We asked Buster to five us a portrait of himself in which he “cracked a smile,” but he said he couldn’t take the risk, that it might crack the loyalty of his fans if they knew he could look other than solemn and cynical. He’s now making Seven Chances, which will be reproduced on the screen in color
Photography by Melbourne Spurr. Motion Picture Magazine, February 1925. Internet Archive.
She is the frail white Sister of the moon, Grieving for blossoms Broken all too soon.
I sing the magic of her wistful eyes, That greet her worshipers in mute surmise. I sing her shadow lips, that need no sound To be most eloquent the earth around. I sing her exquisite and subtle hands, That weave romance the whole world understands.
Adoring her perfection, I would break All other beauty for this dream girl's sake.
—Francisco San.
Lillian Gish photographed by Kenneth Alexander in Motion Picture Magazine, May 1925. Internet Archive.
Motion Picture News, June 20, 1925. Internet Archive.
Motion Picture News, December 19, 1925. Internet Archive.
A coral-petaled rose, that merrily Flowers in May, is dainty Dorothy.
It is so bright, that I would find a throng Of colored words to paint it in my song. It is so sweet, that I stoop down to sense The very savor of its opulence. It is so soft, that I would gently press My finger-tips against its loveliness.
A coral-petaled rose, an ecstacy Of blooming May, is dainty Dorothy.
—Francisco San.
Dorothy Gish photographed by Kenneth Alexander in Motion Picture Magazine, May 1925. Internet Archive.
Bobby Vernon Comedies.
The Film Daily, March 15, 1925. Internet Archive.
Farina in Exhibitor’s Trade Review, November 7, 1925. Internet Archive.
Here are two unusual advertisements for The Freshman from Exhibitor’s Trade Review—they are intended for the use of haberdasheries. September 12, 1925. Internet Archive.
Illustration of Jobyna Ralston and Harold Lloyd in The Freshman by an unknown artist in Exhibitor’s Trade Review, September 12, 1925. Internet Archive.
Illustration of The Freshman by an unknown artist in Exhibitor’s Trade Review, September 12, 1925. Internet Archive.
Norma Talmadge, photographed in early tri-color process by Paul Hesse. (Screenland, March 1925)
Charley Chase in Motion Picture News, September 19, 1925. Internet Archive.
Moving Picture World Magazine 1925.
‘These things indicate the tremendous hold this young and misunderstood Italian had and still has on the public fancy. A few years ago he, too, paid his gallery fee and sat in the same Strand. He did get on. You must see him. You’ll find him a most likeable fellow.’
It’s the brightest twinkle from the Screen’s Biggest Star!
Motion Picture News, August 22, 1925. Internet Archive.
Sheet music cover for “Freshie,” written by Jesse Greer for Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman. 1925. Internet Archive.
