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Lige Conley (left) and Jimmie Adams.
Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
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A Fresh Start
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Jack White
Cast: Jimmie Adams [a parolee], Lige Conley [a parolee], Marvel Rea [the diving girl], Frank J. Coleman [the girl’s husband], [?] Sidney Smith?, [?] ? [the prison warden], [?] ? [the soup-slurping diner], [?] ? [the restaurant manager]
[?] Jack White Productions and/or Educational Films Corporation of America and/or Astra Film Corporation? production; distributed by Educational Film Exchanges, Incorporated [Mermaid Comedies]. / Produced by Jack White. Presented by E.W. Hammons. / Released 27 June 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Reputed to be the first film in the series of Mermaid Comedies branded short comedies.
Comedy.
Survival status: Print exists in a private film collection [[?] 8mm or 9.5mm? reduction positive (incomplete)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 30 May 2025.
References: Film viewing : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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