His Picture in the Papers (1916)
Produced at the Reliance studio in Yonkers, New York, HIS PICTURE IN THE PAPERS solidly established Fairbanks as the American ideal of pop, vim, and vigor. Furthermore, the film brought him together with the two collaborators who were to play a profound role in the evolution of his screen persona: writer Anita Loos and her future husband, director John Emerson. The theme was, according to Emerson and Loos, "the great American love of publicity."
Director: John Emerson
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Douglas Fairbanks as Pete Prindle |
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Clarence Handyside as Proteus Prindle |
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Rene Boucicault as Pansy Prindle |
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Jean Temple as Pearl Prindle |
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Charles Butler as Cassius Cadwalader |
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Loretta Blake as Christine Cadwalader |
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Homer Hunt as Melville |
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Helena Rupport as Olga |
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Terry McGovern as Referee (uncredited) |
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Nick Thompson as Ticket Agent (uncredited) |
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Erich von Stroheim as One of the Weazels (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Emerson | Director |
| Writing | John Emerson | Writer |
| Writing | Anita Loos | Writer |
| Directing | Emmett J. Flynn | Assistant Director |
| Camera | George W. Hill | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Erich von Stroheim | Assistant Director |
