William Desmond — Reliable Bill (1925) 🇺🇸

The slogan, “It Wears,” might well be applied to Bill Desmond.

For nine years he has been on the screen, and for many years before that was a favorite stage actor, and during his long career has played in everything from “Ben-Hur” to “Ten Nights in a Barroom.”

And still he [William Desmond] is a strong drawing card on the Universal program. The public that first acclaimed him one of the most popular stars of the actionable drama still floods his mail box with letters and spends its quarters to see “reliable Bill.” No matter in what rôle he appears — though he feels personally that he is seen to best advantage in outdoor pictures — they are sure of good, clean entertainment, speedy action, some tense drama in the clinches and, now and then, a fleck of novelty in stunt or situation.

At present he is making a serial, “The Ace of Spades.” His diversions are riding, swimming and fighting, at all of which, despite his thirty-seven years, he displays vigor and skill.

Though new personalities come and go, and the style in heroes varies, the changing seasons seem to make little difference to a few of our old-timers, like Desmond.

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Photo by: Schellenberg

Collection: Picture Play Magazine, July 1925