Mary of the Movies (1923)
Drama | 27 May 1923
Cast:
Marion Mack, Florence Lee, Mary Kane [ More ]Director:
John McDermottWriter:
Louis LewynCinematographers:
Vernon L. Walker, George MeehanProduction Company:
Columbia ProductionsA 5 May 1923 Moving Picture World news brief noted that, following an extensive advertising campaign by C.B.C. Film Sales Corporation in spring 1923, Film Booking Offices of America (F.B.O.) acquired Mary of the Movies and scheduled it for a 20 May 1923 release. However, a 24 May 1923 Var news item indicated that the release date had been pushed to 27 May 1923.
On 6 Jun 2010, Var reported that Mary of the Movies was one of over seventy films discovered in a storage vault belonging to the New Zealand Film Archive. Described as the “first surviving film from Columbia Pictures,” the print found was said to be “incomplete.” An article in the 7 Jun 2010 NYT indicated that the various films would be “repatriated” to the U.S., where they would be painstakingly preserved. ...
A 5 May 1923 Moving Picture World news brief noted that, following an extensive advertising campaign by C.B.C. Film Sales Corporation in spring 1923, Film Booking Offices of America (F.B.O.) acquired Mary of the Movies and scheduled it for a 20 May 1923 release. However, a 24 May 1923 Var news item indicated that the release date had been pushed to 27 May 1923.
On 6 Jun 2010, Var reported that Mary of the Movies was one of over seventy films discovered in a storage vault belonging to the New Zealand Film Archive. Described as the “first surviving film from Columbia Pictures,” the print found was said to be “incomplete.” An article in the 7 Jun 2010 NYT indicated that the various films would be “repatriated” to the U.S., where they would be painstakingly preserved.
To earn money needed by her family, Mary goes to Hollywood to break into the movies. Although she meets many celebrities, she has no luck. After being frightened by a "boulevard sheik," she takes a job as a waitress in a studio restaurant. Finally, through her resemblance to a star who is taken ill, she gets the lead in a ...
To earn money needed by her family, Mary goes to Hollywood to break into the movies. Although she meets many celebrities, she has no luck. After being frightened by a "boulevard sheik," she takes a job as a waitress in a studio restaurant. Finally, through her resemblance to a star who is taken ill, she gets the lead in a picture.
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