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."

Gloria was Beautiful/Anthony was Damned -- September 27, 2023

Helena Daily Independent, 06-September-1922

In the adaption of F Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, The Beautiful and Damned, Marie Prevost played Gloria Gilbert and Kenneth Harlan played Anthony Patch. Prevost later married Harlan in real life.

Helena Daily Independent, 04-September-1922

The Antlers -- great name for a movie theater. 

Wichita Eagle, 02-September-1923

I don't remember reading about Conductor 1492, adapted from Fitzgerald's story "The Camel's Back." Johnny Hines starred, along with Dorothy Vernon, the mother of Christie comedian Bobby Vernon. 

Vancouver Sun, 02-September-1923

Doris May was the leading lady. 

Tuscaloosa News, 02-September-1923

I do not remember reading that Zelda Fitzgerald wrote the book and lyrics for a musical called The Clinging Vine, using her maiden name, Zelda Sayre. The reporter may have been confused. The author appears to have been Zelda Sears. 

Harrisburg Telegraph, 03-September-1923

Topeka Success, 01-September-1923

One Big Picture a Week -- August 28, 2023

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

Hearst's Cosmopolitan Productions and Goldwyn Pictures joined forces to form Goldwyn-Cosmopolitan. Distinctive Pictures was a company that produced films with George Arliss and others. Goldwyn-Cosmopolitan used this large and expensive trade ad to promote its upcoming series of big pictures, to be released one a week. 

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

King Vidor directed Three Wise Fools. I like the armored car. The Spoilers was based on a novel by Rex Beach. It was set during the Alaska Gold Rush. It was filmed many times, and the highlight was always knock-down drag-out fight between Glennister and McNamara.

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

I don't know a thing about Enemies of Women except that it was based on a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, directed by Alan Crosland and starred Lionel Barrymore.  6 Days was based on another smutty book by Elinor Glyn. Someday I will write about a joke people made about her titles. 

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

The casually racist Green Goddess was based upon a stage play that George Arliss had played in for years. It was later remade as a talkie. It was a Distinctive Pictures production. The Eternal 3 was directed by Mickey Neilan. 

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

Clarence Badger was a short-legged omnivore with an incredibly strong bite. He directed Marie Prevost in Red Lights, a railroad story. The Steadfast Heart was a Distinctive Pictures production. 

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

The Magic Skin was based on a story by Honoré de Balzac. The Day of Faith was directed by Tod Browning.

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

In the Palace of the King was a melodrama. 

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

Flappers' Matinee -- August 27, 2023

Lancaster New Era, 18-August-1923

A theater owner in Texas offered a "flapper" matinee for a showing of The Beautiful and Damned, based on the novel by F Scott Fitzgerald. 

Motion Picture News, 04-August-1923

F Scott Fitzgerald -- Gloria was Beautiful and Anthony Was Damned -- March 24, 2023

Motion Picture News, 17-March-1923

The Warner Brothers heavily promoted their adaption of F Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, The Beautiful and Damned. I need to read it again.

Marie Prevost played Gloria Gilbert and Kenneth Harlan played Anthony Patch. Prevost later married Harlan in real life.

San Antonio Light, 18-March-1923

Daily Kennebec Journal, 14-March-1922

Super Flappers! Running Wild With an Orgy of Gayety -- January 17, 2023

Birmingham Age-Herald, 14-January-1923

The Warner Brothers heavily promoted their adaption of F Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, The Beautiful and Damned. I need to read that again.

Marie Prevost played Gloria Gilbert and Kenneth Harlan played Anthony Patch. Prevost later married Harlan in real life.

F Scott Fitzgerald -- The Beautiful and Damned -- November 19, 2022

Film Daily, 26-November-1922

Warner Brothers promoted their planned adaption of Fitzgerald's second novel, The Beautiful and Damned. I need to read that again.

Marie Prevost played Gloria Gilbert and Kenneth Harlan played Anthony Patch. Prevost later married Harlan in real life.

F Scott Fitzgerald -- Biggest Books in the World -- October 21, 2022

New York Herald, 01-October-1922

F Scott Fitzgerald's second collection of short stories, Tales of the Jazz Age, made its debut in September 1922. The image in the ad is from John Held, Jr's design for the dust jacket.

While few stories from this collection were made into movies, Warner Brothers was promoting their upcoming adaption of his second novel, The Beautiful and Damned. 

Film Daily, 01-September-1922

I like the "huge float" advertising upcoming Warner Brothers productions based on popular novels.

Film Daily, 01-September-1922

A closer view of the "huge float," and a promise of thousands of huge posters that would be pasted all over the country.

Moving Picture World, 28-October-1922

Marie Prevost would play a leading role in The Beautiful and Damned. 

Marie Prevost -- Delightful, Demure, Décolleté -- March 31, 2022

Moving Picture Weekly, 11-March-1922

Beautiful Marie Prevost, born in Canada, started her film career in the Teens as one of Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties. In the early Twenties, she made a series of light comedies for Universal.

Moving Picture Weekly, 18-March-1922

Silver Screen, 30-March-1922

Pep/Punch/Personality -- July 25, 2021

Exhibitors Herald, 09-July-1921

Brownie the Dog starred in Century Comedies, ably supported by Baby Peggy Montgomery, who died just last year. "The Most Wonderful Animal in the World."

Moving Picture World, 16-July-1921

Reelcraft Pictures Corporation offered Mirth, Sun-Lite and Aladdin Comedies, which it touted as having "Pep/Punch/Personality."

Moving Picture World, 02-July-1921

By 1921, most of Mack Sennett's biggest stars, Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Roscoe Arbuckle, were long gone, although Mabel returned later in the year to make features. He continued to produce short comedies, many, like "Call a Cop!," starring Eddie Gribbon and beautiful Marie Prevost.

Photoplay, July, 1921

Moving Picture Weekly, 09-July-1921

Ben Turpin was Sennett's biggest star during this period.

Moving Picture World, 02-July-1921

Moving Picture World, 16-July-1921

The Christie Film Company was a major producer of short comedies from 1911 to 1933. Al Christie was the director and Charles Christie ran the business. The Christies featured situation comedy more than the slapstick favored by Mack Sennett and Hal Roach. "Class, Fun and Cleanliness."

Moving Picture World, 23-July-1921

Down on the Farm -- April 23, 2020

Film Daily, 01-April-1920

Film Daily offered two single column advertising cuts for Mack Sennett's feature Down on the Farm.  I see Ben Turpin in the left one, and perhaps Marie Prevost.  I see Teddy the Dog in the other.