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 #:
000352
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:
June 20, 2024
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338 THE TALKING PICTURE As this book goes to press, there is at least one 1942 picture that deserves inclusion— Metro's production of Mrs. Miniver, derived from Jan Struther's sketches of middle-class English life during the war. William Wyler, who has done good pictures for virtually all the studios, was the director. The cast included Teresa Wright, and Walter Pidgeon and Greer Garson as Mr. and Mrs. Miniver. They are shown above in their back-yard air-raid shelter. Miss Garson's acting won her the Academy award for the best performance of the year. ENVOI So ends the chronicle— or, rather, one chapter of it, a chapter that will already be somewhat out of date by the time it reaches you. Only a newspaper could hope to keep up with the activities of an art industry that makes its history from day to day. All we could hope to do was to show you its beginnings, its past, and some of its present. As to its future— that is in the hands of you, its audience. DEEMS TAYLOR