THE LAWFUL CHEATER
PRESERVATION STATUS: Lost B.P.Schulberg Productions. July 17, 1925 (New York State license). Silent; b&w.; 35mm. 5 reels, 4,898 ft. Cast: Clara Bow, David Kirby, Edward Hearn, Raymond McKee. MELODRAMA. Dressed as a boy, a girl persuades a gang of crooks to reform. (Information from “The American Film Institute Catalogue of
EVE’S LOVER
PRESERVATION STATUS: LostWarner Brothers Pictures. Production: Winter 1925. Released July 6, 1925 (copyright: April 3, 1925 LB21321) Silent; b&w.; 35mm. 7 reels, 7,237 ft. Directed by: Roy Del Ruth. Adaptation: Darryl Francis Zanuck. Photographed by: George Winkler. Cast: Irene Rich (Eve Burnside), Bert Lytell (Count Leon Molnar), Clara Bow (Rena
MY LADY’S LIPS
PRESERVATION STATUS: 6 complete reels still in nitrate. Only one print exists. Restoration work is scheduled. Located at the UCLA Film Archive. B.P.Schulberg Productions. July 1, 1925. Silent; b&w.; 35mm. 7 reels, 6609 ft. Directed by James P. Hogan. Story-Cont. by John Goodrich. Photography by Allen Siegler. CAST: Alyce Mills (Dora
Clara’s Last Hurrah
Clara Bow’s Last Hurrah: The Fox Talkies Originally published in Films of the Golden Age magazine by Raymond Valinoti, Jr. By June 1931, Clara Bow was considered a has-been. In the previous year, uninspired films and scandals had damaged the “It” Girl’s box office potential. The strain of bad publicity
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
PRESERVATION STATUS: Update 4/2000: 35mm complete. Much material exists at The UCLA Film Archives.B.P.Schulberg Productions. Distributed by: Preferred Pictures. Production: December 1924. Released January 1 (or February 1), 1925. Silent; b&w.; 35mm. 6 reels, 5,950 ft. Directed by: James P. Hogan. Adaptation: John Goodrich. Story B.P. Schulberg. Photographed by: Joseph Goodrich.Cast
THE ADVENTUROUS SEX
PRESERVATION STATUS: LostHoward Estabrook Productions. Distributed by: Associated Exhibitors. Production: November 1924 at Tec-Art Studios, New York City (location shooting at Niagra Falls) Released: June 12, 1925 (New York showing). Silent; b&w.; 35mm. 6 reels. Director: Charles Giblyn. Scenario: Carl Stearns Clancy. Story: Hamilton Mannin. Photographed by: George Peters. Sets:
BLACK LIGHTNING
PRESERVATION STATUS: UPDATE 4/2000: Reported to be fully restored. Very Endangered. Shrinkage noted and beginning stages of deterioration. UPDATE!! 5/6/98: David Stenn has just discovered a completely restored print of this feature in Russia. The titles are in Russian. If it is not too late, titles from existing UCLA print may be
THIS WOMAN
PRESERVATION STATUS: Lost Warner Brothers Pictures. ca October 18, 1924 (New York Premiere; released November 2; Copyright: September 30, 1924 LP20619). Silent; b&w.; 35mm. 7 reels, 6,842 ft. Directed by: Phil Rosen. Screenplay: Hope Loring, Louis Duryea Lighton. Photographed by: Lyman Broening. Cast: Irene Rich (Carol Drayton), Ricardo Cortez (Whitney
EMPTY HEARTS
PRESERVATION STATUS: 6 reels complete.Several prints at The UCLA Film Archive. Several color tints. UPDATE 9/8/98: Clips of this were recently shown on the Clara Bow TCM documentary. Banner Productions. September 15, 1924 (copyright: September 10, 1924; LP20562). Silent; b&w. 35mm. 6 reels. Produced by: Ben Verschleiser. Directed by: Al Santell.
WINE
PRESERVATION STATUS: 6 reels complete.Several prints at The UCLA Film Archive. Several color tints. UPDATE 9/8/98: Clips of this were recently shown on the Clara Bow TCM documentary. Banner Productions. September 15, 1924 (copyright: September 10, 1924; LP20562). Silent; b&w. 35mm. 6 reels. Produced by: Ben Verschleiser. Directed by: Al Santell.