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 #:
000266
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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252 THE TALKING PICTURE In 1932 came the film that reintroduced the musical craze, Forty-second Street. This was the old story of the star who breaks an ankle and the unknown must take her place, but the acting was good, the direction swift, and the production numbers were lush. Lloyd Bacon directed for Warner Brothers. The man with the handkerchief, in the scene above, is Warner Baxter. The girl second from left is Ruby Keeler, who played the unknown. The girl who was to start a different sort of musical cycle was featured in a small part. She's fifth from the right— Ginger Rogers. BELOW Paid Muni has long been one of the most expert character actors on the screen. One of his early successes was / Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, which Mervyn Le Roy directed in 1932. This Warner Brothers picture was also notable for handling a socially vital theme intelligently and movingly.