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THE SQUAW MAN (1913)
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Another view of the Lasky stage. Hollywood's utterly dependable sunshine, for at least eight months of the year, made it an ideal spot for picture making. Artificial lighting was unnecessary, and the open stages could be left exposed to the weather with no risk of monkey business by Jupiter Pluvius.
seated in the center. At the left sits Lolita Robertson and at the right Bessie Barriscale, Lasky 's leading lady. Standing, left to right, are: Oscar Apfel, director; Max Figman, leading man; Charles Richmond, actor; Wilfred Buckland, art director; Theodore Roberts, actor; Robert Edeson, actor; Edward Abeles, actor; and Cecil B. DeMille, principal director.
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After a few weeks of shooting, DeMille and Farnum shipped the print of The Squaw Man to Lasky and Goldwyn in New York, and they lost no time in putting it on the market. Its success set the new company firmly on its feet financially. Their next picture, Brewster's Millions, proved a similar gold mine. Below is the West Coast production staff responsible for all the early Lasky pictures. Lasky is
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Lasky offered Dustin Farnum several thousand dollars' worth of stock in the new company to star in The Squaw Man, but Farnum decided to work on a salary. Had he taken the stock, it would be worth about a million dollars today. Here is a scene from the picture. The well-nourished figure at the right is the star.
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