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An actor who made it look so easy
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 21, 2014
Last month, we did an entry about someone asking San Francisco Chronicle film critic Mick LaSalle if Carole Lombard would be a star today, or if Tom Hanks could have done likewise in the 1920s (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/699835.html). LaSalle answered yes to the former ("...we know that Ca read more
Put on your (silent) shorts, Junior
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 20, 2014
Silent two-reelers for Mack Sennett such as 1928's "The Campus Vamp" helped hone Carole Lombard's comedic knowhow, though it would take half a dozen years to fully exploit such skills. At 8 tonight (Eastern), you'll be able to witness work from some of the masters of silent comedy, as part of...Sile read more
Remembering the man who turned Carole into a paper doll
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 19, 2014
Above is a fairly common publicity still of Carole Lombard from her breakthrough film, "Twentieth Century"...but I'm guessing at least a few of you first became aware of Carole in leopard skin through the cover of this book:We mention this because the man behind that book and scores -- no, make that read more
Cheers to a lead-in 'Under The Stars'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 18, 2014
Turner Classic Movies has released its promo for this year's "Summer Under The Stars," its annual August extravaganza, and Carole Lombard (the Aug. 10 honoree) is shown in a snippet from "Nothing Sacred." You can view the promo at http://summer.tcm.com/; the entire schedule can be seen in PDF form a read more
Will the Fox guard the TCM henhouse?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 17, 2014
This still of Carole Lombard with Warner Baxter from "The Arizona Kid" in 1930 is more or less the last time Lombard was associated with the Fox studio. But thanks to the machinations of the telecommunications industry, that soon may change.The Rupert Murdoch-owned conglomerate now known as 21st Cen read more
How she became a self-made woman
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 16, 2014
In the closing months of 1935, Carole Lombard finally was riding high. At last, her home studio of Paramount had provided her a first-class comedic vehicle in "Hands Across The Table," and she was ascending into one of filmdom's most popular personalities.No wonder she would be written about in the read more
Whatever happened to the Lombard sapphires?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 15, 2014
A sexy pose from Carole Lombard? Certainly. But for now, ignore that exquisite face, that streamlined figure, and look at the object nestled between her breasts. (Carole would be amused to note people staring at her modestly-endowed chest.)That object in Paramount p1202-1341 was one of Lombard's mos read more
Lombard and Lux: Keepin' it smooth
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 14, 2014
I'm guessing that in the 1930s, Carole Lombard and other stars who appeared in Lux soap advertisements didn't make individual marketing arrangements with the company; instead, each studio (Paramount in Carole's case for this 1934 newspaper ad) handled it for them, and probably got a cut of the actio read more
Powell, proving he was a 'Ladies' Man'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 13, 2014
Those of you who are fans of both Carole Lombard and William Powell (and nearly all Lombard fans adore Powell, too) may have interest in the photo above. It's an original 8" x 10" photo from their second film together, 1931's "Ladies' Man." (Incidentally, the back is blank.)You can purchase it for $ read more
The 'Godfrey' gown...coming to a future Academy museum site
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 12, 2014
Delectable gown Carole Lombard's wearing, isn't it? This outfit, comprised of a cape and thousands of silver beads, is the first thing we see her wear in "My Man Godfrey," and it instantly lifts her into the ethereal.That gown, seen above, was part of an exhibition, "Hollywood Costume," shown not lo read more
Headed east
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 11, 2014
Just like Carole Lombard, I'm heading east...although unlike Carole in this 1935 pic, my final destination is Washington, not New York. I have to clear out my Virginia apartment, which may take several days. If I miss a day or two for entries, please understand. By the time this is completed, I'll b read more
And they said it couldn't be done (but apparently has!)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 10, 2014
Carole Lombard poses near a window in the Iris Circle home in Los Angeles she shared with first husband William Powell in the early 1930s. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Lombard lived in Los Angeles long before she stepped into the film industry (though when six-year-old Jane Alice Peters joined read more
Where Clark and Carole (and Orson) actually stayed
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 9, 2014
During their nearly half-dozen years together -- both before and during their marriage -- Carole Lombard and Clark Gable frequently left Los Angeles for some getaways, staying in some secluded spot. One of them was not the Oatman Hotel in Arizona, where legend (not fact) states the couple honeymoone read more
The furniture has arrived!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 8, 2014
I like to think that somewhere, Carole Lombard is smiling because I've finally moved into my Los Angeles apartment; the furniture arrived today. It's been nearly three weeks since the bed, computer desk and chair, TV, nightstand and other items were packed back in Virginia, and I had to wait my turn read more
Last rites for the rom-com?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 7, 2014
It's been nearly 78 years since "My Man Godfrey," with Carole Lombard and William Powell heading a superlative cast, hit theaters en route to nearly universal acclaim (well, it was a Universal production). It certainly ranks among the peaks of the romantic comedy, a genre whose roots in Hollywood da read more
To 'Power' a public(?) domain 'From Hell To Heaven'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 6, 2014
Two Carole Lombard films which never have received an official DVD release are being sold in that format. One is......"From Hell To Heaven," the 1933 Paramount programmer. The other is a Pathe silent from 1928......"Power," which incidentally was Joan Bennett's film debut.The seller behind both item read more
When it's nice to be negative
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 5, 2014
Yesterday, I moved into my Los Angeles apartment (well, sort of...the furniture was supposed to arrive, but never did). Since I couldn't do very much, I walked around the floor and discovered that behind the building, someone was keeping a rooster which I heard crowing, but never saw. Of course, Car read more
A happy 4th of July from Carole...and classic Hollywood
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 4, 2014
As we did last July 4th (when we opened with another flag-flying photo of Carole Lombard at the Indiana state capital), let's celebrate Independence Day, classic Hollywood style. Here are several patriotic pics from stars of the era.Last year, we ran a shot promoting July 4 showing Thelma Todd in, o read more
Smoke 'em if you've got 'em
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 3, 2014
What do Carole Lombard and Jimmy Durante (shown alongside Jack Oakie with a mustache) have in common? Both appeared in Old Gold cigarette ads in the 1930s, and are among a group of such ads up for auction at eBay.The Lombard ad offered is horizontal rather than vertical, but has the same copy. Other read more
Come September, TCM goes pre-Code crazy
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 2, 2014
Until roughly 80 years ago this week, it was fairly easy to see Carole Lombard in such a state of undress, as she is here in this scene from "No Man Of Her Own." After that, if you sought a glimpse of the Lombard legs, you needed to hope she'd be appearing in a swimsuit...or were lucky enough to wor read more