"Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 (1916) - hidden gem
Olive Thomas
Directed by Theodore W. Wharton and Leopold D. Wharton
Produced by Wharton, Incorporated
Scenario by Basil Dickey
Starring Harry Fox, Grace Darling, Olive Thomas, Nigel Barrie, Bruce McRae
Cinematography Levi Bacon
Distributed by International Film Service
Release date October 9, 1916
Running time 24 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent film, English intertitles
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"Beatrice Fairfax" is a crime series, from which a single episode is included in our program to illustrate the work and contributions of our star Olive Thomas.
"Beatrice Fairfax" consists of 15 self-contained stories. The main character (Grace Darling) is a crime-fighting lady in a newspaper advice column, who solves her readers' problems.
This is episode 10, entitled "Play Ball!". A certain gambler wishes to make a big gain in a baseball bet by eliminating the star player of the team favored to win.
Olive Thomas plays Rita Malone, the girlfriend of the baseball player. This was her first movie role ever, so we can see the very beginning of her illustrious career, which was cut short by her untimely death in 1920 at the age of 25.
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Beatrice Fairfax
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Nigel Barrie, a baseball player, is introduced to Harry Fox, a reporter, in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Bruce McRae is an unscrupulous bookie in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916). This is the first scene in her debut as an actress.
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Olive Thomas waits for her boyfriend in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas is happy to see her boyfriend in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas meets Nigel Barrie in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Bruce McRae mobilizes his men for action in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas and Nigel Barrie have a nice chat in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Bruce McRae dictates anonymous letters in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas answers the bell, but there is nobody at the door in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas can't understand why the bell ringer left in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas finds a letter in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas is troubled by the anonymous message in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Harry Fox talks to Grace Darling, the crime columnist, in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas shows the letter to Grace Darling in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas needs an advice from Grace Darling in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas decides to check the anonymous story in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Nigel Barrie laughs at the anonymous story in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas leaves for the secret rendezvous in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Nigel Barrie decides to check the anonymous story in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas approaches with a lot of caution in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Harry Fox tells Grace Darling that there is a trap in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas uses a lot of caution in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas arrives at the secret location in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Nigel Barrie also approaches with a lot of caution in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas fights off an unknown attacker in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olice Thomas and Nigel Barrie are entrapped in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas and Grace Darling watch a baseball game in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas and Nigel Barrie celebrate the win in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
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Olive Thomas is happy to be with Nigel Barrie, the leader of the winning team in "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 "Play Ball!" (1916).
Olive Thomas
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