Author: Usábal y Hernández, Luis Felipe (1876-1937)
Title: Portrait of Buck Jones for Fox Films
Description: New York: Fox Film Corporation, 1926. 15.6 x 9.2 inches. 393 x 231mm. Color portrait tipped on thick paper. December 12th, 1891 — November 30th, 1942 Charles Frederick Gebhart, who later was known as Charles 'Buck' Jones and finally Buck Jones, was born December 12, 1891 in Vincennes, Indiana. In 1925 Buck made three films with 17 year-old Carol Lombard (at that time she had not added the 'e' to Carol). Lombard, the former Jane Peters from Fort Wayne, had a bit part in GOLD AND THE GIRL and DURAND OF THE BADLANDS but was given a feature role in HEARTS AND SPURS. In this film, Buck plays an honest cowboy who saves Lombard's life and then falls in love with her. 1925 was a busy year for Lombard. She also appeared that year in DICK TURPIN with Buck's competitor Tom Mix. Buck and Carole Lombard were part of an 'Indiana Colony' in Hollywood in the twenties and thirties. The list included John Bowers, Howard Hawks, Monte Blue, 'Skeets' Gallagher, Charles Butterworth, Raymond Walburn, Ken and Kermit Maynard and Carmelita Geraghty. They frequently helped each other move ahead in the competitive world that was Hollywood. Jones not only gave Lombard a chance to appear in three of his films, he put Carmelita Geraghty (of Rushville, Indiana) in two of his films. Carmelita also appeared with Ken Maynard in FIGHTIN' THRU in 1930. By 1928 things were going so well, Buck decided to leave Fox and form his own production company. His first film was THE BIG HOP. In it he played a cowboy who was also an airplane pilot. It was released as a silent film but sound was catching on so fast, Buck had to hurriedly add sound to it although it had no spoken dialogue. The film was not received well. On top of that, the great depression hit and Buck lost a lot of money in the crash of the stock market. His venture into independent film making was a disaster. Julio Llopis Cabo dice de él en un artículo inédito: "Luis Felipe Usábal y Hernández nació en Valencia en 1876. Fue un excelente pintor, ilustrador y escultor. Cursó estudios en las academias de Bellas Artes de Valencia, Madrid, París, Roma y Munich. Obtuvo medalla de Oro en la Exposición de 1909. Trabajó en Berlín como colaborador de diversas revistas satíricas, siendo miembro de la Asociación de Ilustradores Alemanes." "Dado su éxito como ilustrador fue contratado por la productora cinematográfica FOX, por lo que se trasladó a Hollywood (EEUU), donde se distinguió como un reconocido cartelista. .
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Title: Portrait of Buck Jones for Fox Films
Description: New York: Fox Film Corporation, 1926. 15.6 x 9.2 inches. 393 x 231mm. Color portrait tipped on thick paper. December 12th, 1891 — November 30th, 1942 Charles Frederick Gebhart, who later was known as Charles 'Buck' Jones and finally Buck Jones, was born December 12, 1891 in Vincennes, Indiana. In 1925 Buck made three films with 17 year-old Carol Lombard (at that time she had not added the 'e' to Carol). Lombard, the former Jane Peters from Fort Wayne, had a bit part in GOLD AND THE GIRL and DURAND OF THE BADLANDS but was given a feature role in HEARTS AND SPURS. In this film, Buck plays an honest cowboy who saves Lombard's life and then falls in love with her. 1925 was a busy year for Lombard. She also appeared that year in DICK TURPIN with Buck's competitor Tom Mix. Buck and Carole Lombard were part of an 'Indiana Colony' in Hollywood in the twenties and thirties. The list included John Bowers, Howard Hawks, Monte Blue, 'Skeets' Gallagher, Charles Butterworth, Raymond Walburn, Ken and Kermit Maynard and Carmelita Geraghty. They frequently helped each other move ahead in the competitive world that was Hollywood. Jones not only gave Lombard a chance to appear in three of his films, he put Carmelita Geraghty (of Rushville, Indiana) in two of his films. Carmelita also appeared with Ken Maynard in FIGHTIN' THRU in 1930. By 1928 things were going so well, Buck decided to leave Fox and form his own production company. His first film was THE BIG HOP. In it he played a cowboy who was also an airplane pilot. It was released as a silent film but sound was catching on so fast, Buck had to hurriedly add sound to it although it had no spoken dialogue. The film was not received well. On top of that, the great depression hit and Buck lost a lot of money in the crash of the stock market. His venture into independent film making was a disaster. Julio Llopis Cabo dice de él en un artículo inédito: "Luis Felipe Usábal y Hernández nació en Valencia en 1876. Fue un excelente pintor, ilustrador y escultor. Cursó estudios en las academias de Bellas Artes de Valencia, Madrid, París, Roma y Munich. Obtuvo medalla de Oro en la Exposición de 1909. Trabajó en Berlín como colaborador de diversas revistas satíricas, siendo miembro de la Asociación de Ilustradores Alemanes." "Dado su éxito como ilustrador fue contratado por la productora cinematográfica FOX, por lo que se trasladó a Hollywood (EEUU), donde se distinguió como un reconocido cartelista. .
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