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Baby Vamp vs. Avenging Angel: The Headliners behind CHICAGO

Beth Ann Gallagher
Beulah Annan, Chicago (1927), Film Festivals, Maurine Dallas Watkins, Movies, Silent Film, Toronto Silent Film Festival
Apr 9, 2017
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In CHICAGO a girl gunner gets priority in print over her victim. The same happened in real life.

CMBA Forgotten Stars Blogathon: The Time Bebe Daniels Couldn’t Get Out of a Speeding Ticket

Beth Ann Gallagher
Bebe Daniels, Blogathons, CMBA, Forgotten Stars
Oct 31, 2014
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It reads like a publicity stunt out of the movie Bombshell. Silent film sweetheart Bebe Daniels was ticketed for speeding, tried, convicted, sentenced to jail, and forced to serve time. Rather than being planned like the stunts in that movie, Bebe did like to speed, and she had gotten caught. Her press agent helped her spin a potentially…

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Blogger Beth Ann Gallagher explores the best of all eras of film and television, with a special emphasis on the classic, silent, period pieces, and international.