Ten (nine two-sided, one single) Title/intertitle Cards for silent film, The Uplifters [Club] present: The Uplifterphone directed by William Beaudine and James Horn (L. Frank Baum Theatrics); black on marbled effect card.
first edition Card
ca 1920 · Los Angeles
Los Angeles: The Uplifters Club , ca 1920. Card. Very good. The Lofty and Exalted Order of Uplifters or simply The Uplifters was an invitation-only social club at the Los Angeles Athletic Club originally founded by Harry Marston Haldeman and L. Frank Baum in 1913. Upon Haldeman's arrival in Los Angeles, he sought to create a mens club similar to The Bugs. Membership included Marco H. Hellman, Sim W. Crabill, Ralph Hamlin, Ernest R. Ball, Byron Gay, Will Rogers, Walt Disney, Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Busby Berkeley, Leo Carrillo, Harold Lloyd, Darryl F. (truncated)