PIERCE'S PAIN IN THE NECK

Jack found yet another use for cotton, collodion and greasepaint when he applied the broken neck scar to Bela Lugosi in his role as Ygor in Son of Frankenstein (1939).

JACK PIERCE, MAX FACTOR AND 'SEED'

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"You are not born glamorous. Glamour is created."

- Max Factor

After completing Frankenstein and before he began work on his next famous monster, The Mummy, Jack provided the straight makeup on numerous mainstream films. At this time, he was collaborating with Max Factor, who had come to Hollywood from Russia to start his legendary cosmetics business.

One such film was Seed, starring John Boles, Lois Wilson and Genevieve Tobin, released on May 14, 1931. In a full-page ad in the June 1931 issue of American Cinematographer shown above, Factor promoted the film using his panchromatic makeup and applied by Pierce. Other prominent actors Jack worked on for this production were Bette Davis, Zasu Pitts, Frances Dade and young Our Gang member Dickie Moore.

WHEN THE MUMMY COMES TO LIFE, WHEE!

Universal's in-house publication, The Universal Weekly, was distributed as an advertising periodical to various theater owners and distributors across the country. Publication began soon after Carl Laemmle and his associates formed Universal Pictures until it ceased publishing in 1936 when the Laemmle's--then the sole owners--were forced to give up their company for non-payment of a large cash loan from Standard Capitol Corporation.

The cartoon shown below is from the January 14, 1933 issue. It is drawn by Ralph C. "Woodrow" Faulkner. Faulkner was born in 1890 in San Antonio, Texas. He worked in vaudeville and on the stage where he became quite popular as an impersonator, especially that of President Woodrow Wilson during his administration. He was also a reporter for east coast newspapers, as well as a cartoonist for the San Francisco Daily News.

Faulkner turned his talents to acting and is reported to have begun his career at the Albuquerque Film Company in the early 1910's. He also worked for Thanhauser in at least one film and continued his acting career into the late 1930s. He died on August 28, 1940.