The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm or, Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays

"The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm" by Laura Lee Hope is a story about two sisters, Ruth and Alice DeVere, and a group of actors who leave the city to film scenes at Oak Farm. This novel, intended for young readers, focuses on the fun and hard work of making movies in the countryside, exploring themes of friendship and imagination. As they take their journey to Oak Farm by train, their anticipation is briefly replaced with panic when the train collides, which ultimately gives way to a summer full of experiences as plans are discussed and mysteries of the farm start to surface.