feature Grandma's Boy a while to get to Alaska. I like the design of this ad. 

Variety, 03-January-1924

Harold Lloyd wished Season's Greetings to everyone.