Picture-Play Magazine (1915-1941 Street & Smith) comic books 1937

Vol. 45 #5 - Jan. 1937. Cover by Corinne Malvern. Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. This issue features full page portrait of Jean Harlow wishing her fans a Merry Christmas. Article on Carole Lombard. Movie previews with stills include Camille starring Greta Garbo, Conflict with John Wayne, Lloyds of London with Tyrone Power, Maid of Salem starring Claudette Colbert. Article entitled "How Does Hollywood Have Fun Really?" has photographs of Hollywood Blvd. plus many stars. Loretta Young's life story. Movie ads include Love on the Run with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, Top of the Town, The Plainsman with Gary Cooper, Gold Diggers of 1937 with Joan Blondell. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 46, No. 1. March 1937. Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. This issue's articles include: "Robert Taylor's Greatest Worry"; "She Shall Have Music" Rosalind Russell; "Even His Mother-In-Law Loves Him" Melvin Douglas; and more. Full-page ad for "Parnell" with Clark Gable and Myrna Loy. Two-page 20th Century Fox ad for "Lloyds of London" and "On the Avenue", both with Madeleine Carroll. Irene Dunne cover by Marland Stone. 8.5" x 11.5". 98 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 46, No. 3. May 1937. Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. This issue's articles include: "In His Father's Footsteps" Tyrone Power; "All the World Loves a Rover" Errol Flynn; "Sure of His Footing" Brian Aherne; and more. Full-page ads for "Personal Property" with Jean Harlow; "The Prince and the Pauper" with Errol Flynn; "Seventh Heaven" with Jimmy Stewart and Simone Simon; and "The Woman I Love" with Paul Muni and Miriam Hopkins. Jean Harlow cover by Marland Stone. 8.5" x 11.5". 98 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 46, No. 4. June 1937. Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. This issue's articles include: "Smart Girl" Deanna Durbin; "Ginger to the Rescue" Ginger Rogers; "What Fame Has Done to Bob" Robert Taylor; and more. Full-page ads for "A Day at the Races" with The Marx Bros.; "A Star Is Born" with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March; "The Prince and the Pauper" with Errol Flynn; and "Wake Up and Live" with Walter Winchell. Deanna Durbin cover by Robert Biltmore. 8.5" x 11.5". 98 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. Cover price $0.25.

Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. Cover price $0.25.

Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. Cover price $0.25.

Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 47, No. 3. November 1937. Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. This issue's articles include: "The Power of the Candid Camera" Garbo and Hepburn both avoid the press; "A Star You Never Read About" Gene Autry; "Sophie Carries On" Sophie Tucker; and more. Full-page ads for: "Conquest" with Greta Garbo; "Stand-In" with Joan Blondell and Humphrey Bogart; "Stage Door" with Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers; and "Life Begins in College" with The Ritz Brothers. Kay Francis cover by Morr Kusnet. 8.5" x 11.5". 98 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 47, Issue 4 - December, 1937. Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. 8.5" x 11.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.