Name/Title
"PICTURE PLAY" MARCH 1929Entry/Object ID
2004.156.1.1Description
Color: Black; Blue; Green; Red; White; Yellow
"Picture Play," March 1929, published by Street & Smith Corporation, New York. The front cover has the title in red letters at the top with the issue date and price in smaller black letters below and to the right. The title of a featured article is at the bottom. A painting by Modest Stein of actress June Collyer holding a cat forms the backdrop for the cover. Contents include items on specific films; biographies of actors; an article on furs worn by stars; gossip about the industry; a rotogravure section; current releases; stars and their fan mail; a fictional mystery story; a star's home; and others. There are many photographs of star portraits and film scenes, as well as many advertisements, some of them by film companies showing stars and identifying new films. With light cover creases; minor cover soiling; slight page yellowing; losses to the spine ends; some handling stains on pages; staple tarnish; and small cover tears, the condition is good.Lexicon
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Motion pictures, Motion picture industrySearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), Street & Smith Corporation, Motion picture actors and acrtresses, Silent filmsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Magazines (Periodicals)