William Conklin — Every Inch an Actor (1915) 🇺🇸

Every inch an actor is William Conklin, who has made his reappearance on the screen via the Balboa studios in “Neal of the Navy,” the patriotic serial photoplay which was made with the approval of the United States Government. More than six feet tall, Mr. Conklin has an impressive physique and clean-cut face that is good to look upon.

He began young manhood as the junior member of the well-known drygoods firm of John M. Conklin & Son, in Brooklyn, one of the largest mercantile establishments of the East. During the troublous times of a score or more years ago, the concern closed its doors and William Conklin had to find something else to do.

The stage had always interested him. Through his club affiliations, was acquainted with many of the leading managers and producers. One of them enabled him to begin at the bottom. But a man of Conklin’s calibre climbs fast, once he starts. He has filled many notable engagements in the realm of the legitimate. All of last year, he was the leading juvenile man in one of Broadway’s biggest hits.

Some years before, Mr. Conklin had been a member of a prominent stock company owned by H. M. Horkheimer, now the head of the Balboa studio. With a renewal of acquaintance between the two, it was natural that the actor should go to Long Beach. He had had a previous picture engagement with the All Star Feature Company, under the direction of Augustus Thomas.

Mr. Conklin has all the equipment necessary to make a successful actor, both on the stage and screen. When he finishes his present picture, he is to be featured in some notable Balboa releases that will enable him to appear to the best possible advantage.

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Bowman Directed “Pennington’s Choice.”

In a recent review of “Pennington’s Choice,” released by the Metro Pictures Corporation, O. A. C. Lund was named as the director. The Moving Picture World has been advised that William J. Bowman [William J. Bauman] produced this picture and deserves full credit.

Collection: Moving Picture World, December 1915