Old Hollywood
Cinema
1900-1979
Nostalgia is a seductive liar - George Wildman Ball
1910’s-era movie theater etiquette Public Service Announcement (via)  A unique feature of early films was the projection of slides onto the screen while reels were being changed. Some of these slides attempted to teach proper movie-going manners to those in attendance.

1910’s-era movie theater etiquette Public Service Announcement (via) 

A unique feature of early films was the projection of slides onto the screen while reels were being changed. Some of these slides attempted to teach proper movie-going manners to those in attendance.

Impressively calm camera crew records Jackie the Lion for MGM studio’s roaring lion production logo (1929) (via)

Impressively calm camera crew records Jackie the Lion for MGM studio’s roaring lion production logo (1929) (via)

The rejection slip the motion picture studio Essanay Film Manufacturing Company (1907-1925) sent screenwriters whose submissions were found wanting. Essanay is best remembered today for its series of Charlie Chaplin films. (via Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture)

The rejection slip the motion picture studio Essanay Film Manufacturing Company (1907-1925) sent screenwriters whose submissions were found wanting. Essanay is best remembered today for its series of Charlie Chaplin films.

(via Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture)

1910’s-era movie theater etiquette Public Service Announcement (via) Judging from the large number of early PSA’s directed at people sporting headpieces indoors, it would seem that defiant hat-wearers were the turn of the century equivalent of people who leave their cellphones on at the movies today.  Other etiquette slides previously posted here.

1910’s-era movie theater etiquette Public Service Announcement (via)

Judging from the large number of early PSA’s directed at people sporting headpieces indoors, it would seem that defiant hat-wearers were the turn of the century equivalent of people who leave their cellphones on at the movies today. 

Other etiquette slides previously posted here.