Week of May 4, 1921

100 Years Ago At The Strand Theatre...

"Midsummer Madness" strikes Julian Osborne when his wife Daisy goes to visit her sick father, leaving Julian behind to fall victim to the charms of his best friend Bob Meredith's neglected wife Margaret.
This silent film was copyrighted in 1920, but delayed for release until 1921. Sound familiar?

Also, Buster Keaton’s first independent release, “One Week”. This is a famous film where a kit house build goes wrong. Treat yourself to a viewing. See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q0FMxZBmO4

Director:
William C. de Mille

Writers:
Cosmo Hamilton (novel), Olga Printzlau (scenario)

Stars:
Jack Holt, Conrad Nagel, Lois Wilson

https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll56/id/20610
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer_Madness_(1921_film)
https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/496159/midsummer-madness
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011462/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Week_(1920_film)