Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1930)

Photoplay Magazine for September, 1930 i«s ^S' l^v flirls DoWell in DO YOU like to draw? Develop your talent, make the most of your natural ability! Get into Commercial Art — a field where youth is an asset, not a handicap, and where you are paid as much as a man of equal ability. Federal Students Are Successful Many Federal students and graduates — girls as well as men — are making ^2,000. ^4,000, ^5,000 and ^6.000 yearly— some much more. Art is a vital part of modern business — millions of dollars are paid yearly for illustrations and designs. Learn at Home in Spare Time Why spend your t tine work that gets Federal students hav( tripled their former ough Federal Course prepares you quickly. Contains lessons by leading artists. You get personal criticisms on your lessons. Test Your Ability Free Test your natural sense of design portion, o ' how much our book,' "Your' I Federal Course in de Use Coupon bi NOW! perspectiv Find out Send for Art ill also send ;.iplaining the School . _.C/nr Commercial Desi^in^ , 316 Federal Schools Building Minneapolis, Minnesota Brickbats and Bouquets [ COXTINUED FRO.\I P.AGE 14 1 Hide This from Mark! Chicago, 111. Do Hollywood husbands stay home nights? Why can't Mark Busby go on "dates" (mild ones!) with married women? Some of the most interesting women on the screen are married, such as Ruth Chatterton, Joan Crau'ford, Claudette Colbert, Norma Shearer and Bessie Love. But don't have "Wild Mark" shot by an irate husband! Wixifred Smith. All Right, He's Nominated! Boston, Mass. At a get-together of about forty of my school chums last evening they all, with the exception of sbi, raised their voices in righteous indignation that John Boles was not named in the June Photopl.w as a candidate for "King of the Talkies." They all agree that he has more personal magnetism than Tibbett and Chevalier put together! With John Boles in a picture, romance lives again ! Shirley Gilbert .\xd Pals. We Can Hardly Wait Pennsgrove, Pa. Ifs a shame that every fan can't see Rudy Vallee in person. No picture could possibly show his wonderful charms. He should tour, so everybody would have a chance to see him. It would be the return of the "matinee idol" — • and the most charming of all time. Leon.-v Stu.\rt. Seeing Is Believing Chicago, 111. After seeing the film "With Byrd at the South Pole," I appreciated the fact that without the aid of motion pictures much of worth, beauty and interest would be lost to us. Although the different talks given over the radio by Commander Byrd and his men, as well as the newspaper and magazine articles, were highly instructive and most interesting, it needs this film to impress upon the mind and memory the actuality of this immense undertaking. Barr.ae.\ Mitjller. St. Petersburg, Fla. When I hear that Winnie Lightner or Joe Brown is showing in town, I dig down in my jeans and extract the necessarj fee, even if my all did go in a recent bank failure. Laughs these days are necessary! Mary C. "Yust" Like That! Portsmouth, Va. I stood up four hours and twelve minutes to see Greta Garbo's first talkie, and I sat nine hours and then wasn't tired of listening to her say "MOTT," "YUST," "BODGE," and all those odd pronunciations. Now don't forget. GRET.V'S the woman, GILBERT'S the man, Gosh Gee Whizz, I am a movie fan. J. Chas. Grant. Nagel Reduction Method Omaha, Nebr. I would walk a mile to sec Conrad Nagel in a picture. I think that is rather a nice compliment, as we do not walk much these days. Mrs. Chris Hacedorn. But Maybe They Like To Omaha, Nebr. Why try to make Nancy Carroll, Joan Crawford and others sing when they have no voice for singing? In "Honey" and "Montana Moon" their singing was terrible. It isn't necessary for them to sing, as they are sufficiently attractive without it. C. A. Wilson. Pro Washington, D. C. Two very sensitive young actors are going to be spoiled unless the producers change their tactics. I am not ashamed to say that I cried when I saw Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in "Seventh Heaven." In musical comedy they lose all their distinction and become merely "cute." Have we not enough cuteness in the movies already? G. B. Con Brooklyn, N. Y. My favorites have always been Janet Gaynor and Charies Farrell. ' Do I like their voices? Do I like their types? Absolutely! "Sunny Side Up" and "High Society Blues" were two of the best pictures I have ever seen. Let's have more of them. J. L. Dreifuss. We'll Hurry Next Time Alhambra, Calif. I spoke to the owner and manager of the theater after we saw "The Devil's Holiday," and said: "If I hadn't read my July Photoplay I would never have come to a play with such a foolish title." It K'u.t a thrilling picture, hokum or no hokum. .\nd it's the first time I ever cared for Nancy Carroll. We missed "Ladies of Leisure." It was here, but again the title failed to attract and it hadn't been reviewed in Photoplay at that time. Once in a while a picture gets here luu soon! LuciLE Harman. Look Out, Reno! Garden City, L. I. Give us more pictures like "The Divorcee." Bouquets for the whole cast. Their acting in this film is something to be remembered. If every husband and wife who are always ready to quarrel go to sec it, and do not go home and make a sincere effort to "try again" — it isn't the picture's fault. C. A. Coleman. Too Much Realism Roanoke, Ya. "The Divorcee" was a big disappointment. Why did they have to put in all the gruesome details of the auto wreck — the ghastly, sickening shrieks, etc.? .'\nd then, later, the veiled, disfigured woman who came on llie scene? I can't understand why that sort of thing should be thrown on the screen as entertainment. We must see it all too much in real life. But if there must be some of it in motion pictures, why can't it be left for the war films — where it may do some good? L. D. Fackler. Settles Fashion Question Columbia, S. C. I look upon the manners, actions and general atmosphere portrayed in motion pictures as I lie perfect guide to what is "correct." For instance, two of my girl friends were discussing the correctness of wearing gloves with formal evening gowns. Neither was sure. I had recently seen Mary Astor doing this very thing in "Ladies Love Brutes," and I told this to my friends. They accepted the decision without further comment. Mrs. H. M. Pickell. Every adiertisemelil lu PHOTOPLAY liA'J\ZINE \s Buaranlced. II