Talking pictures : how they are made, how to appreciate them (c. 1937)

Record Details:

Title:
Talking pictures : how they are made, how to appreciate them
Date:
c. 1937
Publisher:
Richmond : Johnson Publishing Company
Volume:
Talking pictures : how they are made, how to appreciate them
Leaf #:
000179
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Technology
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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Stars young, with his greatest acting development often still to come, his public will eventually drop away from him. There will be no work for him except in minor, obscure parts, so he may be forced to enter an entirely new profession, usually either screen writing or screen direction. And comparatively few become either writers or directors. It is an axiom in the theatrical business, "Once an actor, always an actor." One star of the past lives today on a beautiful ranch outside of Los Angeles. He was shrewd in his investments and has ample means. But an actor to his fingertips, he is an unhappy man. Gladly he would part with his fortune if he could be assured that once more his name would appear above the name of a picture, in the "star billing." The star has his moment of shining glory, but he also has definite worries. If he does not go into some other profession, such as directing, it is doubtful whether in the end, he attains as much ultimate satisfaction as an obscure technician in his own studio. The strange but definite manner in which screen popularity disappears, overnight, gives the actor a powerful psychological body blow. [ 147 1