The motion picture chums at the fair : or, The greatest film ever exhibited
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"The Motion Picture Chums at the Fair: or, The Greatest Film Ever Exhibited" by Victor Appleton is a juvenile adventure novel written in the early 20th century. It follows a band of ambitious movie-house operators—led by steady, inventive Frank Durham, with quick-tempered Pep Smith, level-headed Randy Powell, loyal backer Hank Strapp, and cheerful organist Ben Jolly—as they chase a big opportunity to run a picture theatre at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Their plans
draw them into show-business logistics, fairground politics, and the schemes of a suspicious promoter trailed by a Secret Service man. The opening of the story shows the friends tallying record receipts at their New York theatre and debating a bold expansion to the San Francisco fair. Frank’s trip to the bank sparks a testy collision with a blustering stranger named Royston, and he later rescues a distraught, oddly dressed man from oncoming traffic. Despite rumors that all Zone concessions are taken, a telegram hints at openings, so the group rushes West; on the train they again cross paths with Royston, and a quiet fellow traveler, Richard Bullard, privately warns Frank that Royston is a dubious promoter under Secret Service watch. Reaching the fair, the boys marvel at its wonders but are told they’re too late to secure suitable space, and as they grapple with disappointment back at their hotel, Bullard arrives to ask their help in discreetly keeping Royston in sight. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Appleton, Victor |
|---|---|
| Title | The motion picture chums at the fair : or, The greatest film ever exhibited |
| Original Publication | New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1915. |
| Note | Also published as: The movie boys at the big fair. |
| Credits | Aaron Adrignola, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | San Francisco (Calif.) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Motion picture theaters -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Motion picture theater managers -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76331 |
| Release Date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 380 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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