Charlie Chaplin’s Fatal Powers of Fascination
Ann Pennington graces our latest Movie Weekly cover.
Just why does Mae Murray love money? Probably for the same reasons the rest of us do.
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It wasn’t unheard-of for prominent film folk to be impersonated by shifty characters. A few years earlier, someone claiming to be D. W. Griffith had been “fleecing guests in poker games at Eastern resorts,” according to Photo-Play Journal (October 1920). It still seems unlikely that Warner Bros. would be finger-printing its stars, as this article claims, but here’s a copy of Marie Prevost’s ID card to prove it. I wonder if it’s still sitting in a musty file cabinet right now.
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A month later, Movie Weekly ran an interview with Claire Windsor (“Male Vamps I Have Known,” July 28, 1923) in which she elaborated on Chaplin’s appeal.
“Oh, he is the most insidious of all! He is the most dangerous he-vamp in the world! There is no deep feeling under it all. Any little thing can change him toward you in a moment! But he can seem so thoroughly in love for the time being!”
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diane said,
January 9, 2011 at 8:49 am
Ann Pennington was just adorable. Even if you know nothing about
silent movies, looking at the cover of “Movie Weekly” would certainly
get you interested. “Why I Love Money” – “Fingerprinting the Stars”
and “Male Vamps I Have Known” – you just gotta love it!!
unkvid said,
January 11, 2011 at 3:43 am
I really get a kick out of Movie Weekly, and it’s been fun telling the world about it. A big batch of issues just sold on eBay recently, for the highest prices I’ve ever seen Movie Weeklys sell for. I may have created a monster.