Showing posts with label Rupert Hughes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rupert Hughes. Show all posts

Monday, July 24, 2023

Give Your Passions a Free Ride to Hollywood. Play Souls for Sale -- July 24, 2023

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

Novelist Rupert Hughes, uncle of Howard Hughes produced, wrote and directed Souls for Sale, a feature-length farcical film about Hollywood. Souls for Sale was thought to be lost for many years, but turned up in the late 20th Century. The film is remembered for a skad of cameos by various stars and directors. 

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

Motion Picture News, 14-July-1923

Friday, March 17, 2023

Happy Saint Patrick's Day, 2023 -- March 17, 2023

Orange County Plain Dealer, 16-February-1923

Happy Saint Patrick's Day, everyone.

The United Theater in Anaheim invited people to "Enjoy Saint Patrick's Day by Seeing a Real Irish Picture." Come on Over starred Colleen Moore and was based on a musical with a book by Rupert Hughes. Hughes was the uncle of Howard Hughes. Alfred E Greene directed.