''Playgoers Pictures'' was an American

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and

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company active between 1921 and 1923 during the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. Unlike many other

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

companies it concentrated on a variety of

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rather than just

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s.Langman p.XXVI The 1921 film ''

Tropical Love ''Tropical Love'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Ruth Clifford, Reginald Denny and Huntley Gordon.Munden p.832 It was partly shot on location in Puerto Rico. Cast * Ruth Clifford as Rosario * F.A. Tu ...

'' was one of the first to be shot in

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

. It also released several British films including ''

The Pauper Millionaire ''The Pauper Millionaire'' is a 1922 British silent comedy film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring C. M. Hallard, Katherine Blair, and John H. Roberts.Norma Shearer Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingénues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'N ...

starred in the 1923 film ''

A Clouded Name ''A Clouded Name'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Austin O. Huhn and starring Norma Shearer, Gladden James and Yvonne Logan.Jacobs & Braum p.69 Cast * Norma Shearer as Marjorie Dare * Gladden James as Jim Allen * Yvonne ...

'' while other actors appearing in the company's films include

Dolores Cassinelli Dolores Cassinelli (July 4, 1888 – April 26, 1984) was an American film actress and singer. She appeared in 69 films between 1911 and 1925. Born in New York City, Cassinelli and her family moved to Chicago. Her parents put her in a conven ...

, Marjorie Daw,

Fred Niblo Fred Niblo (born Frederick Liedtke; January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer. Biography He was born Frederick Liedtke (several sources give "Frederico Nobile", apparently erroneously) in Yo ...

Lillian Lorraine Lillian Lorraine (born Ealallean De Jacques; 1892/1894 – April 17, 1955) was an American stage and screen actress of the 1910s and 1920s, best known for her beauty and for being perhaps the most famous Ziegfeld Girl in the Broadway revues ...

Wyndham Standing Charles Wyndham Standing''Silent Film Necrology'', 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c. 2001 page 497 (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor. Early years Standing was born in London, England and died in Los An ...

Noah Beery Noah Nicholas Beery (January 17, 1882 – April 1, 1946) was an American actor who appeared in films from 1913 until his death in 1946. He was the older brother of Academy Award-winning actor Wallace Beery as well as the father of prominen ...

Dorothy Mackaill Dorothy Mackaill (March 4, 1903 – August 12, 1990) was a British-American actress, most active during the silent-film era and into the pre-Code era of the early 1930s. Early life Born in Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull in 1903 (although she l ...

and Reginald Denny.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Butterfly Girl ''The Butterfly Girl'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by John Gorman and starring Marjorie Daw, Fritzi Brunette, and King Baggot.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 25 Cast * Marjorie Daw as Edith Folsom * Fri ...

'' (1921) * '' Discontented Wives'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

Home-Keeping Hearts ''Home-Keeping Hearts'' is a lost 1921 silent film rural melodrama directed by Carlyle Ellis. It was produced by an independent production company and released as an independent feature by Playgoers Pictures ''Playgoers Pictures'' was an Ameri ...

'' (1921) * '' Forbidden Love'' (1921) * ''

They Shall Pay ''They Shall Pay'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Martin Justice and starring Lottie Pickford, Allan Forrest, and Paul Weigel.Langman p. 237. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Parker. Cast * Lottie Pick ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Family Closet ''The Family Closet'' is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by John B. O'Brien and starring Holmes Herbert, Alice Mann and Kempton Greene.Goble p.362 Cast * Holmes Herbert as Alfred Dinsmore * Alice Mann as Louise Dinsmore * Kempton ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

Across the Divide ''Across the Divide'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Holloway and starring Rex Ballard, Rosemary Theby and Ralph McCullough. Plot Left by his dying mother in the care of Buck (Rex Ballard), Wallace Layson (Ralph McCu ...

'' (1921) * ''

Anne of Little Smoky ''Anne of Little Smoky'' is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Edward Connor and starring Winifred Westover, Dolores Cassinelli, Joe King, Frank Hagney, and Ralph Faulkner. The film was released by Playgoers Pictures on N ...

'' (1921) * ''

A Pasteboard Crown ''A Pasteboard Crown'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and starring Evelyn Greeley, Robert Elliott and Gladys Valerie.Munden p.593 Cast * Evelyn Greeley as Sybil Lawton * Robert Elliott as Stewart Thrall * Gladys ...

'' (1922) * ''

Hills of Missing Men ''Hills of Missing Men'' is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring McGowan, Florence Gilbert and Helen Holmes.Munden p.350 Synopsis An American army officer goes undercover in Baja California to battle agai ...

'' (1922) * ''

Sunshine Harbor ''Sunshine Harbor'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Edward L. Hemmer and starring Margaret Beecher, Howard Hall and Coit Albertson.Munden p.778 Cast * Margaret Beecher as Betty Hopkins * Howard Hall as Dr. Hopkins * Coit Albe ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Man Who Waited ''The Man Who Waited'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Jay Morley, Vonda Phelps and Milla Davenport.Munden, p. 487. Cast * Frank Braidwood as Frank Magee * Inez MacDonald as June Rance * Jay Morl ...

'' (1922) * ''

Lonesome Corners ''Lonesome Corners'' is a 1922 American silent comedy drama film directed by Edgar Jones and starring Jones, Edna May Sperl, Henry Van Bousen and Lillian Lorraine. Plot Henry Warburon (portrayed by Henry Van Bousen) is a wilderness dweller; ...

'' (1922) * '' Face to Face'' (1922) * ''

The Bootlegger's Daughter ''The Bootlegger's Daughter'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Enid Bennett, Fred Niblo, and Donald MacDonald.Parish & Pitts p.336 Cast * Enid Bennett as Nell Bradley * Fred Niblo as Reverend C ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Pauper Millionaire ''The Pauper Millionaire'' is a 1922 British silent comedy film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring C. M. Hallard, Katherine Blair, and John H. Roberts.The Inner Man ''The Inner Man'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Hamilton Smith and starring Wyndham Standing, J. Barney Sherry and Dorothy Mackaill.Munden p.380 Cast * Wyndham Standing Charles Wyndham Standing''Silent Film Necrology'', ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Man She Brought Back ''The Man She Brought Back'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Charles Miller and starring Earle Foxe, Frank Losee and Frederick Burton.Munden, p. 483 It is a northern, portraying an officer of Canada's North-West Mounted Po ...

'' (1922) * ''

Isle of Doubt ''Isle of Doubt'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Hamilton Smith and starring Wyndham Standing, Dorothy Mackaill and George Fawcett.Munden p.387 The title is sometimes written as ''The Isle of Doubt''. Cast * Wyndham Standing a ...

'' (1922) * '' Her Majesty'' (1922) * ''

Counterfeit Love ''Counterfeit Love'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Joe King, Marian Swayne and Jack Richardson.Munden p.147 Cast * Joe King as Richard Wayne * Marian Swayne as Mary Shelly * Norma Lee as Rose Shelly ...

'' (1923) * ''

'' (1923) * '' Tipped Off'' (1923)

References

Bibliography

* García-Crespo, Naida. ''Early Puerto Rican Cinema and Nation Building: National Sentiments, Transnational Realities, 1897-1940''. Rutgers University Press, 2019. * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. * Langman, Larry & Finn, Daniel. ''A Guide to American Silent Crime Films''. Greenwood Press, 1994. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. * Soister, John T., Nicolella, Henry & Joyce, Steve. ''American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929''. McFarland, 2014. American film studios Film production companies of the United States Mass media companies established in 1921 {{US-film-company-stub