Motion Picture (1925, 1930, 1931)

Nervous? Tf you arc, dont read The Seven Sleepers, beginning on page 39. It's the kind of a mystery story that keeps you awake until you reach the solution— and there isn't any solution to reach in this one. It's story No. 3 in our Unfinished Mystery Contest— and the person who untangles the mystery and writes the best ending for the story gets a $50.00 prize. The winning solution of story No. 1 begins on page 96 of this number. Like 'Em Young? T"\oxt you think the brand-new crop of *"* leading men on pages 32 and 33 are the most promising you ever -saw? We're pleased to be the first to acquaint you with these stars-to-be. Romantic ? T~\oxt you enjoy hearing about a nice ^ romance? If so, look on page 34 and you'll find the most delightful love story imaginable. Alma and Ricardo are so in love, according to Mrs. Rubens, that one of them wont play in a scene until it has been talked over with the other. Feeling Blue? verybody has a few troubles, but wouldn't you have thought that the stars of Hollywood were pretty free from them? If this is how you've felt about it, dont miss the article on pages 36 and 37. You've got a shock coming to you ! You'll find that worry, disappointment and frequently real tragedy, dog the footsteps of these apparently happy people. Who Next? f \ x page 45 you'll find This Month's Choice for the Gallery of the Great. Which one of the gorgeous old-timers would you like to see there next? We had George Fawcett first, now Mary Carr. This isn't a regular department : only now and then we find someone place. Jumping Aboard the Limerick Liner? There are two ten-dollar prizes to be won this mouth. Here's a good chance for everybody. The prizes to to the two best last lines for these unfinished limericks. Hemember the last line rhymes with the first two. Send your contributions, with your name and address, to the Limerick Contest, 17S Duffield St., Brooklyn, New York. Ii a j face most Miss La Mart appealing, And gouns of a cut most revealing. Her icalk is seductive, Her glances destructive, W hen the fans see young Harrison Ford In a picture, they never are He's so gallant and gay And so handsome — I'll say bored. Get One? T\ it) you win a prize this month in the Limerick Contest? Turn to page 121 and you'll find out. The winner for the Movie Jr. contest is there, too. If you didn't win anything, never mind— there's another prize contest in this month's Movie Jr., page 46, and two unfinished limericks at your left. Thrilled? "T\of.sn't it give you a real thrill to think of John Barrymore and Mary Astor playing opposite each other again? And isn't the portrait of the two of them in costume, on page 30, beautiful? We predict that if they really do make this picture, it will be one of the most impressive the screen has ever produced. Single? Tf so, you're in good company. On pages 50 and 51 a group of the unmarried stars tell you just what makes 'em stay that way. Did You Speak Up? T_Iaye we heard Your Opinion yet? If A we haven't, get busy ! The best criticisms of motion pictures that we receive will be awarded prizes in this contest. The rules are on page 87 and the story on page 66. Feel the Heat? 1T\on'T you sometimes feel, these days, as tho you'd probably fall over with sun-stroke ? Well, in that case, pages 42 and 43 are the pages for you. There's every hot weatherhint known to the stars and a few good laughs into the bargain. Up to Date? who reallv deserves a Who's Your Candidate? /"Ji.oria or Pola? They're the greatest rivals for fame that the motion picture world has ever known, and now the fight for supremacy between them is coming to a climax. On pages 28 and 29 Harry Carr tells both sides of the question in an amazingly frank article that will give you an entirely new point of view on the most-talkcd-of situation in Hollvwood. T)o you know the late gossip and doings of the motion picture stars? You can if you'll follow our three departments that are devoted to this sort of thing. The Bulletin Board, on page 14, tells you briefly and concisely what the stars are doing and have been doing and are about to do. In On the Camera Coast, page 68, you will find a combination of personal and professional chat that is like a visit to Hollywood, and on page 78 the doings in the Eastern studios are given to you in the same manner. Got a Secret? HP hex stay away from Lon Chancy ! On page 44 there is an article that tells you how he ferrets out the characteristics and hidden thoughts of everyone around him. That's what makes him a great actor; and that's what makes him The Uncanny Mr. Chaney. Vol xxx, No. 2 MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE September Published Monthly by the Brewster Publications, Inc., at 18410 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, N. Y. Executive and Editorial Offices, 175 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Entered at the Post Office at Jamaica, N. Y., as second-class matter, under the act of March 3rd, 1ST9. Printed in the U. S. A. Eugene V. Brewster. President and Editor-in-Chief ; Duncan A. Dobie, Jr., Vice-President and Business Manager; George J. Tresham. Circulation Director; E. M. Heinemann, Secretary; L. G. Conlon, Treasurer. Also publishers of Motion Pictu re Ci assic and Movie Monthly. Subscription $2.50 a year in advance, including postage in the United States, Cuba. Mexico and Philippines; in Canada. $3.00. Foreign countries. $3.50. Single copies, 25 cents, postage prepaid. U. S. Government stamps accepted. Subscribers must notify us at once of any change of address, giving both old and new address. First copyrighted and published February 21, 1911. 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