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Carole at Columbia, Harlow style
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 29, 2014
It's no secret that in the early 1930s, Carole Lombard, searching for the optimal "look," briefly emulated Jean Harlow's ultra-blonde appearance -- not quite the platinum locks Harlow already was famed for, but an ash-blonde effect that looked equally at home in black-and-white portraits.However, th read more
One more legal artifact from the Lombard estate
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 28, 2014
Carole Lombard, Clark Gable and furs are the subjects of today's entry, albeit under rather unhappy circumstances. In recent months, we've run some legal documents Gable signed as executor of Lombard's estate following her death in January 1942. This time, it concerns money owed to a furrier.The bus read more
Possible historic horror: A 'Phantom' stage could be razed
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 27, 2014
Carole Lombard made two films at Universal, both in 1936: "Love Before Breakfast" and the screwball par excellence "My Man Godfrey" (she's shown above with fellow cast members Alice Brady, Mischa Auer and William Powell as well as director Gregory La Cava). I have no idea what soundstage either movi read more
Happy New Year. Yeah, right.
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 26, 2014
It's fall 1938, perhaps a bit too early to welcome in 1939 in real life, but that's probably not why Carole Lombard is grimacing as she sits opposite James Stewart on the set of "Made For Each Other" and its pivotal New Year's Eve scene. Maybe she's listening to a suggestion from director John Cromw read more
There's Moore ('Why Be) Good' news on the restoration front
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 25, 2014
After graduating from the Mack Sennett school of two-reelers in the late 1920s, what did Carole Lombard envision as her next step? Based on the three talking features she made for Pathe ("High Voltage," "Big News" and "The Racketeer"), a continuation of comedy apparently wasn't part of the equation. read more
The director as (literal) referee
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 24, 2014
One of the signature scenes in "Nothing Sacred" is the "fight" between Carole Lombard's Hazel Flagg and Fredric March's Wally Cook (done to get Hazel into a sweat and make her look ill). Now, another publicity still from that pseudo-skirmish has surfaced on eBay.That's director William Wellman monit read more
Vintage in triplicate
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 23, 2014
Three Carole Lombard portraits, all vintage photographs from the first half of the 1930s, currently are on sale at eBay. Above is Paramount p1202-198, from Carole's blondest period (late 1931, early '32); it's linen-backed and going for $99.99. Purchase it by going to http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930S-C read more
Praise (Garden of) Allah -- producer acquires rights to books
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 22, 2014
Carole Lombard lived and worked in a truly interesting place (southern California, specifically the "Hollywood" film industry) at an equally interesting time (between the World Wars, when sound shook up the movies and the studio system was at its apex). Those times have been recaptured in a series o read more
Carole and Chester pose in Culver City
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 21, 2014
Many a movie star worked in Culver City during the classic era, and Carole Lombard was no exception. But her experiences in that town were somewhat unusual in that her best work there came at the lot used by Selznick International Pictures for "Nothing Sacred" and, to a lesser extent, "Made For Each read more
It's time for some Cinecon magic
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 20, 2014
In 1940, Carole Lombard provided public encouragement to a young Elizabeth Montgomery regarding a future entertainment career (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/529450.html). Perhaps Liz returned the favor in Hollywood heaven by teaching Carole the art of conjuring witch spells (if it involves no read more
It's my birthday, so I'm taking a break
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 19, 2014
Methinks Carole Lombard's got a good idea there, so I'm going to follow her lead and relax today. And why not? I turn 59 today (darn, I feel like a geezer), and yesterday I officially became a Californian when my state ID card arrived. (Even though I can't drive anymore, thank you, DMV.)Not doing mu read more
'Silver Screen,' September 1934: Stars, intimidated by a child
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 18, 2014
Working with a prodigy in just about any field can provoke all kinds of reactions, from jealousy (think Salieri vs. Mozart) to downright awe. Carole Lombard and Gary Cooper both were motion picture veterans; in fact, they earlier had made a movie with each other ("I Take This Woman"). But in mid-193 read more
Bonjour, Claudette!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 17, 2014
After last weekend's one-two punch of William Powell and Carole Lombard, some of us took a break from TCM's Summer Under The Stars, spending some time with other notables such as Cary Grant and Charlie Chaplin. Tomorrow (the 18th), get back on board the SUTS train with one of Carole's Paramount coho read more
This will send you into 'shivers'...or into laughter
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 16, 2014
"Supernatural" isn't the worst feature Carole Lombard ever made -- if she thought it had been, she'd have named it over "The Gay Bride" (or possibly the later "Fools For Scandal") -- but it's certainly the most atypical film in the Lombard canon. The very thought of putting Carole into a horror movi read more
'Screenland,' June 1933: Star-gazing, just in the nick of time
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 15, 2014
It's the spring of 1933, and around the Hollywood press corps, the word is that Carole Lombard's marriage to William Powell may be on shaky ground. The editors of Screenland magazine, keeping their fingers crossed, go ahead anyway with a profile of the couple. It's an "analysis" by William E. Benton read more
Carole Lombard and her Cadillac
Carole & Co. Posted by janepeters on Aug 15, 2014
Another poster called attention to an item for sale on eBay CLARK GABLE SIGNED AUTO CAROLE LOMBARD ESTATE DOCUMENT ROLLS ROYCE W/COA 1942. The seller incorrectly lists that the document pertains to a Rolls Royce. The document is in fact a settlement from Lombard's estate in the amount of $3.51 for read more
One more press kit for 'Breakfast'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 14, 2014
About a year ago, we told you of a pressbook available for Carole Lombard's 1936 Universal comedy "Love Before Breakfast," where she's shown above with Cesar Romero (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/614074.html). Now, a slightly different press kit is up for sale at eBay. Both versions share the read more
Photos for 'Fools'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 13, 2014
"Fools For Scandal" invariably ranks pretty low on anyone's list of Carole Lombard features -- there's a reason Turner Classic Movies buried it in the middle of the night (Eastern time) on Carole's recent Summer Under The Stars day -- but that's no reason to take it out on the memorabilia associated read more
Measuring Hollywood's b.o. (No, not that kind.)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 12, 2014
It's summer 1932, and Carole Lombard is making movies, attending the Olympics at the Memorial Coliseum (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/437978.html)...and learning that where box-office heft was concerned, she currently was a lightweight.The Aug. 23, 1932 issue of Variety magazine had film indu read more
Yet another document from the Lombard estate
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 11, 2014
Carole Lombard and Clark Gable didn't hit the nightclub scene often once they were married, but here's one of the few exceptions. It's from January 1941, following the Greek War Relief benefit radio broadcast at Grauman's Chinese Theater, and they're at the Mocambo (which had just opened on Jan. 3) read more