The Glory of Youth / The Prince in Pledge
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 6:12 pm
I was curious about the film "The Glory of Youth", so I did some web digging. In case anyone else is ever searching for info on the film, I thought I'd briefly put what I found here. The film is not listed in the AFI database; the BFI has an entry on it (under it's 16mm reissue name, "The Prince in Pledge"), but says it is from 1910 and has no information aside from the name of the lead actor. So here goes. Most clippings were found in the Internet Archive, the fultonhistory site, or the newspaperarchive site.
In 1919 the novel "The Waif of the Wreck and Joe Gains", by Charles Melvin Van Curen, was published.
On May 2, 1920, it was reported the C. M. Van Curen Productions Corp. had been chartered in New York as a motion picture business. Directors of the company were Samuel McKelvey, C. M. Van Curen and Edward L. Hodnett, all of Bolivar, NY. The company would soon be producing a screen version of "The Waif of the Wreck."
On Oct. 8, 1920, Wid's reported The Van Curen Prod. Co. had leased space at the Hermann studios in Santa Monica and would immediately start work on "The Waif of the Wreck", with Ted Dixson [sic] starred and Norris Johnson as the leading lady (her name was not mentioned in any of the ads I saw after the film was made).
In Feb. 1921, Motion Picture Magazine reported that Ted Dickson had been an extra in Mary Miles Minter's "Sweet Lavender" when he was spotted by a director and was hired as leading man for the Van Curen Co.
In Jan. 1921, theater ads appeared which advertised a showing of "The Glory of Youth" from C. N. Van Curen's novel "The Waif of the Wreck".
On April 9, 1921, Wid's reported that Bernard A. Goodman had been appointed New York representative of Van Curen Prod., and the latest picture had been shipped to New York where distribution contracts would be made.
On May 6, 1921 it was reported that Van Curen Prod. Co. had signed a contract with the Clark Cornelius Corp. of N.Y. to release "The Glory of Youth". The distributor was also known as "C. C. Pictures" and was at that time the owner of rights to the old Chaplin Mutuals.
In 1922, theater ads began appearing here and there. One of the advertised highlights of the film was a head-on train wreck.
A theater ad published on June 1, 1922 says the stars of the film were Jane Wilson and Ted Dickson.
Ads at one theater in July 1922 were for Neal Hart in "The Glory of Youth".
Ads at one theater in August 1923 for "The Glory of Youth" stated Patricia Palmer was in the leading role.
There are insufficient details with the ads to determine if these were truly the same film, or a different film(s) with the same title.
In 1924, C. M. Van Curen made person appearances accompanying the film at some showings in New York State.
On Feb. 13, 1925, the N.Y. Times published a legal "notice of sale" of the assets of C. C. Pictures, Inc.. Among the assets to be sold were the distribution rights to "Glory of Youth".
An undated Mogull's 16mm catalog (in the Internet Archive), listed a 6-reel silent film titled "The Prince in Pledge", based on the famous novel "The Waif of the Wreck" by C. Van Curen. (So the film had obviously been retitled for 16mm release.)
On Dec. 3, 1935, Charles Melvin Van Curen died in his home in Bolivar, NY. The obituary mentioned the book and the movie "Glory of Youth."
In 1919 the novel "The Waif of the Wreck and Joe Gains", by Charles Melvin Van Curen, was published.
On May 2, 1920, it was reported the C. M. Van Curen Productions Corp. had been chartered in New York as a motion picture business. Directors of the company were Samuel McKelvey, C. M. Van Curen and Edward L. Hodnett, all of Bolivar, NY. The company would soon be producing a screen version of "The Waif of the Wreck."
On Oct. 8, 1920, Wid's reported The Van Curen Prod. Co. had leased space at the Hermann studios in Santa Monica and would immediately start work on "The Waif of the Wreck", with Ted Dixson [sic] starred and Norris Johnson as the leading lady (her name was not mentioned in any of the ads I saw after the film was made).
In Feb. 1921, Motion Picture Magazine reported that Ted Dickson had been an extra in Mary Miles Minter's "Sweet Lavender" when he was spotted by a director and was hired as leading man for the Van Curen Co.
In Jan. 1921, theater ads appeared which advertised a showing of "The Glory of Youth" from C. N. Van Curen's novel "The Waif of the Wreck".
On April 9, 1921, Wid's reported that Bernard A. Goodman had been appointed New York representative of Van Curen Prod., and the latest picture had been shipped to New York where distribution contracts would be made.
On May 6, 1921 it was reported that Van Curen Prod. Co. had signed a contract with the Clark Cornelius Corp. of N.Y. to release "The Glory of Youth". The distributor was also known as "C. C. Pictures" and was at that time the owner of rights to the old Chaplin Mutuals.
In 1922, theater ads began appearing here and there. One of the advertised highlights of the film was a head-on train wreck.
A theater ad published on June 1, 1922 says the stars of the film were Jane Wilson and Ted Dickson.
Ads at one theater in July 1922 were for Neal Hart in "The Glory of Youth".
Ads at one theater in August 1923 for "The Glory of Youth" stated Patricia Palmer was in the leading role.
There are insufficient details with the ads to determine if these were truly the same film, or a different film(s) with the same title.
In 1924, C. M. Van Curen made person appearances accompanying the film at some showings in New York State.
On Feb. 13, 1925, the N.Y. Times published a legal "notice of sale" of the assets of C. C. Pictures, Inc.. Among the assets to be sold were the distribution rights to "Glory of Youth".
An undated Mogull's 16mm catalog (in the Internet Archive), listed a 6-reel silent film titled "The Prince in Pledge", based on the famous novel "The Waif of the Wreck" by C. Van Curen. (So the film had obviously been retitled for 16mm release.)
On Dec. 3, 1935, Charles Melvin Van Curen died in his home in Bolivar, NY. The obituary mentioned the book and the movie "Glory of Youth."