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The Birth of a Nation
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The Constitution (Atlanta, GA), November 28, 1915
An excellent summary of many critic's reviews of "The Birth of a Nation" NOTE: This double spread will print sideways.
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Potemkin
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Sunday Times-Signal (Zanesville, OH), December 5, 1928
This is the earliest mention of Potemkin that we could find, in an article in the right column. It’s surprising to see that Douglas Fairbanks loved the show, and that Director Eisenstein was only 27 at the time. But you knew that. A Buster Keaton movie, "The Battling Butler" also mentioned in the lower right of the page.
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Movies of 1928
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Constitution-Tribune, (Chillicothe, MO), December 28, 1928
A lovely period page with a Clara Bow photo, movie summaries and ads. The copy in the Naughty Baby ad would get the writer thrown out of Sardi’s nowadays.
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Chaplin in "The Circus"
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Constitution-Tribune, (Chillicothe, MO,) July 7, 1928
A big ad for the movie, and an article in the upper left part of the page. Plus an ingénue era photo of Loretta Young with Lon Chaney as a humpless clown, and a photo of what has to be Hollywood-named Rod La Rocque in "Hold ‘em Yale".
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All Quiet on the Western Front
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Constitution-Tribune, (Chillicothe, MO), August 23, 1930
An intriguing anti-war movie, from the German perspective, 12 years after WWl. Includes several articles about the movie in the middle of the page.
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King Kong
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Moberly Monitor-Index and Democrat (Moberly, MO), April 15, 1933
A move ad with a lurid description of King Kong versus the Dinosaur, Fay Wray and company in a photo, and movie summaries galore.
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King Kong
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Constitution-Tribune, (Chillicothe, MO), April 22, 1933
A big photo and article, containing the "Staggering Statistics on King Kong" which explains just how big he is (which ignores the fact that he was really a tiny model), plus a half dressed Fay Wray in the ad and the dubious admonition "We... especially urge parents to accompany their children."
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Movies, New Years Eve, 1933
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Sunday News and Tribune (Jefferson City, MO), December 31, 1933
Many movie star profiles, Including Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo, Claudette Colbert and Jean Harlow.
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It Happened One Night
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Moberly Monitor-Index and Democrat (Moberly, MO), March 17, 1934
A big splashy ad on the movie, plus movie summaries in the upper left. Also includes cross-cultural interest in wife swapping Eskimos, and a promise of coming attractions in "Hips Hips Hooray."
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It Happened One Night
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Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, March 17, 1934
A great set of photos and review for "It Happened One Night," along with a review of "Moulin Rouge."
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The Wizard of Oz
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Moberly Monitor-Index and Democrat (Moberly, MO), September 30, 1939
A big illustration of the four main characters, and a long format movie ad on the right, in an interesting mix with church announcements.
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Gone With the Wind
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Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, March 30, 1940
They claim that it's the biggest picture of 1940, but we know now that "Gone With the Wind" is one of the biggest pictures of all time. A great whole-page spread.
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Gone With the Wind
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Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, April 2, 1941
Photos of all the "Gone With the Wind" characters.
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Casablanca
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Big Spring Herald (Big Spring, TX), March 7, 1945
This reproduction contains nice article on the movie kicks it off, with a lovely photo of Ingrid Bergman in the movie ad. Lots of other wartime context articles, too.
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Casablanca
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Evening Times, (Cumberland, MD), January 21,1943
An article and a photo on the left, plus a big promotional essay added to the top of the movie ad. Quite the promo.
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Casablanca
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Lima News (Lima, OH) January 28 1943
Casablanca movie ad. But also a big article on the movie upper left. Plus a lot of other movie ads and articles of the day, indicating, for example, loss of wartime gas rationing privileges for driving faster than 35 mph. If you love movie ads, this reproduction is for you.
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African Queen
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Joplin Globe (Joplin, MO), May 4, 1952
African Queen featured lower right but there’s a lot more on this one: an Elizabeth Taylor starlet-era photo in "Love is Better than Ever", "The Great Diz" which we’re guessing is about Dizzy Dean, and a bunch of chatty movie summaries and photos. And a nice piece about Jan Sterling’s "it’s purely a business matter" new nose.
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Movies of 1952
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Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM), April 23, 1952
A smorgasbord of 1952 movies, including everything from Rashomon to Red Skelton in The Yellow Cabman
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Movies of 1955
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Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM), May 20, 1955
Just a great mix of movie ads form 1955, including a Kirk Douglas western, a Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis comedy, and a Lana Turner vehicle. Plus a fun Louella Parsons Hollywood gossip column in the upper left.
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Some Like It Hot
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Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM), April 22, 1954
A great photo and a big ad for the movie. It’s unclear how the copywriter got away with the headline in the ad, but we’ll never know at this point.
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West Side Story
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Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM), July 10, 1962
West Side Story gets an article on the left, and it’s the first movie ad on the right, but wow, you also get Spartacus, El Cid, the original Oceans 11, The Magnificent Seven, A Raisin in the Sun, Ben Hur, and the Horror Chamber of Doctor Faustus. Something for everyone.
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