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By Betsy J. Green
The silent movie “Bonds of Love” takes place in a mansion on the East Coast, but the movie was actually filmed by Hollywood’s Goldwyn studio in one of the million-dollar mansions in Montecito. The movie was released on November 2, 1919.
“Channel City Charms Popular Goldwyn Star . . . the Pauline Frederick company spent six days in Santa Barbara obtaining exterior action . . . At Montecito, the famous G.O. Knapp estate, “Arcady,” was used . . . Montecito, Santa Barbara’s fashionable residential suburb, world-famous for its mansions and picturesque countryside, was taken full advantage of . . . The action is laid in Long Island.” – Morning Press, June 22, 1919
(There are no known copies of this film.)
Betsy’s Way Back When book — 1919 — is now available in local bookstores and at Amazon.com. This is the sixth book in her series of the history of Santa Barbara, one year at a time. Learn more at .
