Across the Way is a 1915 American silentshort film produced by the Thanhouser Company under the Princess brand. The comedy-drama involves a man named Sparks playing a trick on his friend to make him question his sanity. The trick involves the friend's love interest being attacked by an assailant which works, but then a burglar attacks her a few days later. The friend saves his love interest from the burglar and later marries him instead of Sparks. The Princess comedy-dramas were not well-received and it was not long after the film's release that Edwin Thanhouser took a personal interest in the productions at the New Rochelle studio. Soon thereafter, the Princess brand was discontinued and replaced by the Falstaff brand. The film is presumed to be lost.
Across the Way
Film still from Reel Life showing Boyd Marshall (left) and Rene Farrington (right)
The published synopsis of the film was listed in Reel Life states: "Sparks learns, upon visiting his fiancee, Bianca, an art student, that his friend, Tom Brown, a writer, is living across the court. He soon sees that Bianca and Brown are mutually attracted and plans to play a joke upon his friend, which shall make the latter doubt his own sanity. He persuades Bianca to enact a scene with him before the drawn window curtain in which she is attacked by a man with a pistol and drawing a dagger from her bosom, defends herself, killing her assailant. Brown, seeing all this in silhouette on the shade, rushes to Bianca's assistance. He finds her reading peacefully, and is told that the incident must have been an hallucination of his own brain. A few evenings after this Bianca actually is attacked by a burglar. Brown, who now is "on" to the fact that in the former instance his friend Sparks had designs upon him, at first thinks this also is another of Sparks' "jokes". However, he goes stealthily to investigate and is just in time to save the girl, who breaks her engagement to Sparks and marries Brown."[1]
The Princess production department of the Thanhouser Company started in 1913. It would have a film released on every Friday. Early Princess productions were mostly comedies that performed well, but the company's dramas were often unfavorable. The early Princess productions were marked by their poor scenarios that were illogically written or consisted of uninteresting material.[3] Princess produced films out of a studio in New Rochelle from 1913 until 1915, when the production brand was changed and renamed Falstaff.[4] The production and release of Across the Way occurred before Edwin Thanhouser returned and took personal interest in improving the quality of the productions at the New Rochelle studio.[5] The new brand, Falstaff, would soon replace the Princess productions.[6]
A review in The Moving Picture World said the comedy-drama as being pleasing to watch and full of action.[2] However, the quality of the Princess films towards the end of its productions were not pleasing the audiences.[11] The last Princess brand film, Just Kids would be released on April 9.[11] The film is presumed to be lost.
Referencesedit
^ abcdefg"Reel Life (Sep 1914-Mar 1915) (Sep 1914-Mar 1915)". Mutual Film Corp. 1915. p. 710. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ abQ. David Bowers (1995). . Thanhouser Company Film Preservation, Inc. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^Q. David Bowers (1995). . Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^Q. David Bowers (1995). . Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^Q. David Bowers. (1995). . Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^Q. David Bower (1995). . Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
^Q. David Bowers (1995). . Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^"E. A. R. Theater". Suburbanite Economist (Chicago, Illinois). 19 Feb 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 12 January 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abQ. David Bowers (1995). . Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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Across the Way is a 1915 American silent short film produced by the Thanhouser Company under the Princess brand The comedy drama involves a man named Sparks playing a trick on his friend to make him question his sanity The trick involves the friend s love interest being attacked by an assailant which works but then a burglar attacks her a few days later The friend saves his love interest from the burglar and later marries him instead of Sparks The Princess comedy dramas were not well received and it was not long after the film s release that Edwin Thanhouser took a personal interest in the productions at the New Rochelle studio Soon thereafter the Princess brand was discontinued and replaced by the Falstaff brand The film is presumed to be lost Across the WayFilm still from Reel Life showing Boyd Marshall left and Rene Farrington right Produced byPrincess Thanhouser Company Release dateFebruary 12 1915 1915 02 12 Running time1 reelCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilentEnglish intertitles Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release and reception 5 ReferencesPlot editThe published synopsis of the film was listed in Reel Life states Sparks learns upon visiting his fiancee Bianca an art student that his friend Tom Brown a writer is living across the court He soon sees that Bianca and Brown are mutually attracted and plans to play a joke upon his friend which shall make the latter doubt his own sanity He persuades Bianca to enact a scene with him before the drawn window curtain in which she is attacked by a man with a pistol and drawing a dagger from her bosom defends herself killing her assailant Brown seeing all this in silhouette on the shade rushes to Bianca s assistance He finds her reading peacefully and is told that the incident must have been an hallucination of his own brain A few evenings after this Bianca actually is attacked by a burglar Brown who now is on to the fact that in the former instance his friend Sparks had designs upon him at first thinks this also is another of Sparks jokes However he goes stealthily to investigate and is just in time to save the girl who breaks her engagement to Sparks and marries Brown 1 Cast editBoyd Marshall as Tom Brown 1 John Reinhard as Sparks 1 Rene Farrington as Bianca 1 Kenneth Clarendon Hal Clarendon as the Caretaker 1 Mr Yorke Jay C Yorke 2 as the Burglar 1 Production editThe Princess production department of the Thanhouser Company started in 1913 It would have a film released on every Friday Early Princess productions were mostly comedies that performed well but the company s dramas were often unfavorable The early Princess productions were marked by their poor scenarios that were illogically written or consisted of uninteresting material 3 Princess produced films out of a studio in New Rochelle from 1913 until 1915 when the production brand was changed and renamed Falstaff 4 The production and release of Across the Way occurred before Edwin Thanhouser returned and took personal interest in improving the quality of the productions at the New Rochelle studio 5 The new brand Falstaff would soon replace the Princess productions 6 Release and reception editThe film was released on February 12 1915 1 It was later released in The United Kingdom on July 5 1915 7 The film was released nationwide with advertisements appearing in Chicago Illinois 8 Kansas 9 and Ohio 10 A review in The Moving Picture World said the comedy drama as being pleasing to watch and full of action 2 However the quality of the Princess films towards the end of its productions were not pleasing the audiences 11 The last Princess brand film Just Kids would be released on April 9 11 The film is presumed to be lost References edit a b c d e f g Reel Life Sep 1914 Mar 1915 Sep 1914 Mar 1915 Mutual Film Corp 1915 p 710 Retrieved 12 January 2015 a b Q David Bowers 1995 Thanhouser Films An Encyclopedia and History Across the Way Thanhouser Company Film Preservation Inc Archived from the original on 24 October 2014 Retrieved 12 January 2015 Q David Bowers 1995 Volume 1 Narrative History Chapter 6 1913 Princess Thanhouser Films An Encyclopedia and History Archived from the original on 12 January 2015 Retrieved 12 January 2015 Q David Bowers 1995 Volume 1 Narrative History Chapter 8 1915 Falstaff Films Thanhouser Films An Encyclopedia and History Archived from the original on 19 December 2014 Retrieved 12 January 2015 Q David Bowers 1995 Volume 1 Narrative History Chapter 8 1915 Corporate Changes Thanhouser Films An Encyclopedia and History Archived from the original on 12 January 2015 Retrieved 12 January 2015 Q David Bower 1995 Volume 1 Narrative History Chapter 8 1915 Edwin Thanhouser Returns New Ventures Thanhouser Films An Encyclopedia and History Archived from the original on 20 January 2015 Retrieved 13 January 2015 Q David Bowers 1995 Thanhouser Films British Releases Thanhouser Princess Falstaff Thanhouser Films An Encyclopedia and History Archived from the original on 12 January 2015 Retrieved 12 January 2015 E A R Theater Suburbanite Economist Chicago Illinois 19 Feb 1915 p 3 Retrieved 12 January 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp Majestic The Wellington Daily News Wellington Kansas 18 Mar 1915 p 1 Retrieved 12 January 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp Majestic Advertisement Lancaster Eagle Gazette Lancaster Ohio 18 Mar 1915 p 6 Retrieved 12 January 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Q David Bowers 1995 Volume 1 Narrative History Chapter 8 1915 Films From the Backlog Thanhouser Films An Encyclopedia and History Archived from the original on 12 January 2015 Retrieved 12 January 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Across the Way amp oldid 1168002643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
