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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
100 years ago this month, the Fox Film Corporation celebrated "20 Years of Progress."
Fox paid for a gaudy color section to promote its wares.
William Fox purchased his first nickelodeon in 1904. He went on to develop a nationwide chain of movie theaters and to found one of the major production companies on the film industry. He overexpanded and lost everything in the Great Depression.
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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
"The Motion Picture Version/Mightier Than the Book."
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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
The Governor's Lady was based on a novel by Alice Bradley and a play produced by David Belasco. Belasco, a native of San Francisco, liked naturalism. For The Governor's Lady, he built a Child's Restaurant onstage and the actors prepared food in the kitchen.
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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
Great image. Notice that Bela Lugosi played a supporting role.
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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
John Ford directed Tom Mix in
North of Hudson Bay. Dig that sweater.
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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
Gentle Julia starring Bessie Love, was based on a novel by Booth Tarkington.
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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
"Mr Gallagher and Mr Shean -- First Appearance in Pictures." Ed Gallagher and Al Shean were a vaudeville comedy team. Al Shean was the Marx Brothers' uncle. Their mother Minnie was his sister.
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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
"Old King Tut would marvel at The Shepherd King. Egyptian subjects were very popular because of the recent discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
The Shadow of the East was based on a novel by EM Hull, the man who wrote
The Sheik.
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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
Six Cylinder Love was based on a play by William Anthony McGuire. Ernest Truex starred in the play on Broadway and then in the movie.
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| Motion Picture News, 30-June-1923 |
The Temple of Venus shot partially in Santa Cruz, California, was to star Jean Arthur (very young) and Phyllis Havers. Jean Arthur was replaced by Mary Philbin early in the shooting.
