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Wikipedia article




'The Lost Lie' is a 1918 American short comedy film directed by King Vidor.

Cast



* Ruth Hampton

* Mike O'Rourke

* William Vaughn

* Judge Willis Brown (as himself)

Production



'The Lost Lie' is one of ten short films written and produced by Judge Willis Brown that were directed by King Vidor. They were filmed at Boy City Film Company in Culver City, California and released by General Film Company between January and May 1918.Durgnat and Simmon 1988 p. 24

Film historian and archivist Raymond Durgnat reports that all of Vidors films from the Judge Willis Brown series are lost, with the exception of Bud's Recruit of which one reel survives.Durgnat and Simmon 1988 p. 333: All Vidors films prior to 1920 are presumed lost, except for The Intrigue and reel 1 of Bud's Recruit



Theme



Brown was a Salt Lake City juvenile court judge who specialized in rehabilitating juvenile offenders. He based the series on his experiences operating his Boys Cities (not to be confused with Boys Town). The movies depict inter-ethnic city youth facing and resolving social and moral challenges constructively. Director Vidor declared that he "deeply believed" in the value of the films.Baxter 1976 p. 8
Durgnat and Simmon 1988 p. 24-25, p. 335


Footnotes



References



*Baxter, John. 1976. 'King Vidor'. Simon & Schuster, Inc. Monarch Film Studies. LOC Card Number 75-23544.

*Durgnat, Raymond and Simmon, Scott. 1988. 'King Vidor, American.' University of California Press, Berkeley.


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