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The Circus Clippings 346/376
Cedric Belfrage, Motion Picture, New York, September 1928.
Cedric Belfrage with James Aronson (left) and John T.
McManus (right) in 1948 when they establish the National Guardian.
Photo Spartacus Educational
& MARION DAVIES ALS TÄNZERIN
(...) Phot. M.-G.-M., Film Magazin, Berlin, Oct. 27, 1929
Norma Talmadge and Marion Davies
(...) Photo, Motion Picture, July 1925
& Marion Davies
(...) Photo, Motion Picture, Jan 1927
& Marion Davies
(...) Photo, Photoplay, Jan. 1925
& Marion Davies
(...) Photo, Motion Picture, July 1925
& Marion Davies
(...) Photo, Photoplay, May 1926
& Marion Davies
(...) Portrait, Photoplay, Oct. 1924
& Marion Davies
(...) Motion Picture Cover, Oct. 1923
& Marion Davies
(...) Photoplay Cover, June 1928
„The inner circle of the Davies clique“
Editorial content. „Hollywood‘s Seven Deadly Cliques
Celluloid Society Is Closely Organized and Frowns Upon
Sin and Gin
By Cedric Belfrage“
Drawing. „The Marion Davies set goes in for just
the jolliest pranks“ (...)
„FROM the seven deadly sins to the seven deadly
cliques – such has been the progress of Hollywood
society from the first hectic days of the movies to the
present time.
,Movie Star, Gin-Crazed, Shoots 3‘ was the sort
of thing we used to have served to us with
our morning coffee and rolls a few years ago.“ (...)
„Various degrees of respectability are
represented by the seven main cliques into which Hollywood
society divided itself. In some cases it is even genuine
respectability.
The largest (if the hangers-on to its fringe are
included), the most exclusive (in point of those actually on the
inside), and the most aspired to is the Marion Davies clique.
With her numerous estates and unlimited wealth, Marion can do
things on a bigger scale than anybody – and she does.
There is probably not an actor or actress in Hollywood who
would not give a month‘s salary for an invitation
to stay at the enormous ranch near San Francisco, where
Marion is said to entertain her friends on a scale
unequalled since the gay days of the Roman Empire.
The inner circle of the Davies clique consists of
Charlie Chaplin, Harry Crocker (Chaplin‘s lieutenant), George K.
Arthur, Harry D‘Arrast, the director, William Haines and
Seena Owen. Those who are in and out, often figuring on the
Davies invitation list but never becoming quite one of
the gang, include Gloria Swanson, Frances Marion and Agnes
Christine Johnston (scenario writers), Sam Goldwyn,
Lloyd Pantages, Louise Brooks, Bebe Daniels, Elinor Glyn,
Dorothy Mackaill and Adolphe Menjou.
The Davies clique, in so far as its superficial activities
are concerned, stands for nice, clean, wholesome
fun. The boys and girls belonging to it get together and while
away the long evenings with a pleasant game
of charade or a screamingly funny kissing game in which
the innocent victim waiting blindfolded for an
osculation gets instead a plateful of ice-cream on the beezer.
Any amount of healthy enjoyment is obtained from
the sort of thing, which may take place either at one of the
numerous Davies houses, or at the ranch, or on the
yacht, or in Marion‘s studio bungalow.“ (...)
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