"An Even Break" (1917) Olive Thomas

[martin arias]

Hi!

These "Silent Hall of Fame" guys, who usually take prints from EYE, etc, have a DVD with a print of Olive Thomas' "An Even Break" (1917) from what seems to be a nitrate print (given the five-minute except they put on youtube). Anyone knows which is the source from that print? Is it available somewhere else?

Thanks for letting me know

Martin

[silentfilm]

Portions of An Even Break were featured in Dawson City: Frozen in Time (1916), so the clip could be taken from that documentary. The film does not survive complete, as it is missing a reel.

[Big Silent Fan]

Nice print of Olive Thomas but with such sad, melodramatic acting, I'd never want to watch this, even if it was complete.

I wish Olive Thomas could have responded more like a 'Clara Bow' character and encouraged the girl to smile.

The only smile, is the still of Olive before watching the clip.