Photoplay's Weight Loss Series Of 1926 - Pt. 1

In 1926, PHOTOPLAY ran a series of articles by Catherine Brody about the dangers of the dieting fad called "Wholesale Murder And Suicide".

 

 

Barbar La Marr was one of Zasu Pitt's friends.

 

 

 

 

Nita Naldi costarred with Rudolph Valenino in the silent classic BLOOD AND SAND.

 

 

Katherine Grant costarred with Charlie Chase in the silent era.

 

 

 

Fay Lanphier was known as "The American Venus".

 

 

 First word of the article on this page is "permitted" - but the "per" seems to be missing.

 

 

 



 

"Mannikin" as used here refers to a model, which is why it says "mannikin or motion picture actress".

 

 

 

The starvation diet business is a pretty grim thing to be associated with prettiness.

A number of stars suffered from the effects of excessive dieting. Diet pills commonly taken at the time could have adverse effects,  sometimes leading to heart trouble or even death.

 

In 1926, Catherine Brody wrote a series of articles in PHOTOPLAY about problems related to dieting, which was related to the current ideal of the "flapper", who was supposed to be thinner than the traditional norm in addition to rebelling against things like layers of undergarments and long hair. The movies of the period depicted heroines as being flappers and influenced many young ladies to follow the trend.

 The modern media seeks to set abnormal standards which can cause problems to those who might follow them, and the problem is still with us today.

Betty Blythe in the movie SHE, based on the H. Rider Haggard's novel.

Katherine Grant worked with Charlie Chase.

Nita Naldi worked costarred with Rudolph Valentino in BLOOD AND SAND

  

 

 

Trailer For THE AMERICAN VENUS 

 

 

 

 

Betty Blythe - Silent Hollywood:

http://silenthollywood.com/bettyblythe.html

Betty Blythe And SHE:

http://www.jazzageclub.com/film/betty-blythe-and-she-1926/

 

 

 

Dieting Through The Ages:

http://fiercefatandfashionable.blogspot.com/2012/04/dieting-through-decades.html

Nita Naldi.com:

http://nitanaldi.com/

Photoplay And Other Fan Magazines At Media History Project:

http://mediahistoryproject.org/fanmagazines/

Silent Movies.com:

http://silent-movies.com/

Silent Movies To Watch At Archive.org:

http://archive.org/details/silent_films

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photoplay's Fight Against Reduceomania

Starvation diets were recognized as a problem long ago. Complaints about them go way back, too. Here's something published in PHOTOPLAY back in the silent era.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In 1926, Catherine Brody wrote a series of articles in PHOTOPLAY about problems related to dieting, which was related to the current ideal of the "flapper", who was supposed to be thinner than the traditional norm in addition to rebelling against things like layers of undergarments and long hair. The movies of the period depicted heroines as being flappers and influenced many young ladies to follow the trend.

 

 Many stars suffered from the effects of excessive dieting, something which may be ignored or denied by fans not familiar with the problem. The modern media seeks to set abnormal standards which can cause problems to those who might follow them, and the problem is still with us today.

 

 

Betty Blythe in the movie SHE, based on the H. Rider Haggard's novel.

 

 

 

Katherine Grant worked with Charlie Chase.

 

 

 

Nita Naldi worked costarred with Rudolph Valentino in BLOOD AND SAND

 

 

 

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Betty Blythe - Silent Hollywood:

http://silenthollywood.com/bettyblythe.html

 

 

Betty Blythe And SHE:

http://www.jazzageclub.com/film/betty-blythe-and-she-1926/

 

 

 

Nita Naldi.com:

http://nitanaldi.com/ 

 

 

 

Photoplay And Other Fan Magazines At Media History Project:

http://mediahistoryproject.org/fanmagazines/ 

 

 

 Silent Movies.com:

http://silent-movies.com/

 

 

Silent Movies To Watch At Archive.org:

http://archive.org/details/silent_films

 

 

MISBEHAVING HUSBANDS ( 1940 )

MISBEHAVING HUSBANDS had Harry Langdon in it. And a blonde dummy named "Carole".

But which Carole was it?

Was it Carole Lombard?

Or Carole Landis?

Misbehaving Husbands

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Misbehaving Husbands
Henry (Harry Langdon) and "Carole" (1940), in Misbehaving Husbands
Directed by	William Beaudine
Produced by	Jed Buell
Written by	Cea Sabin (story) Vernon Smith (screenplay) and Claire Parrish (screenplay)
Starring	Harry Langdon Betty Blythe Ralph Byrd Esther Muir
Cinematography	Arthur Reed
Editing by	Robert O. Crandall
Distributed by	Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date(s)	December 20, 1940 (1940-12-20)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Misbehaving Husbands is a 1940 American film directed by William Beaudine.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Trivia 4 Quotes 5 References 6 External links

Plot summary

Absent-minded department store owner Henry Butler, Harry Langdon, ends up working late, and missing the surprise anniversary party thrown by his wife, Effie, Betty Blythe.

