Talk:Over the Hill (1931 film)

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A fact from Over the Hill (1931 film) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 November 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that for her sound-film debut in 1931, silent-screen star Mae Marsh begged the director to tell her what to say before each scene?

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:19, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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~~... that while delivering a critically-acclaimed performance in the 1931 sound film Over the Hill, silent-film star Mae Marsh relied on the director to tell her what to say before each scene?~~ Source: "Mae Marsh had never played in a sound picture, nor had she ever been on stage. She was scared to death. She said, 'I don't know one bee from a bull's foot about saying anything.' I told her, 'You speak like yourself.' Mae said, 'When we make the picture, I don't want to study the dialogue. You just tell me what to say.' And that's the way the picture was made. She didn't study the dialogue one bit. I told her what to say, whether it was written that way or not." (Letterboxd)
ALT1:... that for her sound film debut in 1931, silent-screen star Mae Marsh begged the director to tell her what to say before each scene? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

ALT2: ... that the American early sound film Over the Hill, which was based on a Victorian-era poem, inspired a South Korean-culture film adaptation? Yoninah (talk) 11:43, 9 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Created/expanded by Yoninah (talk). Self-nominated at 11:33, 8 October 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Starting review. QPQ and 5x expansion requirements met. Article prose is fine and Alt1 hook is particularly grabbing, I think. Why not use File:Lobby card of Mae Marsh and Tommy Conlon in Over the Hill (1931) (cropped).jpg with the DYK, since it's a free image? — JGHowes ^talk 14:32, 10 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it's a black and white film, for one thing. And it's a lobby card; we usually don't put those in the image slot. I struck the overlong first hook. Yoninah (talk) 17:39, 10 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go with Alt1. With appreciation to Yoninah for their fine work. JGHowes ^talk 18:37, 10 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]