The Highest Point of Pola Negri's Magnificent Career -- June 28, 2024

Exhibitors Herald, 14-June-1924

Pola Negri was born in Poland and became a big star in German movies. In 1922 she went to America. 100 years ago this month, Paramount was promoting its films for the upcoming season, so it ran many ads, including these interesting ones for three of her movies.

Forbidden Paradise was directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Lubitsch and Negri had made six films together in Germany, but this was their only collaboration in Hollywood. 

Exhibitors Herald, 14-June-1924

I think Compromised, directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki was released as Lily of the Dust.

Exhibitors Herald, 14-June-1924

I don't know if A Woman Scorned was released under another name or was never made, but I love the ad. I can't find anything that sounds like it with Pola Negri, directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki or based on a story by Owen Johnson. 

Stockton Daily Evening Record, 04-June-1924

Dimitri Buchowetzki did direct Pola Negri in Men. Great title, great ad. 

Pola Negri -- March 3, 2024

Photoplay, March, 1924

Here is a colorful portrait of Pola Negri, who was born in Poland and became a big star in German movies. In 1922 she went to America.

Chaplin -- We've Saved This Comedy Knockout For You -- July 18, 2023

Omaha Bee, 08-July-1923

"Dough and Dynamite" was a release of one of Charlie Chaplin's best Keystone comedies. I like the drawing of Chaplin.

Americus Times-Recorder, 25-July-1923

A Berlin street entertainer impersonating Charlie turned out to be a pick pocket.

Washington Evening Star, 30-July-1947

A few months back, we saw that there were rumors that Pola Negri and Chaplin were engaged. This item says that Miss Negri's press agent thought up the whole thing. It says that Miss Negri wanted to marry tennis champion Big Bill Tilden. I find this interesting for two reasons:

1. Chaplin and Tilden were good friends. 

2. Tilden was gay. 

Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger, 09-July-1920

Calgary Herald, 12-July-1923

You can barely make out Chaplin's photo, but I like the design of this ad for "The Pilgrim."

Pola Negri in Bella Donna -- March 31, 2023

Motion Picture News, 03-March-1923

Pola Negri was born in Poland and became a big star in German movies. In 1922 she went to America. Her first US film was Bella Donna. George Fitzmaurice directed.

Chaplin -- Yes, My Sharlie -- February 19, 2023

Motion Picture News, 03-February-1923

Charlie Chaplin's "The Pilgrim" was the last movie he made for First National release. It was four reels long.

Motion Picture News, 10-February-1923

Persistent rumors had it that Chaplin and Polish actress Pola Negri were going to marry. It would have been the second marriage for both. I was very young when I first read his My Autobiography and he said some things about Negri that I did not understand.

Photoplay, February, 1923

Negri and Chaplin. She had recently come to the US from Europe and some of this hoopla may have been publicity for her. 

Photoplay, February, 1923

The Photoplay reviewer said "The Pilgrim" was a good comedy, but felt it was "sketchy." Chaplin could have made more out of the material.

Motion Picture News, 17-February-1923

Marion Davies and Pola Negri, 125 -- January 3, 2022

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Beautiful and talented actresses Marion Davies and Pola Negri were both born on the same day 125 years ago, 03-January-1897. 

The movies of Marion Davies were hard to find for a long time, and people got her mixed up with the character Susan Alexander in Citizen Kane. Actually, Davies was a good actress, with a great talent for comedy. I have enjoyed all the movies in which I have seen her.

I took this photo of her square in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese on 18-July-2009.

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Pola Negri was born in Poland and became a big star in German movies. In 1922 she went to America and appeared in a great variety of movies. I first learned about her when I read Charlie Chaplin's My Autobiography. I thought she sounded scary. Later I learned that she could do comedies as well as dramas.

Moving Picture World, 12-November-1921

Moving Picture World, 05-November-1921