Nolan Gane — Real Tales About Reel Folk (1914) 🇺🇸

Nolan Gane, juvenile star with Thanhouser and Princess films, is one of the youngest leading men in pictures. Harry Benham and Boyd Marshall never tire of twitting him on the subject of his tender years, to which he invariably responds with a quiet dignity to which his tormentors seldom attain. “Who is that little boy?” visitors are prone to inquire, catching a glimpse of the attractive youth as he flees past on some liveliness destined for the screen. It never occurs to them that this is serious acting, until they hear the cameraman bellowing to them to get out of the picture. Then it comes over them that they have just seen one of Thanhouser’s most talented members strenuously at work, and entirely oblivious to his surroundings.

“My favorite role is emotional”, Mr. Gane says. “Perhaps this is due to my French parentage. I was born in Houma, Louisiana, and educated in New Orleans. On the stage I played Raymond in Madame X and Billy in Billy the Kid. Since then I’ve been acting in pictures, and I will say frankly that I’m not in it for money, either, but for popularity and fame.”

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Nolan Gane, Thanhouser Juvenile Lead

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Shep, the Thanhouser Collie, makes a daring rescue

In The Barrier of Flames, a forthcoming Thanhouser release, Shep, the beautiful collie, who daily reports for work at the New Rochelle studio, performed another daring rescue, distinguishing himself by a feat of human heroism and sagacity by climbing a ladder and rescuing Helen Badgley from the top story of a burning house.

Collection: Reel Life Magazine, November 1914