- Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Colleen Moore, Bebe Daniels, Gilda Gray, Vilma Banky.
- More Colleen Moore (and her iconic coiffure) on the cover of the December 1927 issue of Theatre Magazine.
Tag Archives: Photoplay
Photoplay Jan.-Apr. 1926
Filed under 1920s, Bebe Daniels, Colleen Moore, Gilda Gray, Photoplay, Vilma Banky
Photoplay Sep.-Dec. 1925
- Cover girls: Esther Ralston (Oct.), Aileen Pringle (Nov.), Georgia Hale (Dec.). Not shown: Marie Prevost, September issue.
Filed under 1920s, Aileen Pringle, Esther Ralston, Georgia Hale, Photoplay
Photoplay May-Aug. 1925
- Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Norma Shearer, Madeline Hurlock, Greta Nissen, Dorothy Gish.
Filed under 1920s, Dorothy Gish, Greta Nissen, Madeline Hurlock, Norma Shearer, Photoplay
Photoplay Jan.-Apr. 1925
- Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Betty Bronson, Florence Vidor, Bessie Love, May Allison.
- Betty Bronson was a dancer who nabbed the coveted film role of Peter Pan.
- April cover girl May Allison would marry Photoplay editor/publisher James T. Quirk in 1926. She’d graced the November 1923 cover.
Filed under 1920s, Bessie Love, Betty Bronson, Florence Vidor, May Allison, Photoplay
Photoplay Nov.-Dec. 1924
- Cover subjects: mega-star Jackie Coogan (November) and prolific actress Lois Wilson (December).Both Coogan and Wilson had lengthy careers that lasted well past the silent film era.
- Coogan of course acted into the 1960s as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family. Not to mention he was the impetus for Coogan’s Law, legislation regarding children working in the movies.
- In addition to acting in both silent and sound films Wilson wrote and produced. She also appeared on Broadway and worked in television.
Filed under 1920s, Jackie Coogan, Lois Wilson
Photoplay July-Oct. 1924
- Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Anna Q. Nilsson, Betty Compson, Colleen Moore, and making her Photoplay cover debut, Mary Philbin.
- The August cover features a Compson portrait by Tempest Inman.
- And if that’s not enough to reel in the reader there’s also the tantalizing question “Is Bobbed Hair An Extravagance?”
- October cover girl Mary Philbin would go on to co-star with Lon Chaney in 1925’s The Phantom of the Opera.
Filed under 1920s, Anna Q. Nilsson, Betty Compson, Colleen Moore, Mary Philbin, Photoplay, Tempest Inman
Photoplay May-June 1924
- Making their Photoplay cover debuts: Ramon Novarro and Leatrice Joy, on the May and June covers respectively.
- Both covers are by Tempest Inman.
- The June issue promised to tackle a controversial topic: “Why You Should and Why You Should Not Bob Your Hair.”
Filed under 1920s, Leatrice Joy, Ramon Novarro, Tempest Inman
Photoplay Jan.-Apr. 1924
- Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Barbara LaMarr, Corinne Griffith, Pola Negri, Sylvia Breamer.
- These cover portraits seem languid…somber…serious, don’t they–no sunny colors or smiling visages here.
Filed under 1920s, Barbara LaMarr, Corinne Griffith, Photoplay, Pola Negri, Sylvia Breamer
Photoplay Oct.-Dec. 1923
- Cover girls (in order of appearance): Alla Nazimova, May Allison, Constance Talmadge.
- The Nazimova cover really stands out, doesn’t it? No flowers, no hat, no sunny yellow-orange background.
- As that cover suggests, Nazimova was just as singular an actress. She was theatrically-trained and had appeared in Ibsen and Chekhov on Broadway before moving over to the silver screen. Here she is with Valentino in a 1921 screen adaptation of Camille. Photo from the great site allanazimova.com
Filed under 1920s, Alla Nazimova, Constance Talmadge, May Allison, Photoplay
Photoplay May-Sep. 1923
- Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Lois Wilson, May McAvoy, Pauline Garon, Marion Davies, Eleanor Boardman.
- Boy, hats sure were de rigueur back then, weren’t they? 🙂
- January cover girl Lois Wilson would later star as Daisy in the first known screen adaptation of The Great Gatsby (1926).
- Thanks to Citizen Kane, today April cover girl Marion Davies is known primarily for her relationship with William Randolph Hearst. Her career warrants re-examination; she appeared in many silent films and was especially noted for her comedic roles.
- The May issue features an article by April cover girl Barbara LaMarr on “Why I Adopted a Baby.”
- The June issue features “A Star in Search of Her Soul” about the very successful and famous serial queen Pearl White.
Filed under 1920s, Eleanor Boardman, Lois Wilson, Marion Davies, May McAvoy, Pauline Garon, Photoplay
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