The Star of the Side Show

1912

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Marie Eline, Robert Milasch, David Thompson, and May Carr in The Star of the Side Show (1912)

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaHer parents were humble peasants, and were fond of her when she was a baby, for they believed she would grow up to be a beautiful woman and make a good match. The trouble was that she didn't... Leggi tuttoHer parents were humble peasants, and were fond of her when she was a baby, for they believed she would grow up to be a beautiful woman and make a good match. The trouble was that she didn't grow up. When she was nineteen she was no bigger than a child of six. Naturally they were... Leggi tuttoHer parents were humble peasants, and were fond of her when she was a baby, for they believed she would grow up to be a beautiful woman and make a good match. The trouble was that she didn't grow up. When she was nineteen she was no bigger than a child of six. Naturally they were overjoyed when an offer for their daughter's hand was made by another midget who lived in... Leggi tutto

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The Circus Must Have Been In Town

Actually, it's all camera faking and props, Ten-year-old Marie Eline plays a midget. One day showman 'P.T.Barum' shows up in the village looking for freaks, and the next thing you know, she's in a tent meeting the other exhibits in the side show. Of course she falls in love with the giant, 6'6" Robert Milasch.

It's a simply told tale from the Thanhouser Studio, with their usual care given to all the technicalities of movie-making in the period. Thanhouser was situated in New Rochelle, and with the founder's connections into the theater, he had access to the resources of the New York stage, and the ambition to make respectable and respectful movies. Like many of the early movie companies, its films fell into obscurity, and were considered lost. However, Ned Thanhouser, the grandson and namesake of the founder has spent the last thirty years or so tracking down and making available as many of the company's films as possible.