Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1933)

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DAVIS, M.D., 124-D Grove ArcWoodbridge, N.J. rT"'HE war was at it> climax * when our issue of October, 1918, went to press, and how it stalked through our pages! Anita Stewart doing war gardening on her estate — several pages of pictures showing screen personalities in the service — Dorothy Dalton and others "adopting'' companies and regiments! And we told that war-time coal shortage had forced producers to complete the transfer of all filmmaking from New Jersey to Hollywood. In our wonderings over what films would be like after the war, we worried particularly about comedy. We thought the possibilities in slapstick and custard pies exhausted, and said the comedy of the future would use possible though funny situations of real life. Within the month, Charlie Chaplin's "Shoulder Arms" was to enlarge our notions of comedy; but now we said the best future comedians would be like Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Anita Stewart Here's a good one! Considerable space was devoted to the question — "Will Mary Pictdord Retire?" Think of that— then of what she did in the following fifteen years! Another odd one — the story of Bill Hart playing a hard-boiled sailor, Shark Monroe. Still another: David Warfield, of stage fame, turned down $5,000 a day to do a film version of "The Music Master." It seems that big money was current then, as in 1929. The outstanding marriage we chronicled was that of Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne. While there was no selection of "best" films in those days, we waxed enthusiastic over Harry Morey and Betty Blythe in "All Man," Mildred Harris and Lew Cody in "For Husbands Only," Kathlyn Williams in "We Can't Have Everything," Olive Thomas in "Toton," and Elsie Ferguson in "The Danger Mark." On the cover, Marguerite Clayton. 10 Years Ago OUR issue of October, 1923, made it plain that the coming winter was to be a fruitful season for new stars, many of whom became leading luminaries of the "pre-talkie" days. Most of them came from the stage, which by now had been overcome by Hollywood's golden lure. Among the recruits were Mary Astor, beauty contest winner, and Billie Dove, late of the Follies, and now to be one of Tom Mix's leading ladies! Other and longer established kings and queens of the coming era were in notice, too — particularly Gloria Swanson. Folks had been wondering whether Pola Negri, imported that spring, would dethrone Gloria; but we said Gloria was "burning them up," and would have the best chance of her career in "Zaza." At the same time, we told how separate appearances at the same party made it plain that the Negri-Chaplin engagement was most definitely "off." Constance Tal Billie Dove madge wrote us an article explaining, now that she was divorced from John Pialoglou, what kind of man she wanted. Yes, of course — he must be a "good" bad man, strong and silent — but with a sense of humor! Then, as though recognizing the "milestone" character of the season, we had an article telling how the first decade of serious effort in movies had ripened the art of the Talmadge sisters. Charhe Chaplin, Doug Fairbanks, Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford. Our current history of the movies told how an exceptionally cloudy winter, back in 190910, had forced producers to California. Leading pictures: Marion Davies in "Little Old New York"; Norma Talmadge in "Ashes of Yengeance"; George Arliss in "The Green Goddess"; a galaxy of stars in "Hollywood"; Gloria Swanson in "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife"; Francis McDonald and Andree Lafayette in "Trilby." Alia Nazimova on the cover. 5 Years Ago FOUR months before, unthought of — now "sound pictures" and their results were all over our issue of October, 1928! Among those whose "nexts" were to be "talkie" were, John Barrymore, Harold Lloyd, Pauline Frederick. Lupe Velez was to get a real start in Griffith's "The Love Song," with an Irving Berlin ditty written for her. Casualties, too — stars being dimmed already! Emil Jannings' next was to be a "sound picture" but not a " talkie" — a distinction much heard then. What it meant was, an accompaniment of sound effects, but no speech. Emil could not learn English — so ere long we saw him no more. Another casualty with a diffi renl ( rid to the story. Nils Asther, we reported, was " tired of mass production methods"— longed for the intimacy of Swedish production. We know bl I ter now since Nils, master of English, made his great comeback not quite two years ago. An Emil Jannings interesting footnote to it all — we told that the chance to sing had swung the decision with Ramon Nbvarro. He would not forsake movies for the priesthood. Judge Hen Lindsay explained Hollywood divorces as a case of being too highly emotional folks. The second installment of Joan Crawford's life story told of leaving a home behind a Kansas City laundry to join the chorus. We reviewed the acknowledged "last picture" of Pola Negri's career. This was the season when Janet Gaynor's "7th Heaven" and "Street Angel" were Sweeping the country. Best silent] films: Marion Davies, "The Cardboard l.ovcr"; Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, "Noah's Ark"; Dolores Del Rio, "Revenge"; Thomas Meighan, "The Mating Call"; Billie Hove. Paul Lukas. "The Night Watch"; Fred Thomson, "Kit Carson." In sound. Al Jolson, "The Singing Fool." Cover: Evelyn Brent.