She Would Be an Actress (1909)

Release Date:

5 August 1909 (USA)

Genre:

Short

Plot:

A woman who is studying to be an actress is so intent on her efforts that she will not even eat. By chance...

Cast

Lottie Briscoe
Kempton Greene
Lee Shumway		(as L.C. Shumway)

Produced by
Siegmund Lubin	....	producer

Production Companies

• Lubin Manufacturing Company

Runtime:

5 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Company:

Lubin Manufacturing Company

Simple But Amusing

This simple but amusing short feature is good-natured entertainment in its own right, and its theme is also of interest. In any era there are plenty of persons very much like the stage-struck central character, so this humorous but gentle look at her efforts ring true at any time.

Both of the two leads play their characters well, especially the woman (apparently Lottie Briscoe) who plays the title character. She gives a slightly exaggerated performance that makes her character a figure of fun, yet at the same time one whom you would care about. Her long-suffering husband is a more exaggerated character, yet the actor portraying him also shows some good timing, especially in the later scenes when the husband is following his starry-eyed spouse.

"She Would Be An Actress" captures, in an elementary yet pleasant story, the nature of those persons who long to be stars. It pokes gentle fun at such ambitious persons, while also making them seem quite human.