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Title |
To Arms - Charles Hitchcock |
Description |
A black and white photo from the film To Arms, showing a woman and an army officer at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. The film was produced by Charles Hitchcock. When the era of silent film began in Chicago prior to World War I in 1914, Hitchcock became a contract player of Essanay Studios, working alongside Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, Wallace Berry and Charles X Bushman. While these actors went on to become Hollywood movie stars, whatever star Hitchcock may have been working toward fizzled. He became a night police deputy in Lake Bluff, where he is notoriously remembered for his connection to Elfrieda Knaak, a 29-year-old encyclopedia saleswoman from Deerfield who in 1928 was found badly burned in the furnace room of Lake Bluff Village Hall. She died several days later. |
Caption |
To Arms |
Date |
February 2, 1916 |
People |
Hitchcock, Charles |
Search Terms |
Silent Films Fort Sheridan |
Collection |
Personalities |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Object ID |
Photo 968 |