Kay Francis, born Katherine Gibbs
(January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968)
"I have never kidded myself about Art for Art's sake. I went into this business because I thought I could make more money in it than any other."
Kay Francis, born Katherine Gibbs
(January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968)
"I have never kidded myself about Art for Art's sake. I went into this business because I thought I could make more money in it than any other."
Joan Crawford in The Unknown (1927). I just published a blog post about this film, which Joan remembered as a milestone for her as an actress.
Joan Fontaine, born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland
(October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013)
"To give up my independence, I wouldn't dream of it.... My independence means more to me than any lasting relationship with any single person."
Audrey Totter
(December 20, 1917 – December 12, 2013)
"The bad girls were so much fun to play."
Candid color footage of Rita Hayworth, c. 1940s.
Louise Brooks
(November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985)
"I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you, it'll be with a knife."
So, in case you haven't heard, a Mary Pickford film, Their First Misunderstanding (1911), long presumed lost, has been rediscovered—in an abandoned barn in New Hampshire of all places. This particularly significant entry in Pickford's filmography marked the first time she was billed under her real name. The marital comedy-drama was also written by Pickford. She was 18 at the time. Read more about it.
The film has been restored and snippets have been released. It will have a full re-premiere soon. And I'm going to be there!
Mary Pickford in Sparrows (1926). Mary's in a really good mood today, because one of her films, Their First Misunderstanding (1911), long believed to be lost, has been uncovered, restored, and is going to be publicly shown!
Anita Page in Our Dancing Daughters (1928).
Some amazing mugging from Florence Turner, a sadly little-remembered leading lady, writer, producer, and director of the silent era. From Daisy Doodad's Dial (1913).
The divine Sarah Bernhardt in Queen Elizabeth. The first foreign feature to be shown in the U.S., it premiered in New York on July 12, 1912.
Charlie Chaplin goofing off with Mary Pickford and D.W. Griffith during a photo op for the founding of United Artists on February 5, 1919.
Citizen Kane premieres in New York City on May 1, 1941. The cinema would never be the same again.
Real Gatsby-era fashions—in color! Modeled by starlets Jeanette Loff, Edna Murphy, Laura LaPlante, Corliss Palmer, Raquel Torres, Ruth Elder, and Barbara Bedford in 1928.