A pictorial history of the silent screen (1953)

Record Details:

Title:
A pictorial history of the silent screen
Date:
1953
Publisher:
New York : G. P. Putman's Sons
Volume:
A pictorial history of the silent screen
Leaf #:
000270
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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LOIS WILSON, RICHARD DIX (center) IN "ICEBOUND" (PARAMOUNT) CORINNE GRIFFITH BEBE DANIELS, RICHARD DIX IN "SINNERS IN HEAVEN" (PARAMOUNT) 10 y n Louis B. Mayer joined Metro-Goldwyn 0 Lt ancl the combined Metro-GoldwynMayer became one of the most powerful companies in the business. Warner Brothers continued to grow in prestige. They signed Ernst Lubitsch who directed "The Marriage Circle," one of the year's most delightful comedies, and persuaded John Barrymore, fresh from his stage triumph in "Hamlet," to return to the screen. Also, they acquired Bin-Tin-Tin who became the most famous of all dog stars. Among the producers, Joseph Schenck, who made the pictures of Norma and Constance Talmadge and Buster Keaton, averaged high with good pictures. ERNEST TORRENCE, ANNA Q. NILSSON, NEIL HAMILTON IN "SIDE SHOW OF LIFE" (PARAMOUN ANITA STEWART GLENN HUNTE ROD LA ROCQUE, JULIA FAYE, RICARDO CORTEZ, WILLIAM BOYD. Above: VERA REYNOLDS, ROBERT EDESON ROD LA ROCQUE, RICARDO CORTEZ, JULIA FAYE IN "FEET OF CLAY ROD LA ROCQUE, LEATRICE JOY IN "TRIUMPH" (PARAMOUNT) MAURICE FLYNN (also above), VIOLA DANA IN "OPEN ALL NIGHT" (PARAMOUNT) 260 WALLACE BEERY (PARAMOUNT) AILEEN PRINGLE (METRO) BERT LYTELL (PARAMOUNT) DORIS KENYON (FIRST NATIONAL) WILLIAM BOYD (PARAMOUNT) ALMA RUBENS (COSMOPOLITAI