Masters and Masterpieces of the Screen copyright 1927 . Binding copy: large hardcover book is in very  good condition - Cover has general wear  - Inside is in very good condition with no torn or missing pages in the book - 11.75 x 16.5"; 112 pages;

This wonderful coffee table-sized book would make a great addition to a collector's or film buff's library

This is a glorious compilation of MOVIE AND FILM HISTORY with sepia photographic illustrations on nearly every page, and LOADED WITH BIOGRAPHIES AND PORTRAITS OF STARS. Articles include MOVING PICTURES IN NATURAL COLORS; EUROPEAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCREEN; PHONOFILM & VITAPHONE; ANIMATING HAND-MADE PICTURES; EDUCATION AND SCIENCE IN MOVING PICTURES, etc. Just about everyone who was anyone on the silver screen is given their due including THEDA BARA, THE BARRYMORES, CLARA BOW, CHARLIE CHAPLIN, RONALD COLEMAN, JUAN CRAWFORD, MARION DAVIES, DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, GRETA GARBO, THE GISHES, BUSTER KEATON, TOM MIX, RAMON NAVARRO, MARY PICKFORD, NORMA SHEARER, GLORIA SWANSON, THE TALMADGES, and over 100 others! Also has reference to over 100 films including ANNA CHRISTIE, BEAU GESTE, BEN HUR, BIRTH OF A NATION, GREED, NANOOK OF THE NORTH, QUEEN OF SHEBA, etc. Interesting 2-page Introduction (and portrait! ) by/of the infamous WILL HAYES, President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America.  A comprehensive survey of the motion pictures, from the early development to the present. The dramatic, artistic & educational phases; the outstanding successes & leading personalities. Being presented for the most part pictorially. A striking panorama of this dominant influence in modern life. Numerous fine vintage sepia photographs of many movie stars of the period. .

 Also listed Bob Hope SIGNED, Lana Turner, Rudolph Valentino, Steve Reeves SIGNED, Robert Redford SIGNED, Doris Day, Mary Tyler Moore SIGNED, Liberace, Bette Davis SIGNED, Vera-Ellen SIGNED & other Hollywood Items!!

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