A pictorial history of the movies (1943)

Record Details:

Title:
A pictorial history of the movies
Date:
1943
Publisher:
New York : Simon and Schuster
Volume:
A pictorial history of the movies
Leaf #:
00069
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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KEYSTONE COMEDIES 55 Mack Sennett's Keystone Cops were funny, but they lacked sex appeal. So the Old Master hit upon the idea of teaming his John Laws with a troupe of the prettiest girls he could find, in the least costumes the current Mrs. Grundys allowed. Gloria Swanson, Marie Prevost, Phyllis Haver, and many other subsequent stars and starlets got their first exploitation as members of the Bathing Beauty Brigade. Here is Charlie Murray with a selected few. Vera Steadman is directly to his right and Phyllis Haver is on his left. The picture would be even more exciting if there were lines attached to those poles. BELOW The city limits of Hollywood are less than sixteen miles from the Pacific; and while the Bathing Beauties were not encouraged to take such a radical step as actually to go into the water, it was deemed appropriate to photograph them against an ocean background. Eventually the trip to the beach became a bore, and Sennett built a swimming pool on the Keystone lot and shot the pictures there. In this photo, Mack Swain and Gloria Swanson are about to be surprised.