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 #:
000168
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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154 THE TWENTIES Constance was the comedienne of the three Talmadge sisters and was generally at her best in situations involving suitor or husband trouble. She had it in The Goldfish, in which you see her with Zasu Pitts. BELOW Miss Pitts has always had a touch of the Chaplin genius for combining comedy with pathos. In Greed, which von Stroheim produced for Metro-Goldwyn in 1924, she had little of the former. The picture, dealing with the lust for money and the destruction it causes, had considerable grim power and was one of von Stroheim's best. A von Stroheim touch was to color metallic objects a bright gold— including the large gold tooth at the left— to symbolize the theme.