HOME MOVIES: 1937

Year Published: 1937

Format: 16mm

Description: Shot in 1937 by an unknown visitor to the city, this 16mm home movie of Chicago begins at the railroad station where various steam locomotives are visible including one from the Pennsylvania railroad, a Wabash passenger train, and a Milwaukee Road streamliner. The film then moves to downtown where the skyline is visible, as well as theaters including one in which the film "Tovarich" starring Charles Boyer and Claudette Colbert is playing. 1937 also represented an awkward year for silent actor Ramon Novarro's storied career, with his appearance in the poorly received "The Sheik Steps Out". The marquee of the State Lake Theater indicates he made a personal appearance in support of the comedy, in which a wealthy sheik kidnaps and falls for a snobby socialite.

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