His Picture in the Papers
About His Picture in the Papers
Meat-eating Pete Prindle wants to marry Christine, but her father Cassius Cadwalader will agree only if Pete holds half of Proteus Prindle's firm, maker of Prindle's 57 Vegetarian Varieties, Predigested Prunes, and Desiccated Doughnuts. Proteus offers the half-interest if Pete gets his picture in the papers, and gives him $100. A wrecked $83 car, a boxing match, and a jail term for beating two Atlantic City policemen earn only a few lines. Pete then stops the Weazels from wrecking the train that carries Christine and her father, lands on the front page, and gets the share and the marriage.
Cast & crew
More about His Picture in the Papers
John Emerson wrote and directed, with Anita Loos on the scenario. Triangle released it on February 13, 1916, after copyrighting it on February 7. It is Fairbanks's third film.
Themes
Look
George W. Hill photographed the picture, with scenes in New York City and Fort Lee.
Preservation
A print is in the Library of Congress film archive.
Notes
- Loretta Blake plays Christine. Clarence Handyside plays Proteus. Charles Butler plays Cassius. Rene Boucicault and Jean Temple play the sisters Pansy and Pearl.
- Erich von Stroheim plays a thug with an eyepatch. He and Emmett J. Flynn were assistant directors, not the directors of record.
Scenes
- Pete wrecks the used car and still gets only a few lines of type.
- He keeps the Weazels from wrecking Cadwalader's train, and the front pages follow.
Also available
- Internet Archive (His_Picture_in_the_Papers)