Trying to get away from work, he ends up being seen with a mannequin, which he is trying to get repaired. Their friends who see it, think it’s a blonde girl. Others call the police, reporting a murdered woman.

Henry gets picked up by the police; but, his troubles are just starting. Effie has overheard the gossip; and, files for a divorce, urged on by her friend, Grace Norman, Esther Muir, and her unscrupulous lawyer, Gilbert Wayne, Gayne Whitman.

When Effie decides to stop the divorce, a little scene staged by the lawyer, with his girlfriend, Nan, Florence Wright, posing as the blonde, Henry was supposedly seeing, convinces her otherwise.

It is only then, that her niece Jane, Luana Walters, and her friend, Bob Grant, Bob Byrd, notice that the shoe Henry brought back that night is about a size four. Henry drags the mannequin, Carole (for Carole Lombard), all over town; only to meet the police, and Effie, waiting for him; and, her lawyer, at Home.^[1]

Luana Walters and Ralph Byrd (1940), in Misbehaving Husbands

Cast

• Harry Langdon as Henry Butler
• Betty Blythe as Effie Butler
• Ralph Byrd as Bob Grant
• Esther Muir as Grace Norman
• Gayne Whitman as Gilbert Wayne
• Florence Wright as Nan Blake
• Luana Walters as Jane Forbes
• Frank Jaquet as Wilbur Drake
• Charlotte Treadway as Clara Drake
• Gig Young as Floor Walker
• Frank Hagney as Gooch Mulligan
• Hennie Brown as Opal
• Billy Mitchell as Memphis
• Fred Kelsey as Sergeant Murphy
• Mary MacLaren as Gossiping Friend
• Gertrude Astor as Gossiping Friend

Trivia

Harry Langdon, Betty Blythe, and Esther Muir, among others in the cast, were stars, in silent films; and, this is a fun chance to see them working.
Some of the material might be considered slapstick; and, dated; but, it’s still fun; and, these old pros know how to handle it.^[2]

Quotes

Effie to Jane: "I'm going to get tight!" ^[3]
Bob to Jane: "You've been reading too many detective stories." (Ralph Byrd played Detective Dick Tracy, in four movie serials and two feature films, from 1937 to 1947, and on television.)^[4]
Henry: "All this, fuss, over one, little shoe!"

References

1. ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83590/Misbehaving-Husbands/
2. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/mobile/m/misbehaving_husbands/
3. ^ http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tight
4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032799/

External links

• Misbehaving Husbands at the Internet Movie Database
• Misbehaving Husbands is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]

Esther Muir more or less replaced Thelma Todd with the Marx Brothers in the movie A DAY AT THE RACES. But she doesn't seem to have been in silent movies. Just a mess.

Esther Muir in frame enlargement from MISBEHAVING HUSBANDS.

                

                                                        

Ralph Byrd in MISBEHAVING HUSBANDS. Ralph Byrd is best known for playing "Dick Tracy" in movies and on television. Another element that might be related to mystery stories is the use of the name "Effie" for Betty Blythe's character. Sam Spade's secretary was named Effie.

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Betty Bythe was a star in the silent era and starred in SHE, based on H. Rider Haggard's classic story.

                                                                         

And I think the "Carole" business might be because of Carole Landis, rather than Carole Lombard. The dummy looks tall, and Carole Landis was taller than Carole Lombard.

 Harry Langdon had been working at the Roach studio as a writer, and Carole Landis was also at that same studio prior to the release of MISBEHAVING HUSBANDS.

So I would tend to associate Harry Langdon more with Carole Landis than Carole Lombard. Of course, calling the dummy "Carole" could have been somebody else's idea. But Harry Langdon did have a history of contributing ideas to other films prior to this one.

Harry Langdon's work as a writer in this period, mostly at the Roach studio:

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ROAD SHOW was actually a Carole Landis movie, but it wasn't made until after MISBEHAVING HUSBANDS.

There have been allegations that there was some sort of  rivalry between Carole Lombard and Carole Landis, one version having it that they were fighting over Clark Gable. A niece of Carole Landis had this to say:

No, they never met. Carole Landis was a huge Lombard fan and had her picture plastered all over her bedroom wall when she was a child. That’s why she chose the stage name Carole. Some sources say she actually chose Carol out of a phone book and then added the “e” to be like Lombard. There is a quote Carole gave when a reporter told her they looked alike – “If I look like Miss Lombard – and I don’t – please spare her the humiliation.”

SCREEN GUIDE, April 1941

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Watch MISBEHAVING HUSBANDS on the internet:
http://archive.org/details/misbehaving_husbands


Official Site For Carole Landis:
http://carolelandisofficial.com/


Landis Versus Lombard ( Carole Lombard Site ):
http://carolelombard.org/landis-versus-lombard


My Fan Club For Carole Landis:
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Carolers/


Official Harry Langdon Site:
http://www.silent-movies.com/Langdon/

Esther Muir at wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Muir