Headline
Cinema Actress Law Suit: Story of Film From Victoria Cross Novel
Newspaper Source
Publication Date
1916-12-04
- Publication Year
1916
Page
4
Key Person
Film Projector / Film(s)
Paula
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Actors
Hetty Payne
Director
Cecil Birch
Writer
Victoria Cross (novel)
Country
UK
Released
1915-11-01
Genre
Drama
Language
None
Plot
A widow follows her sick lover to Italy and dies after donating blood.
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The White Star
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Actors
Queenie Thomas
Director
Bertram Phillips
Country
UK
Released
1915-12-01
Language
None
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Organisation
Summary
Film actress Miss Hettie Payne sued the Holmfirth Production Company under an agreement to take the leading part in the cinema play entitled 'Paula.' Miss Payne said she began as a film actress with the Hepworth Company five years ago and got noticed after her parts in 'White Star' and 'Won by Losing.' Later Payne was told that Miss Bobby Rutland, received an offer to fill the part of 'Paula' instead. Mr Bertram Phillipps [sic], now managing director of the Holmfirth company, said the play was very bad indeed.
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