Volume II: Filmography

WHEN EAST MEETS WEST

British release title: WHEN EAST GOES WEST

December 13, 1914 (Sunday)

Length: 1 reel (998 feet)

Character: Drama

Director: Carl Louis Gregory

Scenario: Carl Louis Gregory

Cameraman: Carl Louis Gregory (Yellowstone scenes), A.H. Moses, Jr. (New Rochelle scenes)

Cast: Mignon Anderson, Morris Foster

Location: Yellowstone National Park and New Rochelle

Note: The New Rochelle scenes in this picture were filmed in mid October 1914.

ADVERTISEMENT by Thanhouser Films, Ltd., The Cinema, March 18, 1915:

"An excellent scenic drama, taken in Yellowstone Park by special permit from the U.S. government, being the first time the beauties of this wonderful park have been shown in motion pictures. Miss Mignon Anderson and Morris Foster appear in the excellent plot."

REVIEW, The Bioscope, March 18, 1915:

"A slight but sufficiently effective little story of a man who, having been suspected of cowardice, redeems himself in his sweetheart's eyes by saving her life in perilous circumstances. The film is mainly notable for the unique and gorgeous scenery against which its plot is set. We gather that it was the first picture to be made in the famous Yellowstone Park, and that the privilege was specially granted by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior."

REVIEW, The Morning Telegraph, December 13, 1914:

"Jack refuses to let May make a dangerous descent in the Yellowstone. She returns his ring, calling him a coward for not accompanying her. She fails and he rescues her from death. They are reconciled."

REVIEW, The Moving Picture World, December 26, 1914:

"A scenic number, depicting the rugged topography of Yellowstone Park, with a love story thrown in. The young hero rescues a girl after she has fallen over a cliff. This is particularly pleasing from a pictorial standpoint, though the story is also interesting."

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