Motion Picture Magazine (Aug 1921-Jan 1922)

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Photograph by H. A. Atwell. Chicago Above is seen Mary Groome, of Columbia, Pennsylvania : at the right is Beth Darlington, of Los Angeles, California; and below is Byrne Hudson, of Shreveport, Louisiana Hope Deferred fL S Motion Picture Magazine goes to press, /% the final winner of the 1921 Fame and ± % Fortune Contest has not yet been selected. We realize that this deferred announcement will be a great disappointment to the thousands of contest followers, but it was unavoidable. In the 'first place, the contest judges are so widely scattered. It takes time to get their decision. In the second place, in spite of all our pleas, the office was literally swamped with pictures the last few weeks in August. This cannot help but delay the decision ; as it has been the consistent policy of the contest to treat every photograph received with the same consideration. In the third place, the competition is really extraordinary. So many beautiful entries are vying with each other for the coveted prize. They have Photograph at right by 1 >ii l ii son 9 Photograph by Witzcl, L. A. been tes ted over and over again to find some f aw in their beauty or some fault with their acting. This 1 s reason enough by itself for delay. In tl r t h place;. inl port; and meat h to the . , to hurry ■ Tin ities are re • to aboutB ope and <v (T nate tbt \Ve w i s h Tie dozen c )Ut this cai (Coni' l 5) 60 XAG£