Off the Highway
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels / 7641 feet
Directed by Tom Forman
Cast: William V. Mong [Caleb Fry / Tatterly], Marguerite de la Motte [Ella Tarrant], John Bowers [Donald Brett], Charles Gerard [Hector Kindon], Geno Corrado (Gino Corrado) [Rabbitt], Buddy Post [Grizzly Bear], Joseph Swickard (Josef Swickard) [master], Smoke Turner [student]
Hunt Stromberg Corporation production
Distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation.
Produced by Hunt Stromberg.
Scenario by Dorothy Farnum, from the novel Tatterly by Thomas Gallon.
© 20 August 1925 by Hunt Stromberg Corporation [LP22119].
Premiere: 15 August 1925.
Released: 11 October 1925.
Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Survival status: (unknown) Assumed to be lost, as not known to exist in any archive(s).
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This slide is 99+ years old. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.
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These are actual glass Coming Attraction slides that were used in cinemas during the silent era, and up to in some instances the 1980s, to feature forthcoming films that would play at the neighborhood cinemas. Other slides would be public service slides, local advertising, or song slides (for sing-a-longs during intermission). Slides could remain plain and uncolored/tinted, or hand painted, depending on the colorers/artists in the production studio.
NOTE: These are original and vintage Coming Attraction slides from the Silent and Early Sound era of film.
These are NOT Reproductions. I have collected and researched these slides and the film history associated with them for over 36 years. THESE SLIDES ARE GLASS, AND VERY FRAGILE.
These slides are from my personal collection (many that were purchased from film historian Kemp Niver), and are sold one collector to another. No rights given or implied. These slides measure 4 inches x 3 1/4 inches approximately.
Some slides, are two glass plates (one the image plate, the other a protective cover plate, with a matte between the two pieces of glass, held together by fillets of gummed tape along the edges). Later slides, like this one, generally were the same size but only the image glass, inserted into a tri-fold cardboard frame usually secured with staple(s). These slides were the forerunner of 35mm slides.
These slides in larger cinemas were generally projected with a Brenograph projector from the projection booth. The slides were hand-tinted/painted, thus in many cases if you were to find another slide like this, no two are alike.
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*** I do not ship any item without insurance protection.
*** All my packages are shipped with Tracking.
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I have been in the entertainment and collectors businesses for over 40 years combined. I am selling portions of my collection as they are no longer needed, having served their purpose for research, or personal enjoyment. I am offering these items in my auctions or But It Now options for others to collect, cherish and enjoy as I have.
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