Word: photoplay
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...patrons (mostly Negroes) of Philadelphia's Nixon Grand Theatre, Manager Si Cohen last week was preparing a rare treat. During the run of Damaged Goods, a photoplay dealing with the ravages of venereal disease, he planned to give on the stage at each evening show one free Wassermann test. To 100 lucky coupon holders, less exploitational Wassermanns were to be available daily at nearby clinics...
...shortly before its release on the eve of Lincoln's Birthday, Of Human Hearts had been called Benefits Forgot, a title lifted from Shakespeare's wintry hyperbole on man's ingratitude.* But even Shakespearean titles sometimes lack the necessary box-office smash to put across a photoplay that has no top-ranking box-office names. Late last month MGM ran a radio contest for a new title, paid a $5,000 prize to 17-year-old Roy Harris of Greenville, S. C. The investment produced wide publicity and a title near enough Of Human Bondage (TIME, July...
...Physical Culture, True Story, True Romances, Love and Romance, True Experiences, Movie Mirror, Radio Mirror, Photoplay, True Detective Mysteries, Master Detective...
...Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots," a flickering forty-three years old photoplay, which was over almost before the audience was seated, was the first movie of the series of American Primitives presented by the film society at the Institute of Geographical Exploration yesterday. James B. Munn, professor of English, gave a short talk before the performance...
...Photoplay New York City