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 #:
000316
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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302 THE TALKING PICTURE In writing the screen play for A Star Is Born, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, and Robert Carson disproved the old movie superstition that the public is not interested in stories of movie life. Expertly directed by William A. Wellman, the film offered a deeply moving performance by Fredric March as the fading picture star whose career ends in drunkenness and suicide as his actress wife rises to star dom. March is at the extreme left in this scene. Lionel Stander is at the bar. BELOW The picture was a triumph for Janet Gaynor. Prior to its production there had been much gossip that Miss Gaynor was "through." Her touching performance as the wife established her more firmly than ever in the public's affections. Here she is talking to the picture producer, played by Adolphe Menjou.