Motion Picture (Feb-Jul 1936)

Page scan 000324 from Motion Picture

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture
Date:
Feb-Jul 1936
Publisher:
Motion Picture Publications, inc.
Volume:
Motion Picture (Feb–Jul 1936)
Leaf #:
000324
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Fan Magazines
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 18, 2024
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First/Time Today's film idols are often yesterday's failures ... a revealing story of Hollywood's stamina By Dorothy Spensley ** T N THE bright lexicon of the Hollywood actor, there is no such word as I failure." Revised for the occasion, the old copybook motto fits the film -■ situation perfectly. Hollywood is full of stellar personalities who were yesterday's losers and are today's idols. Clark Gable, arch-star of them all, was an out-and-out failure in his first attack at film fame. A first-time loser in his struggle for picture supremacy, he skirmished about Hollywood, playing bits in films, minor roles in local stage plays ; finally, took himself to the New York stage where, two-fistedly, he did so well that he was re-discovered by picture producers. Hollywood is crammed with similar stories. Star faces that you now admire on the screen, are often faces that you have seen in [Continued on page 72]