SPEAK EASILY

Thelma Todd, Jimmy Durante, Buster Keaton, and Hedda Hopper in a publicity photo for SPEAK EASILY. There is no such scene in the actual movie.

Publicity claimed that Hedda Hopper in this movie dressed like Elsie Janis. I wouldn't know.



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Dorothy Appleby In PUZZLES OF 1925

An artist paints a crossword puzzle on the back of Dorothy Appleby in a publicity photo for the theatrical review PUZZLES OF 1925, which she starred in, and which was written by Elsie Janis.

Reblogged from http://www.shorpy.com/node/20658

The name "Sydney Thompson" has been signed to some of the art in the background; it is likely that this was the name of the artist who is adorning the back of Dorothy Appleby.




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Dorothy Appleby In The Fan Magazines

Some Dorothy Appleby items from the fan magazines.

Here is one that says Dorothy Appleby is going to Pathe's acting school. This is similar to Paramount's selection of Thelma Todd and others for their acting school. 

motionpicturenews Feb 2, 1929

But Dorothy Appleby had already made movies prior to this. There is also a story that Thelma Todd had been in a couple of movies before she was at Paramount. 

This one is about Dorothy Appleby being cast in a movie that she doesn't seem to have ever made. 

Paul Bern was also involved in this project, but left Pathe shortly afterwards. He later went to MGM, where he married Jean Harlow. 

A review for AS THE EARTH TURNS from SILVER SCREEN, May 1934.

AS THE EARTH TURNS was a movie that turned up on youtube recently. You can watch it on this blog -use this link.

AS THE EARTH TURNS - Watch this movie here:
http://benny-drinnon.blogspot.com/2015/10/as-earth-turns.html

Dorothy Appleby filmography:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0032356/


LISTEN, BABY:
https://books.google.com/books?id=e2sR3myRlxsC&pg=PA133&lpg=PA133&dq=listen+baby+dorothy+appleby&source=bl&ots=nAbYwwfyMA&sig=W4ZaEbGvV9jsnN-0hEib8Asxsnc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi424zvo-PJAhXLGz4KHVmiAXYQ6AEIMDAE#v=onepage&q=listen%20baby%20dorothy%20appleby&f=false


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PUZZLES OF 1925 Playbill

Playbill for a musical comedy that Dorothy Appleby was in, which was written by Elsie Janis.

 

 

 

 

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SPEAK EASILY In The Fan Magazines

Thelma Todd made one movie with Buster Keaton, SPEAK EASILY.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Hedda Hopper item at middle left on this page. 

Elsie Janis had been "the sweetheart of the American Expeditionary Forces" of World War I. But I'm not sure why it was supposed to be a joke to try and look like her late mother.

Part of this page had been torn away, but it did not affect the picture much.






Elsie Janis:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Janis




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Dorothy Appleby In The Fan Magazines

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FILM DAILY, Jan. 5, 1928.
An item about Dorothy Appleby being added to the cast of SQUARE CROOKS is on the right.

An item in MOTION PICTURE NEWS, Feb. 9, 1929 - bottom of this page - refers to a title I don't find on Dorothy Appleby's filmography.

Here's a little from MOTION PICTURE CLASSIC, April 1929. Actually I had page 66 before, "Hollywood's Maine Attraction", but there's also a mention of Dorothy Appleby on page 6 that I had missed.

  

 

 There's an MGM ad with Buster Keaton on page 7.

Here's page 66 again.

Elsie Janis:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Janis

SQUARE CROOKS:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19260131&id=0K4hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uJoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4846,5690629



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