Our Mutual Girl

Our Mutual Girl was unique. Not quite a serial, not quite a newsreel and not strictly an advertisement, it combined elements of all three. In 52 weekly one-reel episodes, running from January 19, 1914 to January 11, 1915, the Mutual Girl outwitted villains, saw the sights of New York, met with theatrical and political celebrities (who frequently helped her out of trouble) and tried on fashionable outfits in chic stores. The fashions were an early example of product placement, although apparently not paid placement.

Director: Oscar Eagle, Lawrence B. McGill, Walter Stanhope, John W. Noble

Cast: Norma Phillips, Mayme Kelso, Jessie Lewis, James Alling, Grace Fisher, Edward Brennan, W. Ray Johnston, Evelyn Dumo

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.