Name/Title
"PHOTOPLAY," MARCH 1928Entry/Object ID
2002.185.1.1Description
Color: Black; Green; Red; White
"Photoplay," March 1928 issue. The front cover has the title, month, and price at the top. Below is a color illustration of the face of actress Mary Philbin, with the topic below of "Are The Stars Doomed? / The Inside Story of the Hollywood Revolution" Philbin's name is at the lower left of her portrait. Contents include regular features on the film industry, including film reviews, fan letters, advice on "girls' problems" and casts of current photoplays; and articles on actors and actresses such as Mary Pickford, Ruth Taylor, Vilma Banky, Rod La Rocque, Sue Carol, and others; a fictional story; amateur movies rules for writers; fashions available through the magazine; and others. There are many photograph illustrations and advertisements, some related to the film industry. With cover creases, light soiling and stains, a few tears, and staple tarnish; page discoloration; and losses to the spine, the artifact is in good overall condition.Lexicon
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Motion picture industrySearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), Photoplay Publishing Company, Motion picture actors and actressesLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Magazines (Periodicals)