Contest entry - The Power of the Press - 1928

[glass-houses.livejournal.com]

I love their facial expressions. Their emotions are captured beautifully.

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[charlotterhys.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say it's necessarily that beautiful, but Yes for that man's suspicious eyebrows. They crack me up.

[glass-houses.livejournal.com]

The contest is for "best artwork," not "most beautiful"! But I get it :)

[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

Wow. That looks nothing like Fairbanks!

Awesome though: love his pinkie ring and her scarf.

Here's the low-down on Jobyna Ralston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobyna_Ralston), with a filmography that includes such classics as Are Parents Pickles?

[glass-houses.livejournal.com]

Talk about prolific! (Pickles??)

This page (http://jameswagner.com/2007/10/pro_publica_arr_1.html) has a picture of him from the movie (Power), and if you squint you could almost say it maybe resembles him.

[ejia-arath03.livejournal.com]

Power is culturally significant, but Are Parents Pickles? isn't? I am aghast!

[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

Are Parents Pickles? speaks to humanity across the ages, I should think.

Love the icon, by the bye. You are obviously a person of great quality.

[tresjolie9.livejournal.com]

Ah, inspired me to Google the film



Not that bad for a silent film, actually kind of interesting, right now on part 5 of 7!

[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool! I'm going to watch this, thanks!

YES

[cactuswren.livejournal.com]

Absolutely beautiful. Although for some reason I keep thinking he must be saying, "Do you mind, I am using this telephone."

BTW, according to Wikipedia's entry for The Power of the Press:

In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

[seamonkey-mags.livejournal.com]

He looks pissed. EXCUSE ME, I'm TALKING!

[vp19.livejournal.com]

In 1928, Columbia was a long way off from its glory days and was little more than a Poverty Row outfit. Heck, this was probably among the first features Frank Capra directed after leaving Mack Sennett's employ.