PICTURE PLAY Magazine Covers and Issues Archive | MovieMags

aka "Picture-Play, STREET AND SMITH'S PICTURE PLAY"
Magazine from United States United States flag

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First and last issue:

1915-1941

Categories:

Fan!

Publisher:

Street and Smith

Movie magazine?

Yes

Still published?

No, ceased

- Early American 'fan Magazine'.
- Started as Picture-Play Weekly in April 10, 1915.
- Was called "Picture-Play" from 1915 to 1927, and "STREET AND SMITH'S PICTURE PLAY" from 1931 to 1938.
- Became "Charm" in March 1941.

Last updated: 12 April 2026 (see recent updates)

Listed issues: 304

Listing is not complete, so it is not known what is missing.

See The listing

Special thanks for this page goes to:
Ben, Garry Malvern, Grace, Ramón J. Jésus.

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1926

January

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On cover:

Gilda Gray

February

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April

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PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover May 1926

On cover:

Marion Davies

June

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover June 1926

On cover:

Eleanor Boardman

July

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover July 1926

August

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover August 1926

On cover:

Esther Ralston

September

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover September 1926

On cover:

Claire Windsor

October

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover October 1926

November

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover November 1926

December

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover December 1926

On cover:

Vilma Banky

1927

January

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover January 1927

February

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover February 1927

On cover:

Clara Bow

March

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover March 1927

On cover:

Colleen Moore

April

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover April 1927

On cover:

Janet Gaynor

May

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover May 1927

On cover:

Norma Shearer

June

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover June 1927

On cover:

Leatrice Joy

July

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover July 1927

On cover:

Gilda Gray

August

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover August 1927

On cover:

Louise Brooks

September

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover September 1927

On cover:

Joan Crawford

October

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover October 1927

On cover:

Gertrude Olmstead

November

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover November 1927

On cover:

Greta Garbo

December

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover December 1927

On cover:

Billie Dove

1928

January

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June

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July

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover July 1928

On cover:

Dorothy Sebastian

August

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover August 1928

September

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover September 1928

October

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover October 1928

November

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover November 1928

On cover:

Lupe Velez

December

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover December 1928

1929

January

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August

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover August 1929

On cover:

Loretta Young

September

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover September 1929

October

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December

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1930

January

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover January 1930

On cover:

Joan Crawford

February

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover February 1930

On cover:

Richard Arlen

March

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover March 1930

On cover:

Mary Brian

April

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover April 1930

On cover:

Myrna Loy

May

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover May 1930

On cover:

Barbara Kent

June

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover June 1930

On cover:

Greta Garbo

July

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover July 1930

August

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover August 1930

On cover:

Claudette Colbert

September

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover September 1930

On cover:

Billie Dove

October

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover October 1930

On cover:

Ramon Novarro

November

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover November 1930

On cover:

Leila Hyams

December

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover December 1930

1931

January

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover January 1931

On cover:

Lupe Velez

February

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May

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover May 1931

On cover:

Jean Harlow

June

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover June 1931

July

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover July 1931

On cover:

Norma Shearer

August

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover August 1931

September

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover September 1931

October

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover October 1931

On cover:

Lupe Velez

November

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover November 1931

On cover:

Greta Garbo

December

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover December 1931

On cover:

Joan Crawford

1932

January

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February

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On cover:

Marian Marsh

March

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April

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June

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July

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover July 1932

On cover:

Carole Lombard

August

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover August 1932

September

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover September 1932

October

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November

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover November 1932

On cover:

Marlene Dietrich

December

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover December 1932

On cover:

Jeanette MacDonald

1933

January

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover January 1933

On cover:

Tallulah Bankhead

February

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover February 1933

March

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover March 1933

April

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover April 1933

On cover:

Bette Davis

May

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover May 1933

On cover:

Katharine Hepburn

June

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover June 1933

July

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover July 1933

On cover:

Lilian Bond

August

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover August 1933

On cover:

Myrna Loy

September

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover September 1933

October

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover October 1933

On cover:

Ruby Keeler

November

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover November 1933

On cover:

Greta Garbo

December

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover December 1933

On cover:

Jean Harlow

1934

January

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March

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover March 1934

On cover:

Lona Andre

April

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover April 1934

On cover:

Mae West

May

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover May 1934

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover May 1934

On cover:

Katharine Hepburn

June

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover June 1934

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PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover July 1934

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PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover August 1934

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1935

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PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover July 1935

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover July 1935

August

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover August 1935

On cover:

Carole Lombard

September

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover September 1935

October

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover October 1935

November

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover November 1935

December

PICTURE PLAY magazine side cover December 1935

On cover:

Greta Garbo

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