The Motion Picture and the Family (Oct 1934 - May 1937)

Page scan 000201 from The Motion Picture and the Family

Record Details:

Title:
The Motion Picture and the Family
Date:
Oct 1934 - May 1937
Publisher:
[New York, The Motion picture producers and distributors of America, inc.]
Volume:
The Motion picture and the family ..
Leaf #:
000201
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
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:
May 30, 2024
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A Bulletin for All who are Interested in Better Motion Pictures The Motion Picture and The Family Comment on Current Films by Teachers, Educators, Community Leaders •M.D A* o ■ Vol. 3 FEBRUARY 15, 1937 ^Q/q.f ^gj? No. 6 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Exhibit On "The Good Earth" Penetrates Subtly To The Heart Of The Orient IT is doubtful if more elaborate research has ever preceded the . making of a motion picture film than has gone into the prelimi1 ; naries of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Good Earth. It is one thing for research experts to visit the leading gal leries of Europe and the ancient city of Verona, as they did before the filming of Romeo and Juliet, to talk with librarians and curators, to make photographs and to arrange for the detailed and authentic reproduction of 16th century properties for the filming of one of the world's greatest love stories. It is another thing, handicapped by lack of knowledge of the language, to take a research expedition into the heart of China to study the ways of an ancient civilization and to absorb atmo sphere for the creation of a cinema masterpiece from Pearl Buck's searching and revealing novel of Chinese life. Beside the task of the men who paved the way for the film version of The Good Earth, the task even (Continued on Page 3)