The New Movie Magazine (Dec 1929-May 1930)

Page scan 000758 from The New Movie Magazine

Record Details:

Title:
The New Movie Magazine
Date:
Dec 1929-May 1930
Publisher:
Tower Magazines, inc.
Volume:
The New Movie Magazine (Dec 1929-May 1930)
Leaf #:
000758
Language:
English
Collection:
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
Description:
Relatively short-lived magazine that nonetheless played a crucial role in the gossip industry. Launched in 1929, it cost only ten cents, when the majority of high-end magazines sold for a quarter. It was also primarily sold through Woolworth’s five and dime stores; the combination of cost and accessibility led to its dominance, by 1933, over all other magazines (circulation: 650,000). As a result, the other magazines decreased their price to match New Movie’s. New Movie had less content and poorer quality drawings and illustrations, but the content similar in tone and quality to that of the high end magazines. Ceased publication in 1935. -- Anne Helen Petersen, 2013. Secondary sources consulted: Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine by Anthony Slide and MovieMags.com.
Date Added:
June 06, 2024
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She Talks in All Languages SAN FRANCISCO had not done any more than rise from the ashes it had been reduced to by the fire of 1906 when a girl baby was born. She was christened Barbara; her dad's name was Leonard. Barbara had hardly learned to stay out from under the cable cars which climb San Francisco's hills when her family took her to Europe. She came back four years ago and spoke broken English. In the meantime she had attended schools in Switzerland. Rome, Berlin, Paris. She learned French, Italian, Spanish and German as a child. She heard but little English spoken. After she returned the struggle was great for her to get back into the swing of her native speech. But the trouble is all being paid for. Hal Roach is directing a picture for M.-G.-M. called "Monsieur le Fox." It will, naturally, be made with an English version. But producers are beginning to take notice of 95,000,000 people in the Spanishspeaking countries who have suddenly become great talkie fans. M.-G.-M. decided to make "Monsieur le Fox" in five languages. The stunt then was to find a cast. Roach had about decided to shoot the picture with a different cast for each version when he discovered little Miss Barbara Leonard. Sh< spoke fluently every language he was looking for. The camera will be set up for a certain scene. Barbara Leonax'd and Gilbert Roland will do the scene in English and Spanish. Then Gilbert will walk off the set and out will come Andre Luguet, who will do it in French with her. He exits. On will come Jean de Briac. who will do his The talkies have brought fame to Barbara Leonard. For she speaks five languages fluently. stuff in German and Italian. Four leading men for one part and one little girl. They should keep her busv. 92