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 #:
000261
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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DR. J E K Y L L AND MR. HYDE (1932) 247 Plays began to reach the screen in increasing numbers. Dolores Del Rio made The Bird of Paradise for RKO, an adaptation of the well-known play. ABOVE BIGHT Tallulah Bankhead, after a vain struggle to get her acting talents recognized at home, went to England and rapidly became one of the foremost attractions of the London stage. Brought back by Paramount, she made a number of films which— largely because of miscasting and indifferent stories— were not successful. She is shown here in one of her 1932 pic tures, Thunder Below, with Charles Bickford (left) and Paul Lukas. BELOW Clowns traditionally want to play Hamlet. Occasionally, too, a leading man forsakes glamour and takes a fling at gooseflesh-raising. John Barrymore made a silent Dr. Jekijll and Mr. Hijde, in 1920, that terrified his fans, and in '32, Fredric March starred in the same story, giving a performance that established him as a first-rate actor and won him an Academy award. Compare this shot of him with the one on page 246.