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 #:
000304
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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290 THE TALKING PICTURE King Vidor directed, produced, and collaborated on the story of Texas Rangers for Paramount. Basically, it was a horse opera, but done on a grand scale that raised it above the level of the ordinary Western. As this shot of the company on location indicates, some of the credit for the picture's success should go to nature's well-designed settings. BELOW An important Thalberg production of 1936 was Romeo and Juliet. Having planned it as a vehicle for his wife, Norma Shearer, he gave it a magnificent production with a cast that included, besides Miss Shearer as Juliet, Leslie Howard as Romeo, Basil Rathbone as Tybalt, John Barrymore as Mercutio, and Edna May Oliver as the nurse. Incidentally, Miss Shearer surprised many of the prophets by giving a skilled and sensitive performance.