Motion Picture Classic (1923, 1924, 1926)

^A>/7CW -/'/i.'/r/v-/ tL^ D<D Vol. XXIII AUGUST, 1926 N< Mordauni H.,ll \r, Notable Features in This Issue: tWE CHANGEABLE CHAPLIN ITS THE PERSONALITY THAT COUNTS Tmmmi l..,,„ 18 How iii< moat popular | ,i ability and noi THREE WOMEN WRITERS CONSIDER THE FILMS //.mm Albert Phillips 20 i ill .mil May SlnclaJi CAME ONE SPRING DAY; AND lllKN H. W Hanamann 22 1 inemann i i lething" 1 1 k . I i,v Eldon K MASTERS OF THE MOTION PICTURE Matthew J,, 24 The second if a critical discussion >l THE HAUNTED HOME OF MOVIE GHOSTS Robert Donaldson 32 ii the players past and present who worked on the Laaky !>'i. Drawings by Eldon Kelley IT IS TO LAUGH Fred Gilbert Blakeslee 40 In which the author points out production errors ili.tt have been made Drawings by C. J. MulhoUand The Classic Gallery 11-15 ly O'Neil, Huiitly Gordon, \lm.i Rubens, Vnn i Q. line Day I Wonder What Became of Him Bert Ennis 26 Extras who have made good -and some others who haven't Things That Will Never Happen K R Chamberlain 28 Only tour miracles can bring these things ab The Disillusioned Director Madeline Matzen 30 The artistic and Idealistic Hugo H.illin has become discouraged in his effort to make beautiful pictures Rod La Rocque (Portrait 31 "Bring Yer Ice Aroun' to the Back Door" . 34 New studi n Monro iii "Ella Cinders" Pauline Frederick (Portrait) .... 35 Cella Lloyd Makes a Personal Appearance John Held, Jr. 36 The further adventures of Mr. Held's bathing-girl heroine The Man Who Envies Bill Hart ... Hal K. Wells 38 Huntly Cordon tells how he lias always cherished .1 secret longing to rough it in the open like the cowl' Edna Marian (Portrait) . 42 What It Costs to Be a Well-Dressed Auto . Warren Dow 43 The equipment of Reginald Denny's white sport roadster Impressions of Hollywood . Eugene V. Brewster 44 The editor-in-chief tells his further experiences in the capital of filmdom Gardner James (Portrait) 49 Ready On Your Mark Set! Go!!. 52 The Hollywood girls' track team The O'Brien Boy Gets a Kick Out of Life Scott Pierce 56 An interview wit I Hrien The Roost Where Roy Rests 57 Roy D'Arcy at home H. R. H. the Grand Duchess . 62 New pictures of Corinne Griffith as she will be seen in her next picture. "Into Her Kingdom" The Celluloid Cruise of the Continents 64 Players featured in Universal's 'round-the-world pictures The CLASSIC'S Famous Departments Our Own News Camera The incidents of the film world told in pictures The Celluloid Critic The new screen plays in review Flash Backs Comments upon screen people and events The Screen Observer Has His Say Amusing gossip of celluloidia The Answer Man 63 46 . Laurence Reid 50 L. R. 54 Don Ryan 58 Cover Portrait of Dolores Costello by Geo. Blackstock, from a Photograph by John Ellis LAURENCE REID, Editor Adele Whitely Fletcher, Supervising Editor Colin Cruikshank, Art Director Classic comes out on the 12th of every month, Motion Picture Magazine the 1st Subscription $2.50 per year, ia advance, including postage, in the United > Countries $3.50 per year. Single copies 25 cents postage prepaid. United \ once of any change in address, giv States, Cuba, Mexico and Philippine Islands. In Canada $.5.00; Foreign States Government stamps accepted. Subscribers must notify us at ing both old and new address. Published Monthly by Brewster Publications. Inc.. at 18410 Jamaica Ave.. Jamaica, N. Y. Entered at the Post Office at Jamaica. N. Y.. as second-class matter, under the act of March 3rd, 1S79. Printed in U. S. A. Eugene V. Brewster, President and Editor-in-Chief ; Duncan A. Dobis, Jr.. \ nc President and Business Manager; L. G. Conlun. Treasurer; I'.. M. Heincmann. Secretary. EXECUTIVE and EDITORIAL OFFICES. 175 DUFI IELD ST., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Hollywood Office. 6064 Selma fcvenue. Phone Gladstone 3564 Copyright. 192b, by Brewster Publications, Inc.. in the I'nited Stales and Great Britain.