Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1922)

Typical Casts of American Photo-Dramas Great-Northwestern-Alaskan Film Alaskan Rose, a beautiful cabaret dancer at "The Bucket of Gore," with a soui like the driven snow Reginald Montague, a handsome young miner and ex-Harvard, half-back, who, tiring of teas and soirees, has sought the Red-Blooded life of a prospector in the Great Open Spaces of God's Out-of-Doors, where a spade's a spade, and men are men The "Baron," a professional gambler and owner of "The Bucket of Gore," who wears a black frock coat, patent-leather boots with Cuban heels, and a shirt with a lace-ruffled bosom Painted Nell, a bad woman with a past Pierre, a low-down half-breed Indian guide, in the pay of the "Baron" Silent Sep, an aged hermit with a long white beard, who lives in a lonely hut, because in his youth he was deceived by a woman, and spends his days communing with the birds and beasts Eight Mounted Police — One Wolf — Sixteen Snow Dogs (The action takes place near Copper Center, a mining town on the upper Yukon.) By ALBERT OTIS The Cecil de Mille-Problem Film Mr. W. Wigginson Estherbrook-Smith, a wealthy banker and society man Mrs. W. Wigginson Estherbrook-Smith, his frivolous wife Armond, the other man Evelyn, the other woman (The action takes place in the boudoir and the salle-de-bain of the Estherbrook Smith's home at Newport.) The BucolicSimple-Life Film Mrs. Anabelle Jones, a poor widow ninety years old, the mortgage on whose cottage is due on the morrow Peggy Jones, her seventeen-year-old daughter, a sweet and innocent maiden, who loves all dumb animals, and feeds lumps of sugar to every horse she encounters John Thurston, a poor but noble young lawyer of the village; Peggy's childhood beau Cy Pratt, a half-witted, corpulent bumpkin, who drives a grocery wagon, and who also has a case on Peggy Marmaduke Vanderveer, a fascinating and dashing young Don Juan from the city, with polished hair and a racing run-about Fitzmaurice Hartley, a scheming capitalist and head of the oil trust, who has secretly learned that there is a rich vein of ore on the Widow Jones's homestead The Village Sheriff (The action takes place, for the most part, in the sub-titles.) The WildWest-Equestrian Film Daredevil Dave, a handsome and upright young bandit Honest John, the sheriff, with a Walrus moustache and a reputation for getting his man Little Dorothy, the sheriff's beautiful sixteen-year-old daughter; an expert gunwoman and a child of the plains , who wears a divided leather skirt, and keeps house for her father. 74 "Big Bill" Moran, the foreman of the Double-Cross Ranch, who bullies his men, is cruel to dumb animals, and has an eye on Little Dorothy A Parson (Used only in the final shot.) Twenty-four Cowboys, in hair pants (This action takes place on the Western plains, and consists largely of horsemanship.) The Pollyanna-Glad Film Rose-Marie, a simple and trusting orphan with blonde curls Paul, a struggling and pure-minded young artist, with curling eyelashes and a black Windsor tie "Uncle" Dick, a benevolent and sentimental elderly gentleman, with gray patches over the ears, who secretly loves Rose-Marie, and spends most of his time gazing at a grate fire into which her features are double-exposed Six Kittens — One Shetland Pony — Eight Pups, of various breeds — One Newfoundland— One Tame Donkey — A Brace of Doves — One Duck — One Parrot— Two Suckling Pigs — Two Guinea Pigs — One Young Calf — One Dozen White Rats — A Brood of Chicks — One Small Goat — Two Canaries — Three Squirrels — One Bowl of Gold Fish — Two Belgian Hares — Four White Rabbits— One Maltese Cat — Two Angoras — One Sparrow, with a broken wing (The chief action takes place in the lachrymal glands of the audience.) The Nazimova Film Nazimova, a temperamental lady suffering from a violent attack of "la grande passion" A Few "Extras," who occasionally can be discerned dimly in the background (The entire action takes place within a few feet of the camera.) The Hill-Billy-Feud Film Sue Jackson, a beautiful but barefooted child of nature, who can neither read nor write, but who is a good judge of whiskey, and can wing a revenuer on the run with a shotgun at two hundred yards The Rest of the Jacksonses, makers of high-proof mountain hootch, and the sworn enemies of the Jenningses for generations Jeff Jennings, a young and handsome rough diamond. Also a good judge of whiskey and a crack revenuer-sniper. Secretly keeping company with Sue The Rest of the Jenningses, also makers of high-proof mountain hootch, and the sworn enemies of the Jacksonses. (The score stands nine to eight in favor of the Jenningses, due to a lucky shot of Grandma Jennings when pie-eyed.) Fleas, Jeff Jennings' faithful houn' dog Ella Pringe, a simple-minded schoolmarm Noah Flood, a simple-minded parson Twenty Moonshiners — Twelve Revenue Officers — One Night Bird, cahing to its mate (The action, known as fermentation, takes place in the corn-mash.) (Concluded on page 118)