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John Emerson — Anita Loos: Productions for Paramount

Date: 1918
Description: Full page display ad for the husband and wife filmmaking team of John Emerson and Anita Loos in the 1918 edition of Wid's Yearbook, a motion picture trade ...
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Forrest Stanley and Howard Davies in "The Heart of Paula"

Date: 1916
Description: Bruce McLean (played by Forrest Stanley) has been captured by the Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Pacheco (Howard Davies) and his followers.
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Huntley Gordon and Irene Castle in "The Invisible Bond"

Date: 1919
Description: Huntly Gordon (in character as Harleth Crossey) and Irene Castle (as Marcia Crossey) pose outdoors in a full-length publicity photograph for "The Invisible...
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Agnes Ayres and Thomas Meighan in "Cappy Ricks"

Date: 1921
Description: Florrie Ricks (played by Agnes Ayres), the daughter of a shipowner, attends to Matt Peasley (Thomas Meighan), a seaman who lies unconscious in her lap in a...
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Thomas Meighan and Hugh Cameron in "Cappy Ricks"

Date: 1921
Description: Two seamen, Matt Peasley (played by Thomas Meighan) and Murphy (Hugh Cameron), stand in a San Francisco street with their seabags at their feet in a public...
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Charles Abbe, Thomas Meighan and Ivan Linow in "Cappy Ricks"

Date: 1921
Description: Shipowner Cappy Ricks (played by Charles Abbe) and seamen Matt Peasley (Thomas Meighan) and Ole Peterson (Ivan Linow) onboard a ship in a publicity still f...
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Owen Moore, Ogden Crane, and Mary Pickford in "Caprice"

Date: 1913
Description: The wealthy playboy Jack Henderson (played by Owen Moore) has accidentally shot Mercy Baxter (Mary Pickford) in the arm and has carried her to her home in ...
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Boots Wall, Ernest Truex, Owen Moore, and Mary Pickford in "Caprice"

Date: 1913
Description: Edith Henderson (played by Boots Wall) has her eyes covered by two young men as Jack Henderson (Owen Moore) kisses Mercy Baxter (Mary Pickford) on a bench ...
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Ogden Crane, Owen Moore, and Mary Pickford in "Caprice"

Date: 1913
Description: Pausing by the door of his mountain cabin, Jim Baxter (played by Ogden Crane) notices that his daughter Mercy (Mary Pickford) and the wealthy visitor from ...
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Florence Lawrence in "The Pawns of Destiny"

Date: 1914
Description: Florence Lawrence watches as a young man with bandaged hands and face is transferred by two orderlies from a gurney onto a hospital bed. Also visible in th...
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Frank Mayo and Ethel Clayton in "Easy Money"

Date: 1917
Description: Bob Hildreth (a sculptor played by Frank Mayo) has designs on his student Lois Page (played by Ethel Clayton) in this scene still from "Easy Money."
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Lillian Gish and William Powell in "Romola"

Date: 1925
Description: Romola (played by Lillian Gish) and Tito Melema (William Powell) standing before the altar during their wedding in a scene still for Henry King's productio...
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Irene Castle and William P. Carleton in "The Amateur Wife"

Date: 1920
Description: Justine Spotiswood (played by Irene Castle wearing a turban with feathers) and Cosmo Spotiswood (William P. Carleton) gaze into each others eyes in a scene...
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Irene Castle and William P. Carleton in "The Amateur Wife"

Date: 1920
Description: Cosmo Spotiswood (played by William P. Carleton on the right) confronts a man who has designs on his wife Justine (played by Irene Castle). Castle is dress...
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Emil Jannings Publicity Portrait

Date: 1927
Description: Paramount Pictures studio portrait of Emil Jannings in coat and tie with a cigar in his mouth.
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"The Goddess" Production Still

Date: 1915
Description: Celestia the Goddess (played by Anita Stewart) embraces Tom Barclay (Earle Williams) in a production still for the Vitagraph serial "The Goddess."
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"The Broken Coin" Production Still

Date: 1915
Description: Group shot of the cast and crew for the Universal serial "The Broken Coin," taken after shooting the final scene. Grace Cunard and Francis Ford are in the ...
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"The Broken Coin" Scene Still

Date: 1915
Description: Kitty Gray (played by Grace Cunard) and Count Frederick (played by Francis Ford) stand in a dungeon and stare off-camera in horror in a scene still from Ep...
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Irene Hunt and Vester Pegg in "Added Fuel"

Date: 1915
Description: The actors Irene Hunt and Vester Pegg in a scene still from "Added Fuel." She wears street clothes, a heavy coat and hat, and carries a purse. He is behind...
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"Speedy Meade" Scene Still

Date: 1919
Description: Scene still from the Betzwood Film Co. silent film "Speedy Meade," featuring Louis Bennison as Speedy Meade.

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