Recording Photoplays Seen

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Recording Photoplays Seen

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Once before, this magazine mentioned a girl who wrote in saying that she keeps a record of all the photoplays she had seen. Can you imagine, if she kept that record up, how many films she may have seen in her lifetime?
I have thought about keeping a record, but it's a daunting task, for I would want to go back and write down all the ones I have already seen! In this current issue, they mapped out a good suggestion for an outline. I think I'll use it!
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Now that is neat! See, nobody would something like that in today's world. I think this is actually an excellent idea. There are so many shorts, etc., you forget what you've seen and what is what.

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You're exactly right. I search every movie mentioned in the mag, and sometimes I start watching a short realizing I've already seen it.
I just remembered something. In 2007 I had one of those Leonard Maltin books with the movie list and summaries. I went through most of that book and put a check next to the movies I'd seen. Don't know why I got rid of it, actually.
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Yeah, you should have kept that. I used to have a similar book, a big thick one, but still, most of the movies I watch weren't in it.

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I've been looking for a silent movie book like that, but I don't think it currently exists.
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Kitty wrote:
Wed May 31, 2017 12:50 pm
I've been looking for a silent movie book like that, but I don't think it currently exists.
That makes me think: do you have a copy of The Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum?

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No I don't. Is it good?
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It's odd to think that people would go to a "photoshow" not knowing in advance the title of the feature they were going to see.
But I guess there were loads of shorts in those days too. What is that magazine and when does it date from?
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I'm reading Motion Picture Story Magazine. It started in 1911. This clip is from 1912.
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Kitty wrote:
Wed May 31, 2017 8:22 pm
No I don't. Is it good?
Yes, indeed, it's a wonderful book. It is a large format size book containing thousands of photos of silent actors and film stills—great for browsing. There is a section devoted to each year. A limited amount of text, but the photos are wonderful. If you are interested in getting a copy sometime, I know you would love it. It's long out of print, but there are still good hardback copies available on Abebooks and elsewhere, I believe.

Here are photos of some of the 1912 pages.
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