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 #:
000310
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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296 THE TALKING PICTURE It took courage for Columbia to transfer George Kelly's Pulitzer Prize play, Craig's Wife, to the screen, for the theme— that it is no virtue to be too good a housekeeper— ran contrary to the best movie traditions. Although nothing like a smash hit, the picture fared encouragingly well, thanks to an uncompromisingly honest performance by Rosalind Russell and to fine direction by one of Hollywood's few women directors, Dorothy Arzner. Here is Miss Russell with Jane Darwell. BELOW San Francisco, produced by M-G-M in 1936, was easily one of the biggest thrillers in years. The cast included Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Jeanette MacDonald, and Jack Holt, with W. S. Van Dyke directing. This shot is from the twenty-minute earthquake sequence, one of the most exciting ever created for the screen.