Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor (1915)
Overview
A good example of the clever light comedy Thanhouser produced for its Falstaff label, while other studios cranked out broad slapstick comedies. Harry Benham and Mignon Anderson were versatile and popular Thanhouser stars, here showing considerable skill in light comedy, a genre that invites plenty of satirical social observation such as the burgeoning beauty-salon industry here. Cinema technique shows much more intricate editing and freer use of closeups than just a year or two earlier.
Cast
Harry Benham
Bob / Madam Blanche
Riley Chamberlin
Simon Southwick
Mignon Anderson
Betty
W. Ray Johnston
A clerk
Morgan Jones
Ethel Jewett
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