Overlooking the banks of the Hudson and featuring the mighty cliffs of the Jersey Pallisade, Fort Lee became one of the earliest focal points of film making activity. The convenience of Manhattan made it a popular place for film studios as cast and crew could travel from New York by ferry to the wonderful scenic cliffs (excellent for Pearl White serials) and parks that were just great for location work. However by the time of "A Girl's Folly" the end was in sight. Unfortunately Fort Lee couldn't compare to the diversity of locales found in Los Angeles, not to mention the low taxes, less strict labor laws and a climate that provided at least 300 sunny days a year. Still, if you ever wanted to see Robert Warwick when he was a matinée idol, before he was playing stern fathers in "So Big" and "Unashamed" and Doris Kenyon when she was a sweet young thing before her society matrons in "Interference" and "Counsellor at Law" this is the movie for you!!!
Mary (Doris Kenyon) escapes her small town world by reading romantic fiction but when a moving picture company comes to town for location work dreams become a reality.
"Frequently movie actors do not know the plot of the picture in which they are working" - This movie offers a fascinating behind the scenes glimpse into the way movies were made in the early days - the director demonstrating how he wants the two stars to enter a room, the movie crew's cafeteria and even viewing a screen test. Vivian Carlton (June Elvidge) is in love with leading man Kenneth Driscoll (Robert Warwick) but although he is tired of her he hasn't the heart to leave her. Then Mary wanders onto the set worried that Kenneth has hurt himself falling from his horse. She ruins the take but a friendship blossoms and Kenneth feels convinced that if she came to New York her freshness would make her a natural for the movies. Unfortunately her test is a complete flop (a bit of realism for star struck young women in the audience) but she dreads going back to the country - a failure!!! Kenneth proposes she stay with him and he will give her everything she desires - and she accepts, hence the title "A Girl's Folly"!!!
Not knowing her living arrangements, her "little mother" pays a visit and charms everyone with her naturalness and the love she has for Mary. Mary is ashamed and returns home sadder but wiser. This movie has always fascinated me because in an old "Motion Picture Magazine" I have from 1917 they send an intrepid reporter behind the scenes of "A Girl's Folly" to report on the delightful sequence of the schoolgirls trying to catch a little white mouse. Which had nothing to do with the rest of the movie but was very sweet to see. There is not much information about June Elvidge but she seemed to have a reasonable career usually playing vamps!!!
Mary (Doris Kenyon) escapes her small town world by reading romantic fiction but when a moving picture company comes to town for location work dreams become a reality.
"Frequently movie actors do not know the plot of the picture in which they are working" - This movie offers a fascinating behind the scenes glimpse into the way movies were made in the early days - the director demonstrating how he wants the two stars to enter a room, the movie crew's cafeteria and even viewing a screen test. Vivian Carlton (June Elvidge) is in love with leading man Kenneth Driscoll (Robert Warwick) but although he is tired of her he hasn't the heart to leave her. Then Mary wanders onto the set worried that Kenneth has hurt himself falling from his horse. She ruins the take but a friendship blossoms and Kenneth feels convinced that if she came to New York her freshness would make her a natural for the movies. Unfortunately her test is a complete flop (a bit of realism for star struck young women in the audience) but she dreads going back to the country - a failure!!! Kenneth proposes she stay with him and he will give her everything she desires - and she accepts, hence the title "A Girl's Folly"!!!
Not knowing her living arrangements, her "little mother" pays a visit and charms everyone with her naturalness and the love she has for Mary. Mary is ashamed and returns home sadder but wiser. This movie has always fascinated me because in an old "Motion Picture Magazine" I have from 1917 they send an intrepid reporter behind the scenes of "A Girl's Folly" to report on the delightful sequence of the schoolgirls trying to catch a little white mouse. Which had nothing to do with the rest of the movie but was very sweet to see. There is not much information about June Elvidge but she seemed to have a reasonable career usually playing vamps!!!