How Mary MacLaren Got Into the Movies.

Mary MacLaren is not a household name, even among silent film buffs. Still she certainly had a good career. She appeared in multiple films directed by Lois Weber and even had a good sized role in The Three Musketeers (1921). Though her career would last into the late 1940's, during the sound era, she would play mostly uncredited minor roles. Even the actresses who aren't household names have a story of how they got into the movies. This story is told in an issue of The Moving Picture Weekly dated June 24, 1916. The following pages contain that article.





-Michael J. Ruhland