A pictorial history of the silent screen (1953)

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KATHLYN WILLIAMS IN "THE HIGHWAY OF HOPE' (PARAMOUNT JOHN BARRYMORE IN 'HERE COMES THE BRIDE" (PARAMOUNT) GEORGE WALSH IN "I'LL SAY SO" (FOX) WALLACE REID IN BELIEVE ME, XANTIPPE" PARAMOUNT) CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG IN "THE SAVAGE WOMAN" (SELECT) HALE HAMILTON, MAY ALLISON IN "THE WINNING OF BEATRICE" (METRO) 1 (J 1 U Select Pictures Corporation, which had beI J I U come the brand name of Selznick productions when Zukor became a partner, was releasing the films of Clara Kimball Young, Alice Brady, and Norma and Constance Talmadge, who were becoming potent boxoffice stars. World Film Company had lost prestige since Selznick's withdrawal. Mutual features starred Mary Miles Minter, William Russell, Margarita Fisher, Olive Tell and Ann Murdock. But Mutual's days were numbered. Essanay and Selig too were floundering. Edison Company quit. Its last film was "The Unbeliever," a six-part war drama starring Marguerite Courtot and Raymond McKee. The old order was passing. Both Vitagraph and Pathe were putting up a fight to survive. Vitagraph released several serials. Their features starred Alice Joyce, Corinne Griffith, Earle Williams, Gladys Leslie and Bessie Love. Pearl White was still serial queen of the Pathe lot. Fannie Ward, Irene Castle and Frank Keenan emoted for their feature films, while Toto, a clown from the Hippodrome extravaganza, was making comedies for them. LAWRENCE D'ORSAY, TAYLOR HOLMES IN "RUGGLES OF RED GAP" (ESSANAY) m f k\ HALE HAMILTON (METRO) SEENA OWEN (TRIANGLE) DOROTHY GISH (PARAMOUNT) LEW CODY (PARAMOUNT) LILLIAN GISH (ARTCRAFT) GEORGE FAWCE (TRIANGLE! 155