MARY PICKFORD 1914 MOVIE HERALD THE EAGLE'S MATE
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IN 1912 AFTER THREE YEARS MAKING ONE REELERS MANY FOR D W GRIFFITH AT BIOGRAPH, MARY PICKFORD WENT BACK TO BROADWAY TO STAR IN S THEATRE PRODUCTION OF "A GOOD LITTLE DEVIL", THE PLAY EXPERIERIENCE LEFT MARY WITH ONE SIGNIFICANT THOUGHT- I WANT TO MAKE MOVIES. MARY WAS HIRED TO JOIN ADOLF ZUKOR'S FAMOUS PLAYERS FILM CO. WITH ARRANGEMENTS AND CREDITS FOR DANIEL FROHMAN AND THEATRE IMPRESSARIO DAVID BELASCO. THE FIRST MOVIE MADE WAS TO FILM THE PLAY " A GOOD LITTLE DEVIL" WITH MARY SIMPLY REPEATING HER PLAY LINES FOR THE CAMERA. THE MOVIE ENDED UP AN AWKWARD EFFORT AND A MOVIE MARY CALLED ONE OF THE WORST FEATURES EVER MADE. THE PRODUCERS TENDED TO AGREE AND THE MOVIE WAS HELD FOR A YEAR BEFORE ITS RELEASE IN 1914 AS MARY'S FOURTH RELEASE FOR FAMOUS PLAYERS. INSTEAD MARY FILMED "IN THE BISHOP'S CARRAIGE" WHICH WAS RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 1913 AS THEIR FIRST MOVIE STARRING MARY PICKFORD. THE SIXTH MOVIE WAS A WELL REGARDED EFFORT FOR MARY PICKFORD. IT WAS TITLED: "THE EAGLE'S MATE". THIS IS THE RARE ORIGINAL FOUR PAGE MOVIE HERALD FOR THE EAGLE'S MATE. THE FRONT PAGE STATES: "DANIEL FROHMAN PRESENTS THE WORLD'S FOREMOST MOTION PICTURE STAR MARY PICKFORD IN S NOVEL AND TYPICAL CHARACTERIZATION THE EAGLE'S NEST" THIS HERALD WITH THE THEN TWENTY TWO YEAR OLD PICKFORD HAS FOUR PROVACATIVE PHOTOS INSIDE. THIS PIECE IS AN ORIGINAL 1914 ADVERTISING read more
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