Picture-Play Magazine (Sep 1928 - Feb 1929)

miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ii iiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim Contents Con/muec/ lll,,lllllll,llllin It's the Breaks That Make 'Em . . . Houston Branch . .52 Hollywood is saturated with talent, but it takes a break to give it a chance. He Doesn't Look Like an Actor . . . Myrtle Gebhart . . 55 Roben Armstrong is found to be a "regular fellow." A Girl Comes to Hollywood .... Alice M. Williamson . 57 A generous installment toward the solution of this fascinating mystery. The Stepson of the Movies 61 In which PICTURE PLAY accedes to the request of the Paddy O'Flynn fans. Hollywood High Lights . . . . Edwin and Elza Schallert 62 Amusing and timely news of the movie colony. The Fleet Must Be In! . . . '.' ... . . . .66 The tendency toward marine pictures seems on the increase. The Screen in Review . . ... . Norbert Lusk . . 68 The fans are given the low-down on the pictures of the month. A Confidential Guide to Current Releases ... . . . .72 Timely tips on pictures now being shown. An Interview Enters His Life . . . . William H. McKegg . 73 William Bakewell gives his first "message" to his beloved public. Eleanor— As She Is . : . . . . Margaret Reid . .74 A literary portrait of Eleanor Boardman. "Katsudoshashin" . . . . . . Kimpei Sheba . .83 An interesting article about the movies in Japan. The High Cost of Popularity .... Caroline Bell . . 86 Wherein Richard Dix has something pertinent to say about the things stars are asked to do. Stars at Auction . . . . . . Ann Sylvester . . 89 A story about the manner in which stars are sold and traded in Hollywood. Information, Please ...... The Picture Oracle . 102 Answers to readers' questions. IS LOVE DYING ON THE SCREEN? KKSXM IT seems to be. Just hark back to "Beau Geste," "The Way of All Flesh," and "Sorrell and Son," and then consider "The Racket," "A Girl in Every Port," and "The Barker." In them all love, as we have come to know it on the screen, was subordinated to paternal, filial or fraternal devotion. In some instances the love of man and maid was entirely missing. Why? Does modern life smile at the "mushy" love-making which is still seen on the screen, because it is so far removed from reality that it is ridiculous? Did the absence of this sort of amorousness from the above-mentioned pictures increase their appeal, or "was it just novelty that made them successful? This interesting, unusual topic will be discussed by Edwin Schallert in December PICTURE PLAY, with his customary authority and thoroughness. Unless we are mistaken, the fans will take pen in hand and contribute some vehement letters in answer to it. NILS ASTHER, FAY WRAY, GRETA GARBO, RICHARD ARLEN, AND MADGE BELLAMY Star interviews will abound in next month's PICTURE PLAY, even more so than usual, and it is an exacting fan indeed who will not find at least one of his favorites represented. Nils Asther, whose fans have besought and besieged us for news of him, will be the star chosen by Myrtle Gebhart for one of her most heart-searching interviews. And if you don't vote Margaret Reid's pen portrait of Greta Garbo the best you have ever read, then PICTURE PLAY will admit that Mary Ann Jackson will be the siren of to-morrow. Next month's letters in "What the Fans Think" will also be unusually entertaining and diversified, and we shall make every effort to publish more than the usual number to satisfy the demand. With the beginning of winter, PICTURE PLAY offers itself as the ideal guide, philosopher and friend to those who enjoy their movies intelligently, and who regard the stars with affection and gratitude. tllllll! Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllll lllll!lllllllll!!llllllll!lllllll]!!llilll!l!lllllll!ll!U :<i|illll!llllllllllllllll!!lllll Illlll UUIIHMI Mill