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The Call of the Footlights (1914) Online

The Call of the Footlights (1914) Online
Original Title :
The Call of the Footlights
Genre :
Movie / Short / Comedy
Year :
1914
Directror :
Charles H. France
Cast :
Cora Williams,Bliss Milford,Robert Milasch
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.7/10

Sophie and Enoch worked in a large hotel. Sophie was a chambermaid. Enoch was a bellboy. Sophie was small and plain, but beneath her placid face there lurked the fires of romance. Sophie in... See full summary

The Call of the Footlights (1914) Online

Sophie and Enoch worked in a large hotel. Sophie was a chambermaid. Enoch was a bellboy. Sophie was small and plain, but beneath her placid face there lurked the fires of romance. Sophie in her secret heart knew that she was a genius. Enoch was tall. He approached the conventional idea of a bell tower far more closely than that of a bellboy. We do not know exactly how tall he was. At a guess we should say nine feet, or possibly yards. Apart from his majestic height, Enoch was also plain to outward view. But, like Sophie, he was conscious of dim half-comprehended pulsings of genius within his giraffe-like frame. When Miss Ashton came to live at their hotel, the pathway of fume opened out before the astonished eyes of Enoch and Sophie. Miss Ashton was an actress. When she learned that the dearest desire of Enoch and Sophie was to act, Miss Ashton resolved to help them along. She had a very keen sense of humor. Accordingly, she searched among her things, found a play of the deepest and ...
Cast overview:
Cora Williams Cora Williams - Miss Ashton
Bliss Milford Bliss Milford - Sophie
Robert Milasch Robert Milasch - Enoch (as Roland Milasch)

Released as a split reel along with the comedy How Bobby Called Her Bluff (1914).


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This broader farce may make loud laughter. Two stage-struck employees of a theatrical hotel furnish amusement to an actress who sets them up to going through their paces. They "go on" at a real stage on amateur night and get the hook. Charles H. France wrote and produced it. - The Moving Picture World, February 14, 1914