Our Mutual Girl(1914)

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.

Genre: Drama

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

Actors: Norma Phillips, Mayme Kelso, Jessie Lewis, James Alling, Grace Fisher, Edward Brennan, W. Ray Johnston, Evelyn Dumo, William Bailey, Paul Bliss

Release date: 1914-01-19

Country of origin: United States of America

Length: 8h 40m