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Film stills scrapbook : Bird of-Black W.

Title
Film stills scrapbook : Bird of-Black W.
Publication
1914-1933.

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Description
1 scrapbook (78 photographs) : black and white, mounted on paper; 39 cm
Summary
A scrapbook consisting of 78 black and white, 8 x 10, 8.5 x 6.5, 9 x 7 and 9 x 7.5 inch mounted photographs, some with identifying labels, of stills from Bird of paradise (1932) directed by King Vidor, produced by David O. Selznick/RKO Radio Pictures, featuring Dolores Del Rio, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Sofia Ortega, Agostino Borgato, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Bert Roach, and Lon Chaney, Jr. (as Creighton Chaney) ; The bird of prey (1918) directed by Edward LeSaint (as Edward J. Le-Saint), produced by William Fox/Fox Film Corporation, featuring Gladys Brockwell ; Birds of a feather (1918), one of a series of short films produced by National Film Corporation of America (as Capitol Comedies) and distributed by Goldwyn Distributing Company, featuring (William) 'Smiling' Bill Parsons ; The bishop's emeralds (1919) directed by John B. O'Brien, produced by Virginia Pearson Photoplays Inc. and distributed by Pathé Distributors, featuring Virginia Pearson, Lucy Fox, Robert Broderick, and Frank Kingsley ; Bits of life (1921) directed by James Flood, Marshall Neilan, and William J. Scully, produced by Marshall Neilan Productions and distributed by Associated First National Pictures, featuring Wesley Barry ; Bitter apples (1927) directed by Harry O. Hoyt, produced by Warner Bros., featuring Monte Blue and Myrna Loy ; Bitter sweet (1933) directed by Herbert Wilcox, produced by Herbert Wilcox Productions/British & Dominions Film Corporation and distributed by United Artists, featuring Anna Neagle, Fernand Gravey, Miles Mander, and Clifford Heatherley ; The bitter tea of General Yen (1932) directed by Frank Capra, produced by Columbia Pictures, featuring Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Walter Connolly, and Toshia Mori ; The black bird (1926) (also known as The blackbird) directed by Tod Browning, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), featuring Lon Chaney, Owen Moore, and Renée Adorée ; The black book (1929), a film serial consisting of 10 chapters or episodes directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas L. Storey, produced by Pathé Exchange (as a Pathé Serial), featuring Allene Ray, Walter Miller, and Frank Lackteen ; The black mask (1914), (episode #1 in the film series The man who disappeared) directed by Charles Brabin, produced by Edison Company and distributed by General Film Company, featuring Marc MacDermott (as Marc McDermott) ; The black pirate (1926) (also known as The black buccaneer) directed by Albert Parker, produced by Elton Corporation and distributed by United Artists, featuring Douglas Fairbanks ; The Black Watch (1929) (also known as King of the Khyber rifles) directed by John Ford, produced by William Fox/Fox Film Corporation (as an All Talking Fox Movietone), featuring Victor McLaglen and Myrna Loy.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Albums.
  • Photographic prints.
  • Scrapbooks.
Note
  • The bird of prey (1918), Birds of a feather (1918), Bits of life (1921), Bitter apples (1927), The black mask (1914), and The black pirate (1926) are each represented by 1 photograph.
  • The bishop's emeralds (1919) and The black bird (1926) are each represented by 3 photographs.
  • The bitter tea of General Yen (1932) is represented by 27 photographs.
  • The black book (1929) film serial is represented by 11 photographs of the film's advertisements/posters. The following chapters are pictured: "Chapter one, The secret of the vault," "Chapter two, The death rail," "Chapter three, A shot in the night," "Chapter four, The danger sign," "Chapter five, The flaming trap," "Chapter six, The black van," "Chapter seven, The fatal hour," "Chapter nine, The assassin strikes," and chapter ten "Last chapter, Out of the shadows."
  • Bitter apples (1927) is represented by 1 still of the company shooting on location "aboard the S. S. Ruth Alexander." The participants are not highlighted in the wide-angle shot.
  • Bird of paradise (1932): adapted from the play "The bird of paradise" by Richard Walton Tully.
  • The bird of prey (1918): adapted from a story by Guy de Maupassant.
  • The bishop's emeralds (1919): adapted from the novel by Houghton Townley.
  • Bitter apples (1927): adapted from a serialized story (in Redbook magazine ; first installment appeared July 1925) by Harold MacGrath (also known as Harold McGrath).
  • Bitter sweet (1933): adapted from the operetta "Bitter-sweet" by Noël Coward.
  • The bitter tea of General Yen (1932): adapted from the novel by Grace Zaring Stone.
  • The Black Watch (1929): adapted from the novel "King of the Khyber rifles" by Talbot Mundy.
  • 7 photographs are missing from their pages.
  • Title from spine.
  • Compiled and bound at The New York Public Library.
Contents
Bird of paradise -- The bird of prey -- Birds of a feather -- The bishop's emeralds -- Bits of life -- Bitter apples -- Bitter sweet -- The bitter tea of General Yen -- The black bird -- The black book -- The black buccaneer -- The black mask -- The black pirate -- The Black Watch -- King of the Khyber rifles -- The man who disappeared.
Call Number
MFLB+ 25 (Bird of-Black W)
OCLC
1110721151
Title
Film stills scrapbook : Bird of-Black W.
Production
1914-1933.
Type of Content
still image
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
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Research Call Number
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