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Key Films of 1913

Fred Mace in Henry Lehrman's Bangville Police (1913)

Bangville Police (1913)

"It’s perhaps appropriate that confusion reigns over the debut appearance of Mack Sennett’s Keystone Kops, madcap enforcers of the law"

Sam Kaufman in Lois Weber's Suspense (1913)

Suspense (1913)

In 1913, critics considered Lois Weber the equal of D. W. griffith, both in talent and influence.

Leah Baird in Herbert Brenon's Ivanhoe (1913)

Ivanhoe (1913)

On 22nd June 1913, a small part of Hollywood descended on the Welsh town of Chepstow...

William Cavanaugh in George Loane Tucker's Traffic in Souls (1913)

Traffic in Souls (1913)

Films featuring lurid tales of unscrupulous white slavers luring innocent middle-class white girls into prostitution inflamed impressionable audiences...

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