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Imagine an alternate universe where Carole Lombard doesn't recover from injuries suffered in a 1926 automobile accident, that cosmetic surgery of the time can't fully repair her Fox starlet looks. Would she have slunk off into obscurity? Maybe, maybe not. But it's a pretty good bet that, famous or n read more

**Spoilers abound** Of all the femme fatales on film and in print, Rebecca may top them all. The woman isn’t even alive at the start of the book or the Hitchcock film that resulted from it, yet the narrator of the story is so haunted by her husband’s previous wife (and Du Maurier is so skilled at read more

**Spoilers abound** Of all the femme fatales on film and in print, Rebecca may top them all. The woman isn’t even alive at the start of the book or the Hitchcock film that resulted from it, yet the narrator of the story is so haunted by her husband’s previous wife (and Du Maurier is so skilled at read more

The “So You Think You Know Movies” trivia contest is held each year in the historic Blossom Room of the Roosevelt Hotel. It’s (finally) pleasantly warm outside, putting me in mind of the glorious weather in L.A. . . . and reminding me that it’s a great time for the next installment of read more

What does the very real Carole Lombard have in common with the fictional Colleen Cossitt? Both are obliquely referenced in a recent haiku. It happened as part of the recent inaugural Rom Com Fest.Before explaining further, some reflections on the event -- it was well run and a good time was had by a read more

Carole Lombard looks busy with ranch chores in this photo, though it's actually a file shot used by William Randolph Hearst's Los Angeles Examiner. And chances are the day this ran -- Friday, Feb. 21, 1941 -- neither she nor husband Clark Gable were doing much of anything at their Encino home.That's read more

Ever wished you could magically project yourself into a romantic comedy, such as Carole Lombard's "Hands Across The Table"? This weekend in Los Angeles, you can.It's through an inaugural event titled "Rom Com Fest," a tribute to a genre that's had its ups and downs over the decades and now appears t read more

Silents are Golden: A (Brief) History of Early Hollywood Today Hollywood, California is one of the most famous places in the world, the thriving axis of the movie industry. For decades it’s drawn countless dreamers hoping to make it in “the industry.” Real estate up in its hills read more

Carole Lombard enjoys a drink at Agua Caliente in Mexico in early 1933 with then-husband William Powell, fellow actor Ernest Truex and his wife. (Prohibition still existed throughout the U.S., although repeal would come before year's end.) Somewhere, Lombard might be pleasantly surprised to learn th read more

Welcome to another milestone! It was 12 years ago today that Carole & Co. came to be, promoting Carole Lombard's life and times to a blogosphere substantially different than the one we know today.This entry is the 3,882nd, all but a handful composed by me. The host site, LiveJournal, gives each entr read more

Via fate, Carole Lombard saved the best for last when she made what would be her final film, "To Be Or Not To Be," for legendary director Ernst Lubitsch. When he briefly served as Paramount's head of production -- the only time a noted director held that post at a major Hollywood studio -- Carole r read more

What's your favorite romantic comedy starring Carole Lombard? "Hands Across The Table," perhaps? "My Man Godfrey"? "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"? Whatever it is, in less than two weeks, you can help celebrate the cinematic genre Carole helped make famous.It's the inaugural Rom Com Fest, set for downtown Los An read more

One of the most anticipated shows of the 1986-87 season was "Life with Lucy," Lucille Ball's return to weekly TV after 12 years. Ball's plan was to get the band back together by turning to the writers and cast members she'd worked with for decades in a show loaded with slapstick comedy and physical read more

Many of us have seen this still of Carole Lombard turning the tables on Alfred Hitchcock for "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," directing the director during his customary cameo. The scene has become a white whale of sorts for one of filmdom's best-known writers and critics. Let Leonard Maltin explain:"More than f read more

One of the most anticipated shows of the 1986-87 season was "Life with Lucy," Lucille Ball's return to weekly TV after 12 years. Ball's plan was to get the band back together by turning to the writers and cast members she'd worked with for decades in a show loaded with slapstick comedy and physical read more

SCREENPLAY BY: I. A. L. Diamond On June 6, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Billy Wilder may be everyone’s favorite screenwriter, but one could argue that some of his best screenplays are the ones he wrote with the often overlooked I. A. L. Diamond. read more

Like millions of Americans of her era, Carole Lombard learned how to play the piano in her youth; in the days before radio, television and the phonograph took hold, a piano was an entertainment fixture in nearly every household. And while we have no concrete proof of it, I wouldn't be surprised that read more

"From Hell To Heaven," Carole Lombard's first released film of 1933, was yet another Paramount programmer in her meandering career. (She's shown with Jack Oakie; they both appeared later that year in "The Eagle And The Hawk," although they had no scenes together.)It's unfortunate, because "From Hell read more

Long before Carole Lombard and Clark Gable became real-life lovers, they played them in Hollywood. That's no secret to anyone who has seen "No Man Of Her Own" or has any knowledge of film history.The above photo is 8" x 10" and a vintage original, nearly 87 years old; indeed, the seller promotes it read more

Carole Lombard and Clark Gable were no strangers to movie premieres, such as this one in 1938 for a film neither appeared in, MGM's "Marie Antoinette." But perhaps the ultimate Hollywood premiere occurred eight years earlier, before either had gained true fame in the industry.That event took place 8 read more