Hollywood in the TwentiesA history of the American film industry and its leading figures from the end of World War I to the stock market crash. |
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Page 39
... girl whom the good man loves , the bad man lusts for . And the bad man is likely to be abetted by the girl's uncle or guardian . The story is spun about these facts , about the bad man's foils to destroy or discredit the good man ; the ...
... girl whom the good man loves , the bad man lusts for . And the bad man is likely to be abetted by the girl's uncle or guardian . The story is spun about these facts , about the bad man's foils to destroy or discredit the good man ; the ...
Page 157
... girl was a spirited comedienne , though the spirit was somewhat curbed by W. R. Hearst , who forbade , for instance , the shying of custard pies at her in Vidor's Show People . Colleen Moore , with her bob , was a gentler actress than ...
... girl was a spirited comedienne , though the spirit was somewhat curbed by W. R. Hearst , who forbade , for instance , the shying of custard pies at her in Vidor's Show People . Colleen Moore , with her bob , was a gentler actress than ...
Page 173
... Girl in Every Port 118 , 157 Girl of Yesterday , The 84 Girl Who Stayed at Home , The 52 Gish , Dorothy 51 , 53 , 86 , 110 , 145 , 146 , 155 Gish , Lillian 45 , 46 , 50 , 52 , 53 , 70 , 86 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 103 , 110 , 145 , 146-7 , 155 ...
... Girl in Every Port 118 , 157 Girl of Yesterday , The 84 Girl Who Stayed at Home , The 52 Gish , Dorothy 51 , 53 , 86 , 110 , 145 , 146 , 155 Gish , Lillian 45 , 46 , 50 , 52 , 53 , 70 , 86 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 103 , 110 , 145 , 146-7 , 155 ...
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