Crystal Balls in Film 3
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Crystal Balls in Film Part Three
Why would anyone spend 20 years collecting digital images of crystal balls in film, anyway?
Good question, but as you can see, this has been one of my eccentric passions for quite a while. Here we are, at Part 3, and the images have not all been uploaded yet -- and as much as i hate to admit it, there are probably dozens of movies featuring crystal gazers that have eluded my knowledge.
1918: "Salome", starring Theda Bara as Salome.
Black and white publicity still.
Genre: Drama.
1927: "Rough House Rosie," starring Clara Bow as Rosie O'Reilly and Reed Howes as Joe Hennessey, with Henry Kolker as the Fortune Teller.
Sepia tone publicity still.
Genre: Comedy.
One reason i know that there are more films about crystallomancy out there is that i have a couple dozen still photos of movie stars posing with crystal balls -- but i cannot link them to a film. Perhaps they were just publicity shots, but the costuming is such that i think there must be a film behind each one, somewhere.
And that's where you can help! If we've missed one of your favourites, drop us a line at the Lucky Mojo Forum (no email or social media messages, please) and let us know about it.
1933: "Night of Terror," starring Bela Lugosi as Degar, Wallace Ford as Tom Hartley, and Sally Blane as Mary Rinehart.
Black and white publicity still.
Genre: Horror.
1938: "Religious Racketeers" a.k.a. "Mystic Circle Murder," starring Robert Fiske as The Great LaGagge aka Louis LaGagge aka The Great Garno, Bess Houdini, and featuring Betty Compson as Ada Bernard.
Colour movie poster.
Genre: Film-Noir.
As always, this list is chronological, as were previous gallery collections. Once every photo is cleaned and uploaded, the entire pile will be com[piled, and one year after that, it will open to the public. In the meantime, you can say that you saw it first.
1941: "The Deadly Game," with Charles Farrell as Barry Scott and Ottola Nesmith as the Nazi Wife.
Black and white publicity still.
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