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Honored as a Hitchcock heroine
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 31, 2018
It still blows the mind of many film fans that Carole Lombard was a lead in an Alfred Hitchcock movie -- "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," made in the fall of 1940 and released in early 1941. Heck, it remains a title relatively few associate with the master of suspense.But Lombard, who always appreciated good fil read more
A 'new' nautical Carole, on sail
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 30, 2018
In 1933, Carole Lombard took part in an oceanside Paramount photo session where, on board a yacht, she adopted a nautical look. Sometimes she wore full sailor attire, including bell-bottoms......while other session pics had her in an abbreviated version of the outfit, the better to show off those st read more
A film festival for those who think Young
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 28, 2018
Carole Lombard served as "guest editor" for Screen Book magazine's April 1936 issue. One can never be certain whether the stars who took these roles had any genuine influence over said issue, but Lombard had a keen sense of publicity and probably was fascinated to see just how "the other half" lives read more
'A vamp of a different kind'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 27, 2018
Carole Lombard had all sorts of God-given gifts that led her to stardom -- beauty, intelligence, sex appeal and comedic sense to name but a few. But one talent she possessed that often gets overlooked was her voice.It helped Carole secure a career during perhaps the most volatile period in Hollywood read more
For an LA Hearst haven, a 'move' to an Arizona state
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 25, 2018
Carole Lombard loved tennis, and this pic of her on the court, Paramount p1202-1195, apparently ran in a 1936 edition of William Randolph Hearst's Los Angeles Examiner. In December 1938, it announced Clark Gable was filing for divorce from Ria Langham so he could marry her:The Examiner's offices, wh read more
Dorothy Parker's 125th, and her ties to a KIng
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 22, 2018
There are many things to like about "Hands Across The Table," arguably Carole Lombard's best Paramount vehicle, but did you know this sardonic, legendary lady of letters contributed to its dialogue?She's Dorothy Parker, born 125 years ago today, who didn't get credit for it. Nor was she credited for read more
Vitaphone View: THIS IS NOT A MUSICAL!
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Hutchinson, Founder of The Vitaphone Project on Aug 21, 2018
Vitaphone View: THIS IS NOT A MUSICAL! From Edison’s earliest experiments to add sound to film, the overwhelming majority of pre-1920 talkie efforts included musical performances. In 1894, barely one year after Thomas Edison built his “Black Maria” studio at his Orange, NJ laboratory and began read more
A 'novel' approach to movie programs
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 16, 2018
Although only one Carole Lombard film separates them chronologically ("Fools For Scandal"), one normally doesn't link "True Confession" with "Made For Each Other." The former was Carole's final film for Paramount, a raucous comedy; the latter, her first purely dramatic work in several years.But they read more
Silents are Golden: A Brief Look at Obscure Silent Film Comedians
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Aug 16, 2018
A Brief Look at Obscure Silent Film Comedians Since I touched upon the history of silent comedy a couple months ago, I thought I’d do a follow-up post exploring that history in a little more detail. Hope you enjoy! If you ask anyone with a bit of film history knowledge under their belt to name some read more
On DVD: A Baby-Faced Robert Young in The Band Plays On (1934)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 15, 2018
I don’t tend to be drawn to sports films, but when they star Preston Foster as a football coach, my interest increases. Now available on DVD from Warner Archive, The Band Plays On (1934) benefits from this happy casting. It also stars an early career Robert Young and a pleasing young cast. In read more
A Song Is Born: Fabulous Music But a Waste of Danny Kaye
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 13, 2018
Danny Kaye as Hobart Frisbee.
A musical remake of Ball of Fire must have been one of the easiest pitches of all time. After all, the original 1941 comedy--penned by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett--was about a bunch of academics writing an encyclopedia about music. Ball of Fire starred Gary Coope read more
With a horse, cow and Bull
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 13, 2018
In the latter half of the 1930s, Carole Lombard's image became decidedly more rustic. It may have been tied into her romance with Clark Gable, an emigre from small-town Ohio who discovered the hunting and fishing life MGM publicists suggested he pursue worked for him.Anyway, Lombard rented a ranch read more
Roll Up for the Mystery Tour: A Visit to the Oakland Paramount Theatre
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Aug 7, 2018
Have you ever wanted to tour a historic movie
palace? One of those elaborately ornate monuments to cinema constructed during
the Golden Age of American movie theaters, back in the ‘20s and ‘30s? Well, I
have, and luckily for me I live not very far from one of the most spectacular
of them read more
A museum with lots of laughs from Lucy's hometown
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 6, 2018
Lucille Ball -- born 107 years ago today -- was a good friend of Carole Lombard while both were at RKO in 1939 and 1940. (Ball honored her with this reference on an episode of "Here's Lucy.") I sense they would be thrilled that Lucy's hometown of Jamestown, N.Y., is paying tribute to what bolstered read more
A large-scale 'Lost' poster, now found
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 4, 2018
This is Paramount p1202-374a, Carole Lombard from 1932. Pretty sultry, eh?Now imagine it blown up to poster size. Well, the good news is you don't have to imagine, because this enlarged image actually exists.This, measuring an eye-popping 24" x 36", was created in 1987 to promote a volume of classic read more
Pre-Code Corner: A Look at the Atlanta Better Films Committee
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Kim Luperi on Aug 4, 2018
A Look at the Atlanta Better Films Committee I spend many a Tuesday evening buried in the Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration (PCA) records housed at the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills. My first exposure to these gems took place in 2007 when I read more
100 Men and a Girl (1937)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 3, 2018
It’s fascinating how history works. Deanna Durbin and Judy Garland came up at the same time. In their day, stars were groomed from an early age and MGM had both the starlets under contract. But instead of holding onto both talents it turned out that Garland remained and Durbin signed a new ag read more
book: A Trip to the Stars (2000) by Nicholas Christopher
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 31, 2018
A genuinely astonishing piece of work. For much of the time I was reading it I thought it was one for the ages, the best book I’d read this year and perhaps for several years; but a number of niggles built up toward the end, and then finally a true howler meant it was knocked from the pedesta read more
Star Trek: Is Gary Seven a Hero or Villain?
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 30, 2018
Robert Lansing as Gary Seven.
While on a Federation time travel mission to conduct research about Earth in 1968, the Enterprise crew inadvertently intercepts a transporter beam. Their newest passenger appears to be human and calls himself Gary Seven (Robert Lansing). He claims that he is a hum read more
A Film Dedicated to Lillian and Dorothy Gish : La Nuit Américaine (François Truffaut, 1973)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Jul 29, 2018
La Nuit américaine (Day for Night) is one of those films I watched during the first years of my cinematic exploration. I remember liking back then but when I saw it for the second time years after, at the Outremont Theatre in Montreal, my reaction to it was completely different. I the right way. I read more