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Scope and Contents
The Age for Love sub-series (1930-1932) is comprised of materials pertaining to the production process of The Caddo Company's October 17, 1931 release of The Age for Love. The sub-series includes advertising and publicity, administrative, distribution, editing, production and direction, and story development records, as well as film soundtracks. Materials include newspaper clippings, magazine reviews, leaflets, newspaper bulletins, correspondence, contracts, reports, and log books. Also included are black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting the film during its production, as well as set, director, and advertising images.
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Biographical / Historical Note
The Age for Love (1931), is a lost film based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Ernest Pascal. Billie Dove is credited as the lead actor, Frank Lloyd as the director, and Howard Hughes as the producer. The Age for Love was Dove’s first Hughes-produced film, followed by Cock of the Air (1932). These films cast Dove in leading roles due to Hughes’ influence. The Age for Love was unsuccessful financially and disliked by critics.
Source:
Bartlett, Donald L. and James B. Steele. Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1979.
"Film Reviews: THE AGE FOR LOVE." Variety. November 17, 1931.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged by subject matter, then chronologically.