PHOTOPLAY, NOVEMBER 1928

Object/Artifact

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"PHOTOPLAY," NOVEMBER 1928

Entry/Object ID

2002.20.1.4

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Red; White "Photoplay," published by the Photoplay Publishing Company, November 1928. The magazine has 148 pages and the title across the top of the front cover in white. The date and the price are below the latter in black. A color head-and-shoulders illustration of actress Corinne Griffith is at the center within a blue circle. The circle is against a red background. At the beginning of the inside are many advertisements and a table of contents. In the issue are reviews of upcoming films and articles on how talking pictures are made; the marriage between Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; studio gossip; reviews of talking pictures; studio makeup; interior decoration in the homes of the stars; animals in films; the latest news on the industry's most popular stars; short stories; and much more. There are many black and white photographs included. Found within was a program for the film "Ben Hur" that is item .6. In poor condition, the artifact has creases; soiling; darkening of the pages; folds; a missing corner; adhesive tape along the spine; a musty smell; stains; tarnish on the staples; and overall wear.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Interior decoration

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodocals), Photoplay Publishing Company, Motion picture actors and actresses, Motion pictures--Production and direction, Motion pictures--United States, Silent films, Fiction, Animals in motion pictures

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Magazines (Periodocals)