His Picture in the Papers (1916)
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HE WRECKED AN AUTO! WAS THROWN OFF A TRAIN! PUT OUT A CHAMPION MIDDLEWEIGHT AND FOUGHT A LOSING FIGHT WITH TWO HUSKY POLICEMEN
Produced at the Reliance studio in Yonkers, New York, HIS PICTURE IN THE PAPERS solidly established Fairbanks as the American ideal of pop, vim, and vigor. Furthermore, the film brought him together with the two collaborators who were to play a profound role in the evolution of his screen persona: writer Anita Loos and her future husband, director John Emerson. The theme was, according to Emerson and Loos, "the great American love of publicity."
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Douglas FairbanksPete Prindle
Clarence HandysideProteus PrindleRene BoucicaultPansy PrindleJean TemplePearl PrindleCharles ButlerCassius Cadwalader
Loretta BlakeChristine CadwaladerHomer HuntMelvilleHelena RupportOlgaTerry McGovernReferee (uncredited)
Nick ThompsonTicket Agent (uncredited)
Erich von StroheimOne of the Weazels (uncredited)Movie DNA
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What is His Picture in the Papers about?
Produced at the Reliance studio in Yonkers, New York, HIS PICTURE IN THE PAPERS solidly established Fairbanks as the American ideal of pop, vim, and vigor. Furthermore, the film brought him together with the two collaborators who were to play a profound role in the evolution of his screen persona: writer Anita Loos and her future husband, director John Emerson. The theme was, according to Emerson and Loos, "the great American love of publicity."
How long is His Picture in the Papers?
His Picture in the Papers has a runtime of 62 minutes.