The Newsy and the Tramp explained

The Newsy and the Tramp
Caption:Featuring child star Marie Eline
Alt:A black and white film still. A couple embracing. A girl in the background at a blackboard, having written the words KISS HER in chalk.
Studio:Thanhouser Films, New Rochelle, New York
Country:United States

The Newsy and the Tramp is a 1911 silent short film featuring child star Marie Eline.[1] It was produced by the Thanhouser company motion picture studio, and released on December 5, 1911.[2] Although Marie Eline was a girl, she played the role of the newsboy Ragsy, and dressed the part.[3] According to a contemporary review,[4]

The film was produced by Gertrude Homan Thanhouser, and is listed as part of the Women Pioneers Film Project.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. 2 February 1912 . The Newsy and the Tramp . Photoplay . 2 . 1 . 12-13 . Internet Archive.
  2. News: Saunders . Alfred H. . The Newsy and the Tramp . The Moving Picture News . 43.
  3. Book: Horak, Laura . Girls Will Be Boys: Cross-Dressed Women, Lesbians, and American Cinema, 1908-1934 . Rutgers University Press . 2016 . 978-0-8135-7483-7 . New Brunswick, New Jersey . 2016 . 230.
  4. News: 13 December 1911 . The Newsy and the Tramp . The New York Dramatic Mirror.
  5. Web site: Gertrude Homan Thanhouser – Women Film Pioneers Project . 2024-11-22 . wfpp.columbia.edu.

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