Film, Video Web Page Lady Helen's escapade

Title

• Lady Helen's escapade

Summary

• Lady Helen, becoming bored with the quality of her life, hires herself out as a domestic in a boarding house. There she falls in love with a sensitive young musician. The other women in the house are jealous, and accuse her of trying to steal the musician's violin. Lady Helen retreats to her own home, and arranges a position for the musician which allows them to be together.

Names

• Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948, film director
• Taylor, Stanner E. V., 1877-1948, screenwriter
• Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944, camera operator
• Lawrence, Florence, 1890-1938, actor
• Bernard, Dorothy, 1890-1955, actor
• Cumpson, John R., 1868-1913, actor
• Hendrie, Anita, 1864-1940, actor
• Inslee, Charles (Charles E.), actor
• Johnson, Arthur V., 1876-1916, actor
• MacPherson, Jeanie, 1887-1946, actor
• Miles, David, 1871-1915, actor
• Moore, Owen, 1886-1939, actor
• Prescott, Vivian, actor
• Prior, Herbert, 1867-1954, actor
• Sennett, Mack, 1880-1960, actor
• West, Dorothy, 1891-1980, actor
• American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, production company, film distributor
• Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
• Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

• United States : American Mutoscope & Biograph, 1909.

Headings

• -  Rich people
• -  Boredom
• -  Household employees
• -  Boardinghouses
• -  Musicians
• -  Gossip

Genre

• Romantic comedy films
• Silent films
• Short films
• Fiction films

Notes

• -  H125727 U.S. Copyright Office
• -  Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 14Apr1909; H125727.
• -  Camera, G.W. Bitzer.
• -  Florence Lawrence, Dorothy Bernard, John R. Cumpson, Anita Hendrie, Charles Inslee, Arthur V. Johnson, Jeanie Macpherson, David Miles, Owen Moore, Vivian Prescott, Herbert Prior, Mack Sennett, Dorothy West.
• -  Biograph production no. 3540.
• -  Paper print shelf number (LC 2556) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
• -  Photographed in the Biograph studio, New York City, Feb. 10-11, 1909.
• -  Location of filming from Early motion pictures, p. 178. According to the Internet movie database, the location of filming was Fort Lee, NJ., however, according to Wikipedia, the Biograph Studio was located at 11 East 14th Street, in Manhattan from 1903 to 1913.
• -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
• -  According to the AFI catalog, this film was originally released as part of a split reel with A troublesome satchel.
• -  Not viewed
• -  Sources used: Early motion pictures, p. 178; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed July 30, 2012; Eagan, D. America's film legacy, 2010, p. 16-17; AFI catalog online, viewed August 3, 2012; Moving picture world, v. 4, no. 16, p. 5 and p. 488; Moving picture world, v. 4, no. 17, p. 515; Wikipedia WWW site, viewed August 3, 2012; Biograph bulletins, 1908-1912, p. 82.
• -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.

Medium

• viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (288 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
• dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (288 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
• master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (approximately 290 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
• paper pos 1 roll (approximately 720 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
• paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll (approximately 720 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

• FLA 5520 (viewing print)
• FRA 2391 (dupe neg pic)
• FRB 2632 (master pos pic)
• Box 0493A (paper pos)
• Box 5482A (paper pos, copy 2)

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2012600310

Online Format

• web page

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2012600310

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• MARCXML Record
• MODS Record
• Dublin Core Record