Comebacks Shine as Old Stars Return to Film
Hollywood profiles a string of veterans who rebuilt careers after sound films. Harry Carey Jean Arthur John Barrymore Mary Astor Evelyn Brent Jack Mulhall W. C. Fields Richard Arlen Gilbert Roland Mary Carlisle Beatrice Lillie all stage returns from obscurity to feature roles or star billing at Paramount and beyond in the late 1930s.
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Paramount
Harry Carey
Carey
Jean Arthur
Hollywood
New York
John Barrymore
Mary Astor
Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Dodsworth
Evelyn Brent
Jack Mulhall
Evelyn
W. C. Fields
Fields
A. Edward Sutherland
International House
Ture
Richard Arlen
Poverty Row
Arlen
England
Gilbert Roland
John Gilbert
Mary Carlisle
Jackie Coogan
M-G-M
Mary
Bing Crosby
Beatrice Lillie
Queen Bea
Jack Pickford
Fox
Lady Peel
Glamour Town: Courage and Comebacks in Film History
Carole Lombard faded after a rough start with Cecil B De Mille but studied hard and made a remarkable comeback. Cecil B De Mille once dropped her from Dynamite, while Mitchell Leisen advised dedication. Edmund Lowe reinvented himself after a flop to become a star in What Price Glory and later Mae West's co star in Every Day's a Holiday. They prove comebacks happen to those who persevere.
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Carole Lombard
Cecil B de Mille
Carole
Mitchell Leisen
First Rank
de Mille
Edmund Lowe
Eddie
Garrick
Harry Quirt
Mae West
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Madrid
Glamour Town
Jon Stokes
Beatrice Lillia