The New Movie Magazine (Dec 1929-May 1930)

an advantage in New York under the name of Imogene Wilson. Whether or not numerology was an important deciding factor in her good fortune isn't known. But when Imogene Wilson became Mary Nolan, Hollywood took a fancy to her delicate beauty and she landed solidly as a screen siren. In "Charming Sinners," she revealed great ability, unfolding none of the flaws so common in chorus and show girls. Ruth Chatterton's remarkable comeback thrilled those of us who feared she was on the wane. Miss Chatterton was one of the better dramatic stars of the stage until she couldn't arrest the attention of the better managers. So she married Ralph Forbes, and they struck out for California where Forbes garnered all honors. Some of us believed that Miss Chatterton didn't care any more about success or a career because she was too much in love with her husband, but You Never Can Tell in Hollywood. Today Ruth Chatterton tops Ralph Forbes as a cinema favorite and her adroit performance in "Madame X," "Charming Sinners," and other flickers has made her a great box office record smasher. And what amuses those of us who are serving as mere spectators is that many of the stars mentioned here are described as "finds" by the wide-eyed movie monarchs. "Finds," indeed! Finding veterans would be more like it! Look at Mary Philbin! The dolllike Universal beauty, who was taken down and dusted off a few months ago. After shaking the moths out of her curls, Universal gave her to Jimmy The New Movie Magazine Gleason who is screening his stage success, "Shannons of Broadway," and moviegoers are happy again. For it appeared at one time that Mary had permanently gone passe. When stars announce their intentions of marrying and retiring that is another way of confessing that they know they are done, which is exactly what Mary intended to do, she said. Now, however, she is facing the microphone and will re-appear as a sweet, young thing, with sound, if you please. After nine long years away from the screen Crane Wilbur is due soon in a picture called "Cotton and Silk" which will feature the Duncan Sisters. You probably were in your stort trousers or braids when Crane Wilbur thrilled the flappers who wore peek-a-boo waists and skidoo hats. He went "legit" and after several yes-and-no attractions had claimed him, he wrote and produced some shows. One of the younger movie magnates caught his "act" in a big time theatre, however, and decided that Crane Wilbur still possessed enough "It" to remind the girls that Rudy Vallee and John Gilbert weren't the only pebbles in their shoes. Most interesting, we think, is that the James Cruze, inc., that new independent cinema firm is showing signs of becoming a rescue mission for usedto-be's or out-of-luck film favorites. Cruze's first release "The Great Gabbo" stars no other than the prodigal Baron Von Stroheim. And so it goes — the romance and the revolution of the talkies which are making the fastest history of the movies. And it is a history that is only just beginning. RUGS <J\(ew! 'Different! Cjfiner! Made from your Old Materials Any Size in One Week Rugs for ^e Price * Guide to the Best Films *>°™SK; (Continued from page 2) spectacle from Cecil B. De Mille. With Charles Bickford and Kay Frances. Metro-Goldwvn-Mayer. The Dance of Life. The play "Burlesque," under a new title. And a good show. With Nancy Carroll and Hal Skelly. Paramount. The Virginian. One of the greatest of all western stories makes a thrilling talkie. With Gary Cooper and Walter Huston. Paramount. The Unholy Night. Something unusually thrilling in mysteries. With Roland Young and Dorothy Sebastian. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Evangeline. For those who like ro mance, especially when it is sad. With Dolores Del Rio. United Artists. 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