Here’s another mystery photo, courtesy of Steven Bibb!
[Update: This mystery lady is Neva Gerber (d. 1974) who also performed as Jean Dolores. And she figures in the William Desmond Taylor case – although I can’t find anything about their relationship in The Times.]
There’s a new photo on the jump!
[Update: According to Steven Bibb, this is the 1914 film "The Judge's Wife," directed by William Desmond Taylor. Gerber is on the left. The rest of the players are unidentified, but the cast included Daniel Gilfether, Harriet Janson, John Revett and Tom Moore
Look! She’s got a mystery gun!
Jeepers. I know all those 1910s actresses, and she doesn’t ring a bell at all.
Louise Fazenda
Why do all early silent film actresses look so similar to each other?
It’s the makeup, hair and clothing styles – DUH!
I think I’ve seen her in a John Ford film and I am tempted to say …Bessie Love. Hmm?
Looks 1920s-ish to me but haven’t a clue about a name. Purdy, though.
One of William S. Hart’s leading ladies – don’t know which one though.
Go Hart High!
Anita Stewart.
Elsie Ferguson?
You know, I could go page by page through my Daniel Blum, but that wouldn’t be playing fair . . .
Dorothy Phillips? Ethel Grandin?
Madge Kennedy.
Is the older man Spottiswoode Aitken, and the girl in braids Miriam Cooper?
I don’t know who she is, but she has beautiful eyes. Too bad they cropped the photo! I’ve had good luck removing that white paint by careful daubing with wet tissues–of course, you might not want to remove that cute vintage period design at the top….oh, well.
@Randy: I hate the white/black/gray glop that newspaper art departments used on photos. Some of it comes off easily but one must be careful not to harm the emulsion when it’s soft. These pictures aren’t mine; they belong to Steven Bibb. I only have the scans.
Neva Gerber?! Well, obviously, that was going to be my very next guess . . .
@Eve: I wouldda Neva guessed her.
I know the old guy is Daniel Gilfether, my 2nd great grand uncle . . .