Project Gutenberg 2007-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 177 Hope, Laura Lee The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays Or, The Sham Battles at Oak Farm E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, J. P. W. Fraser, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays" by Laura Lee Hope is a novel written in the early 20th century. This installment follows the adventures of sisters Ruth and Alice DeVere, who are both aspiring actresses involved in the motion picture industry. As they prepare for filming war dramas at Oak Farm, they deal with the excitements and challenges of their profession, punctuated with a hint of mystery regarding other characters such as Estelle Brown, a newcomer to the cast. The opening of this story introduces us to Ruth and Alice as they pack for a trip to Oak Farm, discussing their preparations and quirks as they engage in playful banter. The story quickly shifts focus as Alice discovers a newspaper article about a missing girl, Mildred Passamore, which grabs the girls' attention only to be a report from several years prior. It establishes the backdrop of their lives as actresses in a busy film industry. Their father, Mr. DeVere, encourages them in their endeavors while they encounter various colleagues, hinting at underlying tensions with other cast members, particularly concerning the new actress, Estelle. The stage is set for a blend of light-hearted drama and the excitement of the filmmaking process, including potential threats from background characters that may complicate their narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Girls -- Juvenile fiction Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 294637 2025-08-08T12:59:24.684895 text/html 298984 2007-01-12T12:39:47 text/html 214312 2025-08-08T12:59:32.818839 application/epub+zip 215254 2025-08-08T12:59:28.066816 application/epub+zip 183121 2025-08-08T12:59:26.704859 application/epub+zip 464878 2025-08-08T12:59:36.393828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432504 2025-08-08T12:59:31.856855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359682 2022-09-09T14:08:36.927055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263434 2025-08-08T12:59:23.782907 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 263189 2021-01-01T17:42:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 263196 2021-01-01T17:42:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20763 2025-08-08T12:59:36.529779 application/rdf+xml 17138 2025-08-08T12:59:27.217826 image/jpeg 3935 2025-08-08T12:59:26.960851 image/jpeg 97573 2021-01-01T17:42:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 117600 2021-01-01T17:42:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 97574 2021-01-01T17:42:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 205545 2025-08-08T12:59:24.709896 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia