A look at early Paramount talkie The Devil’s Holiday (1930). Written and directed by Edmund Goulding, but saved from being stale by Nancy Carroll’s Academy Award nominated performance.
"I’d Rather Be An Actor Than His Photograph" – Stars from Stage to Film
A look at the star system, specifically why it took so long for there to be film stars when we already had a star system on the stage. Illustrated with playing cards from 1908 featuring theatre stars.