Betty in Search of a Thrill

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Betty in Search of a Thrill
(UK: The Merry Madcap)
Merry Madcap Betty in search of a thrill poster.jpg
title of the film as released in UK. The scene depicted in this British poster is actually from Elsie Janis's next film Nearly a Lady also with Owen Moore. Probably The Merry Madcap poster was printed while Nearly a Lady was in new release later in the summer of 1915. [1]
Directed by Phillips Smalley
Lois Weber
Screenplay by Elsie Janis
Produced by Hobart Bosworth
StarringElsie Janis
Owen Moore
Juanita Hansen
Herbert Standing
Vera Lewis
Harry Ham
Production
companies
Hobart Bosworth Productions
Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Anchor Film Company(UK)
Release date
  • May 17, 1915 (1915-05-17)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Betty in Search of a Thrill is a lost [2] 1915 American silent adventure film that was directed by Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber and written by Elsie Janis. The film stars Elsie Janis, Owen Moore, Juanita Hansen, Herbert Standing, Vera Lewis, and Harry Ham. [3] [4] The film was released on May 17, 1915, by Paramount Pictures. [5]

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References

  1. Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p.75, by Daniel Blum c.1953
  2. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Betty in Search of a Thrill
  3. "Betty in Search of a Thrill (1915) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. Janiss Garza. "Betty-in-Search-of-a-Thrill - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  5. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:..Betty in Search of a Thrill