''She's Done it Again'' is a 1910 American silent

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written by

Lloyd Lonergan Lloyd Lonergan (March 3, 1870, Chicago, Illinois - April 6, 1937, New York City) was one of the most prolific scenario and screenwriters in American silent film. A brother-in-law of Edwin Thanhouser he worked for the Thanhouser Company based ...

and produced by the

Thanhouser Company The Thanhouser Company (later the Thanhouser Film Corporation) was one of the first motion picture studios, founded in 1909 by Edwin Thanhouser, his wife Gertrude and his brother-in-law Lloyd Lonergan. It operated in New York City until 1920, ...

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. A thief named Sikes decides to rob a society woman who falsely claimed to have been robbed when she in fact pawned her jewelry. A

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strikes and robs her, but no one believes her. The thief is caught only by a clever detective. The film was the third release of the Thanhouser company and featured the leading players,

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and Frank H. Crane. The film was met with positive reviews, but is presumed to be

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Plot

The official synopsis of the film survives in ''

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''. It states: "Sikes, a gentleman of the Raffles order, reads in the paper that Mrs. Eldridge, a young society woman, who alleged that she had been robbed of her jewels, confessed that she had in reality

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ed them - admitting that the robbery was a prearranged affair in which she played the leading role and her maid the supporting one. Sikes decides to have it appear that the lady robbed herself a second time. Disguised as a clergyman, he obtains the jewels. Naturally, everybody believes Mrs. Eldridge s lyingagain .. And then - a clever detective turns up and shows

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public opinion smistaken by fastening the offense on the real offender." It is likely that

played the role of Mrs. Eldridge and that Frank H. Crane played the role of Sikes.

Production

The scenario was written by Lloyd F. Lonergan. Lonergan was the writer of both of the previous productions, ''

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'' and '' St. Elmo''. This release marked the first comedy release of a scenario written by Lonergan and also the first comedy produced by the Thanhouser company. Lonergan was an experienced newspaperman still employed by ''

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'' while writing scripts for the Thanhouser productions. He was the most important script writer for Thanhouser, averaging 200 scripts a year from 1910 to 1915. Film historian Q. David Bowers attributes the director of the production to

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, the stage name of Carleton B. Little. He would direct a number of films for the Thanhouser Company before moving to the

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by the summer of 1910. Bowers also credits Blair Smith as the cameraman. The two known credits in the film are for the leading players Anna Rosemond and Frank H. Crane. Rosemond was one of two leading ladies for the first year of the company and joined in the autumn of 1909, their first year of productions. Crane was involved in the very beginnings of the Thanhouser Company from 1909. Crane was the first leading man of the company and acted in numerous productions before becoming a director at Thanhouser.

Release and reception

The film was released on March 29, 1910 and was met with some positive reviews. The film was known to have an alternate or working title of ''The Liar and the Thief'', which is credited by Bowers and appears in an index in the ''

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''. Another reference for the film instead shortens the name to ''Done it Again''. Two reviews for the film would appear in ''Moving Picture World'', with the first praising the release and using a testimonial by

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to support that it is a good comedy. The second review was more nuanced and descriptive by highlighting the original plot and stating, "The acting is sympathetic - one almost wants to say vigorous, and the photographer has performed his part satisfactorily. The combination of these elements has contributed to the success of the picture." The film had advertisements announcing its showing in

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and

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. The film is presumed

, but a surviving film still exists from a quarter-page advertisement in ''

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''.

Notes

The official synopsis makes a reference that contemporary readers of the trade publication would recognize. The description of Sikes as "a gentleman of the Raffles order" appears to be a reference to the

, like

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from

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. This is supported by the resolution of the crime by a clever detective, in a manner like Sherlock Holmes.

References

{{reflist 1910 films 1910 comedy films American silent short films American black-and-white films Thanhouser Company films Lost American films Silent American comedy films 1910 lost films Lost comedy films 1910s American films

Plot

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Release and reception

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