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 #:
000273
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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LADY FOR A DAY ( 1933 ) 259 Frank Capra is one of a handful of motion-picture directors whose names on the marquee of a theater mean something to the moviegoer. He started as an odd-job man with Christie comedies, worked for Columbia, became a Hal Roach gagman, and directed Harry Langdon pictures. At Columbia he finally hit his stride to become one of Hollywood's most successful directors. One of his pictures filmed in 1932 was The Bitter Tea of General Yen, in which Barbara Stanwyck and Nils Asther, shown here, were the love interest. BELOW Frank Capra is famous for directing a picture with such charm and humor that the audience hasn't time to notice the holes in the story. His first big success, Lady for a Day, came out in 1933. It featured May Robson as Apple Annie, shown here collapsing on discovering that her daughter is on the way to America. The story was adapted by Robert Riskin from an original Damon Runyon yarn.