Motion Picture (1925, 1930, 1931)

Table of Contents for SEPTEMBER, 1925 IE IMPORTANT AND NOVEL FEATURES ARE PRINTED IN CAPITAL LETTERS) Cover Alma Rubens, a painting by M. Paddock from a portrait by Edwin Rower I lesser We're Asking You Pertinent questions about this issue, addressed to our readers A Guide to Current Pictures — ■ — Brief criticisms of more than a hundred pictures, shown thruout the U. S. . . Cheers and Hisses Excerpts from letters that have been sent to us by our readers The Bulletin Board On which we post interesting news and gossip about the stars and the studios THE GREATER MOVIE SEASON An editorial explaining the big August motion picture drive by Eugene V. Brewster OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY Exclusive studies of Priscilla Bonner, Lilyan Tashman, Edmund Lowe, Virginia Lee Corbin, Kenneth Harlan, Ben Lyon, Norma Shearer, Lloyd Hughes, and Myrna Loy . . . . THE FIGHT FOR THE CROWN The fight for supremacy between Gloria and Pola. . .by Harry Carr THE GREATEST LOVE STORY EVER FILMED— Disclosing John Barrymore's secret ambition; and describing an impromptu meeting between him and Mary Astor and Lois Wilson 30-31 MEET THE HANDSOME NEW SHEIKS WHO ARE STORMING THE SCREEN — ■ — Portraits of six teen brand-new leading men, with stories about them by Dorothy Calhoun 3 Interviews A great deal about Alma Rubens, and a little about Ricardo Cortcz by M. W. Driver NO! THEY'RE NOT HAPPY, EVEN WITH WEALTH AND FAME Revealing the bidden sorrows in the lives of Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Lillian Gish, Mae Murray and other famous stars by Harry Carr The Princess Who Loved an American Presenting Norma and Eugene in a scene from Graustark .... THE SEVEN SLEEPERS The third unfinished story in our novel prize contest by Clare Montaven 5 6-8 13 14 17 19-27 28-29 32-33 34-35 36-37 38 39-41 100 Degrees in the Shade— —Pages depicting tested-and-true ways for keeping cool during this month 42-43 THE UNCANNY MR. CHANEY— An intriguing interview with this star who can read your character by Homer Currie 44 This Month's Choice for Our Gallery of the Great A large portrait and two small studies of Mary Carr 45 MOTION PICTURE, JR. Number 3 of this unique movie magazine for our young readers 46-47 Rendezvous With a Faun A lovely portrait of Sally Rand, with a descriptive poem by Francisco San That's Out Keen comment by a recognized master of satire and humor by Tamar Lane HERE'S THE REASON WHY THEY'RE STILL BACHELORS AND SPINSTERS Letters from 48 49 twelve popular unmarried stars who have told the truth about it 50-51 Do You Remember? A lovely study of Mae Marsh and Ivor Novello who are playing together again. . . The Desert Flower — —Colleen Moore's latest picture, told in story form by Gordon Malherbe Hillman INTRODUCING THE QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL OF THE U. S. MOVIES — — The story of Fred Harris, location hunter for Famous Players-Lasky in Hollywood WHAT IS A STAR? Proving that a seemingly simple question cannot be answered by Eugene V.Brewster Confidences Off-Screen — ■ — Chats with Doris Kenyon, Mae Murray, Ben Lyon, Virginia Valli and many others by W. Adolphe Roberts INTELLIGENCE TESTS— Test Number One in a novel pictorial series TEN OR FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Excerpts from the September numbers from 1911 thru 1915 New Pictures in Brief Review— ■ — Criticisms of twenty-four new feature productions by Laurence Reid Speak Up! — — The latest information about our 32,500.00 Prize Contest Looks or Cooks? Presenting a Domestic Tragedy in Three Scenes — and pointing a moral On the Camera Coast News and Gossip about stars and studios along the Pacific RAMON STRUMS HIS LUTE AND SINGS A SONG TO HIS LILLIAN An exclusive study Behind the Fitting-Room Door — — The conclusion of the two-part story in which a studio designer tells anecdotes about the stars for whom he creates costumes by Virginia Penn 72 "St. Patrick's Day in the Morning" A picture-story page about John Patrick The Author's Solution to The Fangs of the Leopard Also, the prize-winning solution to this mystery story which ran in the July number Star Points on Sun and Wind — ■ — Nita Naldi, Vera Reynolds, Pauline Starke, June Marlowe, Natalie Kingston and Alberta Vaughn disclose beauty secrets 76-77 In and Out of the Eastern Studios News and gossip about stars and studios on the Atlantic Coast The Answer Man Replies to fans who have asked for information about pictures and stars What the Stars Are Doing Listing the present activities of the players by Gertrude Driscoll THE GREAT CROSS-STAR PUZZLE— We offer you a successor to the CrossWord Puzzle, and guarantee that it will tax your wits far more and reward you with greater fun 52 53-55 56 57 58-59 60 61 62-65 66 67 68-70 71 78 80 84 106