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The Alice Howell Collection #6: “In Dutch” (1918) – reviewed by George

Posted on February 3, 2024 by cobblerjon

Hulda (Alice Howell), a little Dutch girl, longed to go to America. One day, wearing her only dancing costume, she stowed away aboard a large ship. She found comfortable but cramped quarters – she was in a shipping crate with … Continue reading →

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The Alice Howell Collection #5 “Neptune’s Naughty Daughter” (1917) – reviewed by George

Posted on January 27, 2024 by cobblerjon

Henry Lehrman left the L-Ko Company in 1916, and it was taken over by Abe and Julius Stern (the brothers-in-law of Universal’s Carl Laemmle). Alice had become one of L-Ko’s most popular players, and in 1917 the Sterns set up … Continue reading →

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The Alice Howell Collection #4, “How Stars Are Made” (1916) – reviewed by George

Posted on January 20, 2024 by cobblerjon

By late 1915 Alice started having shorts built around her. The character she had developed was a slightly addled working-class girl with a round Kewpie-doll face topped off with a pile of frizzy hair. This film shows Alice’s attempts to … Continue reading →

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