Salomy Jane (1914 film)
[1] George E. Middleton saw in his Latina wife a competitor to Mary Pickford as a premier screen star, and each CMPC production was intended to be a Michelena vehicle.Salomy Jane was first shown at an invitation-only, gala event on October 8, 1914 at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.The film made its public debut a few weeks alter on October 25, when it played a seven day engagement at San Francisco's Portola theater.[4] The Chicago Tribune gave the film a mixed review: It is a picture of fire and beauty, full of Bret Harte's spirit of adventure and glorious with the wondrous country which he loved.In places, the action is confused, due to its rapidity and the number of players concerned, but on the whole it is a pleasant thing to witness, in addition to its scenic wonders ...[5] Variety magazine's opinion was more favorable: Here is a Western drama at its best.