James Lileks has a collection of magazine ads from the 1930s on his Bleat. John Barrymore's "first talking picture," General CRACK, is a cyclonic romance. If I were Mae Clarke, I'd keep a framed print of this ad in a place of honor. She looks lovely. Of course, she was only 21 or so at the time.
Anyway, it's fun to see the advertisements that were competing for Nora Charles' attention. Nowadays, if I were to pick up a magazine, I'd flip past the ads as quickly as I could.
Anyway, it's fun to see the advertisements that were competing for Nora Charles' attention. Nowadays, if I were to pick up a magazine, I'd flip past the ads as quickly as I could.