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 #:
000184
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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170 THE TWENTIES When a tantasy is produced on tue stage, the mechanical limitations of the theater force the producer not only to use his own imagination, but also to put the imagination of the audience to work. On the screen, there are practically no mechanical limitations; almost anything the producer can imagine can be transformed into reality. As a result, picture audiences usually take everything literally— and are usually dissatisfied. Perhaps that is why the screen version of Beggar on Horseback, directed by James Cruze— he of The Covered Wagon— did not possess the charm and persuasiveness of Winthrop Ames' production of tne original play. In the trial scene shown here, Edward Everett Horton, the featured player, is the one in the dressing gown. BELOW Stella Dallas, like Madame X, used to be sure-fire for any actress capable of playing a good, rousing, self-sacricing mother role. Belle Bennett played it to the hilt in a Stella Dallas production that Henry King directed for United Artists in 1925. She had, also, beautiful support from Ronald Colman and Lois Moran. ^^^5? — JSfcj :' o \ ' \ ^-~ * ;