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The Picture Idol
Director(s)
James Young
Year
1912
Duration
15
min
Country
United States
Clara Kimball Young plays a starstruck teenager whose delirious obsession with fictional idol Howard Hanson diminishes only she meets him for dinner. Young's performance demonstrates the distinctively American fusion of naturalistic movement, pantomime-like arm gestures, and bold facial expression that made her one of the leading stars at the Vitagraph studios. Presented in a new restoration by the Eye Filmmuseum (Amsterdam).