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Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor
Arthur Ellery

Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor

  • Comedy
RELEASE

1915-07-08

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

14 min

Description

A good example of the clever light comedy Thanhouser produced for its Falstaff label, while other studios cranked out broad slapstick comedies. Harry Benham and Mignon Anderson were versatile and popular Thanhouser stars, here showing considerable skill in light comedy, a genre that invites plenty of satirical social observation such as the burgeoning beauty-salon industry here. Cinema technique shows much more intricate editing and freer use of closeups than just a year or two earlier.