The Trouble Buster

The Trouble Buster is a lost[1] 1917 American drama silent film directed by Frank Reicher, written by Tom Forman and Gardner Hunting, and starring Vivian Martin, James Neill, Paul Willis, Charles West, Louise Harris, and Mary Mersch.[2][3] It was released on October 8, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.

The Trouble Buster
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Reicher
Produced byJulia Crawford Ivers
Screenplay byTom Forman
Gardner Hunting
StarringVivian Martin
James Neill
Paul Willis
Charles West
Louise Harris
Mary Mersch
CinematographyJames Van Trees
Production
company
Pallas Pictures
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 8, 1917 (1917-10-08)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[4] after the death of her father, Michelna (Martin) is threatened with being sent to an orphan's asylum. She escapes and becomes the companion of "Blackie" Moyle (Willis), a newsboy. Donning his clothes she too sells newspapers. One night she is lured to a flat by Tip Morgan (West), a crook. Blackie rescues her, but in the struggle is blinded. Michelna has a statue that she has made and calls the Trouble Buster. She takes it to an art exhibit and it gains immediate favor. Blackie is given the credit for the statue, and with the money from the statue is able to get an operation which restores his sight. Michelna has taken an abode with some suburban folks where she works as the maid. One day while she is paying Tip some "silence" money, Blackie enters the scene, drives Tip away, and declares his love for her.

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Trouble Buster was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of a scene with the crook striking a boy on the head with a bottle.[5]

References
  1. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Trouble Buster
  2. "The Trouble Buster (1917) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. "The Trouble Buster". AFI. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. "Reviews: The Trouble Buster". Exhibitors Herald. New York: Exhibitors Herald Company. 5 (17): 27. October 20, 1917.
  5. "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 5 (17): 33. 20 October 1917.


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