Lost Media: Bare-Fisted Gallagher (1919)

 

Bare Fisted Gallagher is a lost silent western that was released on June 22, 1919. It was a 5 reel film that was released through Robertson-Cole. 

PLOT:

Gallagher prefers to fight his foes with his fists rather than with guns. Gallagher comes into San Rafael Valley after his uncle dies to take care of Eagle Mine.  Gallagher sets his heart to capture a stage-coach bandit and unknown to him the bandit is a woman, Jem Mason, a good shot who wins his heart. She had turned to her life of crime due to Gallagher's uncle taking a mine from her father, Selby Mason. Gallagher would be ignorant of everything as he competes with Aliso Pete for Jem's heart. When he does find out about his uncle's wrongdoings the mine is restored to Jem. Meanwhile, he set up a trap for the bandit finding out that it was Jem. He rushes to her rescue, but get's there too late as the bandit was shot. It turns out that it wasn't Jem, but Aliso who beat Jem to the punch. Jem is saved and Gallagher wins her heart. 

CAST:

• William Desmond as Bare-Fisted Gallagher
• Agnes Vernon as Jem Mason
• Arthur Millett as Selby Mason
• Frank Lanning as Aliso Pete
• Caroline Rankin as The Old Maid
• Bill Patton as Driver #1
• Scotty MacGregor as Driver #2
• Tom Ashton as Mexican Boy (Uncredited)

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Wikipedia

IMDB

All Movie

Silent Era

AFI Catalog

Lost Media: Playthings of Passion (1919)

Playthings of Passion or Playthings of Fate is an American silent film released on June 8, 1919. The film was directed by Wallace Worsley and produced by Robert Brunton. United Picture Theaters of America released the film. It was 5 reels long. It is now considered a lost film.

PLOT:

Helen Rowland is ignoring her husband, Henry, and spends most of her time at social events. Henry makes a deal with a young clergyman John sterling. The deal was that he would give him financial assistance for his missionary cause in the slums if Helen becomes interested in it. John then convinces Helen into doing some mission work. Helen becomes more than interested in it and even tells her husband that she was in love with John. Henry is jealous and tells John that she is so disgusted with him. In order to change Helen's feelings, John pretends to be drunk and succeeds. Henry admits to the wife of his schemes, but he did it because he loved her. This was when Helen realized she loved him all along. 

CAST:

• Kitty Gordon - Helen Rowland
• Mahlon Hamilton - Henry Rowland
• Lawson Butt - John Sterling 
• Richard Rosson - Spiffy 

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Jan. 11, 1919 Alexandria, Virginia Doe

On January 11, 1919, someone (gender unstated) died from the Spanish Influenza during the epidemic. There is little information in this case. They were buried at Home of Peace Cemetary in Alexandria, Virginia between Beckie Huss and Beatrice Rosenburg. 

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Unidentified Wiki

Lost Media: You Never Saw Such a Girl (1919)

 

A scene from the American drama film You Never Saw Such a Girl (1919), which played at the Mission Theater, Seattle. Includes Vivian Martin and Harrison Ford.

You Never Saw Such a Girl is a silent American film directed by Robert G. Vignola. The 50-minute film was released on Feb. 16, 1919. The film is based on the novel You Never Saw Such a Girl by George Weston (1919).  This film is now considered lost.

CAST

• Vivian Martin as Marty McKenzie
• Harrison Ford as Eric Burgess
• Mayme Kelso as Fannie Perkins
• Willis Marks as Uncle Esau
• Edna Mae Cooper as Mrs. McKenzie
• John Burton as Mr. Burgess
• Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Burgess
• Herbert Standing as Judge Eustace
• Gerard Alexander as Mrs. Eustace
• Claire Anderson as Katherine Spencer
• Jim Farley as Reagan
• J. Morris Foster as Gentleman Jack

PLOT: 

Martin Mackenzie was raised by an old farmer after her mother's death. When he dies she finds herself in the need of money. She and Fannie Perkins decide to sell some old antiques the farmer had. Upon opening up an old chest she finds that her grandmother is Mrs. Burgess, a wealthy woman in the neighborhood. Marty's mother had been driven from her by Mrs. Burgess. Mrs. Burgess does not warm up to Marty and is not accepting of her. Eric, her grandmother's stepson takes a liking to Marty. After an encounter with a burglar at the Burgess residence, it helps change Mrs. Burgess's mind of Mary. Marty and Eric are able to unite.

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Wikipedia

Turner Classic Movies

IMDB

AFI

Murder of Thecla M. Gerken

In 1919 23-year-old Thecla Gerken who was a school teacher from Woonsocket, South Dakota, and was staying at the home of Dr. H.H. Hagedorn at 1017 Jones St. She was friends with H.H Hagedorn's wife and was taking her vacation here. On the night of June 27, 1919, Thecla and another girl, Mable Houlihan, who she also knew went on a walk.

The girls would say their goodbyes as they neared 8th st. Mable would walk towards her home on 9th st. and Thecla would cross the intersection of 9th and Jones st. diagonally. Mable was almost to the alley when she heard Thelca scream "Mabel, come back!" which was followed by a gunshot. 

Mable would rush to her friend. She said there were people on the street who pointed towards her friend who was now laying on the ground. She had blood coming from her mouth and had been shot in the chest.

All that was known was that Thecla had been shot by a young man. She was seen talking to the young man and the witness claimed they heard her say "George, why did you do that?" They were too far away to hear anything else of the conversation. He had shot her with a .38 caliber gun and fled down an alleyway. One article stated that someone chased after him, but could not catch up to him and lost him. 

Thecla was new to town and only knew very few people let alone have enemies. The two girls did meet a couple of young men the day before and set a date for that day but did not show up to it. It's unknown if her killer was one of these men. 

It's suspected that the man who Thecla was talking to for a brief moment before her death was a poorly dressed man that she and Mable had passed by earlier. Police believe it could have been possible that it was a woman disguised as a man. The man or woman was never found and Mabel's case will remain unsolved. 

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Iowa Cold Cases

November 18, 1919 St. Maries, Idaho John Doe

On November 18, 1919, the body of a man was found weighed down in a body of water (not stated) in St. Maries, Idaho. It was presumed that the man had been murdered sometime that month. He was buried the next day at Woodlawn Cemetary in St. Maries. 

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Murder of De La Hayes

On October 15, 1919, Principal  De La Haye arrived at the Newton House (school of the Court of Wards that taught minor princes of the Princely States)of Madras (now Chennai) India with his wife around 8:30 to 9p.m. After a while, the two went to bed Mrs. De La Haye was sleeping in a bed on the veranda. 30 minutes after midnight some snuck into the room was shot him in the head while he slept.

This woke up his wife and several boys who lived at the school. One of the boys went and telephoned the police after seeing what had happened. Police soon came and found the distraught Mrs. De La Hayes.

There were various motives in why De La Haye's may have been murdered. It's said his wife seduced a few of the students and that may have been motive. De La Hayes was also known to talk to the students with racist remarks.

All who went to trial were acquitted and this case remains unsolved.

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