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   Helen Holmes



Directed by                Mack Sennett
Produced by              Keystone Film Company
Starring                     Ford Sterling, Mabel Normand, Alice Davenport, Helen Holmes
Cinematography       unknown
Distributed by           Mutual Film Corporation
Release date               May 1, 1913
Running time             12 min.
Country                      United States
Language                    Silent film, English intertitles



"The Jazz Band Leader", also known as "The Ragtime Band", is a short comedy directed by Mack Sennett.  The film is included in our program to illustrate the contributions of our star Helen Holmes.

This is one of the first roles of Helen Holmes, in which she appears as a village beauty.  She became the audacious star of "The Hazards of Helen" a year and a half later, acting as the heroine of numerous railroad adventures.

 

 

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Mabel Normand and Ford Sterling in The Jazz Band Leader 1913 04

   Mabel Normand and Ford Sterling