The Highest Point of Pola Negri's Magnificent Career -- June 28, 2024

Exhibitors Herald, 14-June-1924

Pola Negri was born in Poland and became a big star in German movies. In 1922 she went to America. 100 years ago this month, Paramount was promoting its films for the upcoming season, so it ran many ads, including these interesting ones for three of her movies.

Forbidden Paradise was directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Lubitsch and Negri had made six films together in Germany, but this was their only collaboration in Hollywood. 

Exhibitors Herald, 14-June-1924

I think Compromised, directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki was released as Lily of the Dust.

Exhibitors Herald, 14-June-1924

I don't know if A Woman Scorned was released under another name or was never made, but I love the ad. I can't find anything that sounds like it with Pola Negri, directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki or based on a story by Owen Johnson. 

Stockton Daily Evening Record, 04-June-1924

Dimitri Buchowetzki did direct Pola Negri in Men. Great title, great ad. 

Marie Prevost -- The Marriage Circle -- April 5, 2024

Motion Picture Magazine, April, 1924

Beautiful Marie Prevost, born in Canada, started her film career in the Teens as one of Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties. This item mentioned that she was one of the stars in Ernst Lubitsch's The Marriage Circle.

Calgary Herald, 12-April-1924

Seattle Star, 18-April-1924

"Ernst Lubitsch personally selected this charming little actress for the leading feminine role in his production."

Jack Benny 125 -- February 14, 2019

Happy Saint Valentine's Day, everyone.

I did not remember that Jack Benny, star of stage, screen, and radio, was born on Valentine's Day in 1894.  Today he would have been 125 years old.

Benny left his footprints in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese on 13-January-1941. "My heart belongs to Mary (his wife, Mary Livingstone) but my feet belong to Grauman." I love his radio show.

His best movie was To Be or Not To Be with Carole Lombard, but he made many others.  This was the only Jack Benny movie directed by Ernst Lubitsch. 

I took this on 18-July-2009.  DSCN4146.

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Grauman's Chinese -- Jack Benny -- December 14, 2015

Jack Benny, star of stage, screen, and radio, left his footprints in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese on 13-January-1941. "My heart belongs to Mary (his wife, Mary Livingstone) but my feet belong to Grauman." I love his radio show. DSCN4146.

His best movie was To Be or Not To Be with Carole Lombard, but he made many others.  This was the only Jack Benny movie directed by Ernst Lubitsch. 

I took this on 18-July-2009.

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