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A quintet of Carole from Walter
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 18, 2014
Few Carole Lombard fans would label "Love Before Breakfast" as one of her finest moments on screen, but this 1936 Universal comedy has its charms. And if you're a fan of the film, this might be of interest to you -- Walter Reuben at the fine site Walterfilm has a rare poster from the movie on sale:S read more
King and queen together, times two (oh, baby!)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 17, 2014
There's a misconception that once Carole Lombard and Clark Gable were married, they stayed at the ranch and eschewed nightlife completely aside from film premieres or charitable work (e.g., promoting Greek war relief). Actually, the Gables occasionally drove down from Encino to have fun times, thoug read more
Fit for a princess (even a fake one)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 16, 2014
It's always a pleasure to find a previously unseen Carole Lombard Paramount p1202 portrait, and so it is with great pride today I unveil p1202-1329, from 1936. With the furry outfit Carole is wearing's it's obviously designed to promote her upcoming film, "The Princess Comes Across," where she plays read more
You've got questions, we've got...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 15, 2014
One of the things I most enjoy about running Carole & Co. is that I can provide information about Carole Lombard to those who have questions -- particularly where her memorabilia is concerned. For example, take the picture below:It's among several Lombard images a seller is offering -- and while thi read more
A site to check out the Chinese
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 14, 2014
No, not like that, although Carole Lombard certainly looks fetching in that Connie Foster-designed hat. Nor are we referring to the ersatz Asian appearances of Myrna Loy......or Loretta Young:The "Chinese" meant here is Grauman's Chinese on Hollywood Boulevard, arguably the world's most famous movie read more
Black and white...but with red lips
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 13, 2014
Over the years, I've rarely run colorized images of Carole Lombard, aside from occasional newspaper rotogravures or magazine covers made at the time. The reason is that, for the most part, I tend to be cool to them, no matter how good the intentions of the colorizers may be -- and quite a few of the read more
Keepin' calm with Lombard love
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 12, 2014
Above is one of my favorite Carole Lombard photos, showing her beauty, sex appeal and zest for life all at the same time. So when I received a sign on Facebook reading "Keep calm and watch old movies"......then discovered a site called "Keep-Calm-O-Matic" (http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/), which read more
Along a different Pathe, and 'just stupendous'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 11, 2014
Think of Carole Lombard's photos for Pathe in the late 1920s, and the initial name that comes up is William E. Thomas, the studio's primary photographer. The first man to take many images of Lombard, his portraits ran the gamut from demure to racy, and he almost certainly aided her knowledge of ligh read more
Carole's costumes, coast to coast
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 10, 2014
Can't make it out to Los Angeles to see Carole Lombard's "My Man Godfrey" gown when it's part of the upcoming "Hollywood Costume" exhibit sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/709175.html)? You're in luck, especially if you enjoy lobster a read more
A 'White Woman' in a kimono
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 9, 2014
If any Carole Lombard picture deserves having the term "guilty pleasure" attached to it, "White Woman" probably would be the most obvious candidate. It has "over-the-top" written all over it, led by Charles Laughton's shameless overacting. Lombard knows the entire thing is ridiculous (and knows that read more
Get ready to explore another historic backlot
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 8, 2014
What do "The Gay Bride" (left) and "Fools For Scandal" have in common, aside from being two of Carole Lombard's lesser movies? Each was filmed on a historic backlot (in both cases, it was the only film Lombard shot there), and each lot has been or is being immortalized in a comprehensive, "coffee-ta read more
A gem from Columbia: Lombard in lingerie
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 7, 2014
Carole Lombard's first film for Columbia, 1932's "Virtue," was more suggestive than racy, at least on screen; while her character Mae is a streetwalker, convicted at the start of the movie for soliciting and ordered to leave New York City (the part of the film the audience doesn't actually see), we read more
Celebrating the centenary of a 'revived' rail station
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 6, 2014
Shown on a train in New York in 1935, Carole Lombard visited many a rail station during her brief life, from arriving at Washington's Union Station with husband Clark Gable in December 1940 to leaving the Los Angeles facility of the same name in January 1942 for what would be a final departure from read more
To Mary, with love...but it's from 'Bolero'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 5, 2014
OK, the subject line is an in-joke, using the title of a 1936 film starring Myrna Loy and Warner Baxter called "To Mary -- With Love." Actually, there's no "love" from Carole Lombard to the Mary it was autographed to, just the word "cordially" associated with Carole's signatures.From the penmanship read more
The 'Virtue' of pre-Codes, plus a postscript on a classic
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 4, 2014
We mentioned this slightly more than two months ago, but each Friday in September, Turner Classic Movies in the U.S. is showing 24 hours of pre-Code films (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/706696.html), 66 movies in all -- including Carole Lombard in "Virtue" (1932), which airs at 9:45 a.m. (Eas read more
Remembering Russ Columbo
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 3, 2014
Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the bizarre death of Russ Columbo, among the more important figures in Carole Lombard's life. Columbo, nine months older than Carole, was felled by a Civil War-era gun that inexplicably went off, ricocheted and fatally struck him in the eye.Columbo and Lombar read more
Carole's hometown to celebrate her life on birthday's eve
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 2, 2014
Carole Lombard's exciting, albeit tragically abbreviated, life began as Jane Alice Peters Oct. 6, 1908 in the house shown above on 704 Rockhill Street in Fort Wayne, Ind. Now, her hometown is to celebrate Carole's accomplishments -- both professional and personal -- the day before the 106th annivers read more
Looking back at a fabulous Cinecon 50
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 1, 2014
I trust all of you had a pleasant Labor Day weekend -- and if for some reason you didn't, the above portrait of Carole Lombard should help get you there. Mine was tiring, but thrilling, capped off with a 6-4 victory by my beloved Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium. (Yes, I've said I root for the read more
Two chances to board the 'Twentieth Century'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 31, 2014
"Twentieth Century," Carole Lombard's breakout film, was last released on DVD in North America in early 2005 -- and based upon many of the reviews from customers, they'd like to do to Sony what Lombard is doing to John Barrymore in the photo above. Many consider the video transfer subpar, unworthy o read more
A 'Supernatural' journey to Atlanta...via UCLA
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 30, 2014
It can safely be said that "Supernatural" was not one of Carole Lombard's favorite film-making experiences. Horror was hardly her strong suit, and to work for the Halperin brothers in the spring of 1933, fresh off their success of "White Zombie," must have led Lombard to wish her home studio was Col read more