Photoplay Studies (1939-1940)

Page scan 000262 from Photoplay Studies

Record Details:

Title:
Photoplay Studies
Date:
1939-1940
Publisher:
Educational and Recreational Guides, inc.
Volume:
Photoplay Studies (1939-1940)
Leaf #:
000262
Language:
English
Collection:
Non-Theatrical Film
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 11, 2024
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The type of camera that made silent film history. The chase begins — a typical early Keystoni comedy. Miss Faye, deeply in love with Ameche and loyal to him, feels that he does not care for her and secretly marries Curtis while they are in the midst of a film. When Ameche, directing a lavish spectacle film, hears about the marriage, he is broken-hearted. He refuses to direct Miss Faye and Curtis, who have become a tremendous success in films. Deep in despair at the defection of Miss Faye, Ameche loses his spirit and soon is a has-been whom no film company will hire. Miss Faye arranges to have him direct her film, hoping to help him. His old skill and imagination return. During the filming Curtis is killed in an automobile accident, and Miss Faye, seriously hurt, is taken to a hospital. The producers want the film finished with a double. Ameche refuses, steals the negative, goes to the hospital where he declares his love for Miss Faye. Together they plan to complete the film in sound. It is a tremendous success, and happy, they face life together. PART III: SOME QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Colored films, called Technicolor, are one of the latest advances in film making. Do you like pictures in color better than those in black and white? Give reasons. Name some good and some bad examples of Technicolor films you have seen. Has color added anything to the value of Hollywood Cavalcade? Do you think that some day a black and white film will be as old-fashioned as the silent film is today? Paul Rotha, eminent film critic, has said that for aesthetic reasons color is a white elephant to the cinematic medium. Do you agree or disagree with him? Do you think that color when given prominence in a film aids the harmony of the film or disrupts it? By attracting attention, is it or is it not a disturbing influence in itself?