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Two musical ways to make a 'True Confession'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 1, 2014
From right to left, Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray and Una Merkel were having a riotous time in "True Confession," which turned out to be Lombard's last film at Paramount. It was a musical time, too, even though none of the three sang or performed in the movie.As was the case for many studios at the read more
A Cecil B. centennial
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 30, 2014
At the bottom of this photo of Carole Lombard from the May 1929 issue of Motion Picture magazine is a reference to Cecil B. De Mille; at the time this was printed, the 20-year-old starlet had been hired by De Mille as the female lead in his latest movie, "Dynamite." By the time this hit newsstands, read more
A double dose of Lombard laughs in Seattle this summer
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 29, 2014
Two Carole Lombard comedy favorites, both teaming her with Fred MacMurray, are among a six-pack of fun films to be shown this summer at the Seattle Art Museum under the title "For Laughing Out Loud.""Hands Across The Table" will be shown July 10, with "True Confession" set for July 24. Other films i read more
The MGM Blogathon: 'The Gay Bride' (1934), plus Carole the Metro guest
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 28, 2014
For someone who starred in all of one film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Carole Lombard (shown in a portrait for said film) had quite a bit to do with the magic factory in Culver City. But before we explore that part of the topic, let's examine that one film as part of this weekend's MGM Blogathon from S read more
Actresses in support of each other
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 27, 2014
That's Carole Lombard with Frances Drake and Josephine Hutchinson at the famous party Carole gave at the Venice pier in June 1935 (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/621812.html). Lombard was on friendly terms with most of her fellow actresses, going so far as to help boost their careers with stud read more
An update from Michelle
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 26, 2014
The other day, we wrote that it appears renowned British author Michelle Morgan's on-again, off-again book project on Carole Lombard is back on again. Since then, Michelle has messaged me and provided some information on the book's probable parameters:"Well, the Carole Lombard book (provisionally ti read more
The movie star...an endangered species?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 25, 2014
Even by themselves, Carole Lombard and Clark Gable radiated star power. Put them together, as shown here at the 1936 premiere of "Romeo & Juliet," and you had a celebrity supernova.But the days of Gable and Lombard have long passed -- and a century after Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin became the read more
Finding the stars of her famous friends
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 24, 2014
Earlier this year, we noted Carole Lombard's star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame is at 6930 Hollywood Boulevard, in front of a Baja Fresh restaurant. But where are the stars for those who played key roles in her life as leading men, directors, supporting players, friends...even husbands?Fortunately, read more
Close to 'booking' good news from Michelle
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 23, 2014
Carole Lombard -- with and without Clark Gable -- has been the subject of several books over the years. Now, another book about her, one long awaited from one of the top entertainment authors in the business, could soon be in production.Here's what Michelle Morgan wrote on her Facebook page today:"L read more
Of a vineyard and a Greenfield
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 22, 2014
For a second straight day, the subject of this entry is the 1940 Carole Lombard drama "They Knew What They Wanted" (she's shown with Frank Fay above in an image from that film, set in California wine country). This time, we're examining a collectible on sale at eBay.It's a herald from the fall of 19 read more
Films 'They Knew What They Wanted,' but can't get on DVD
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 21, 2014
It's no secret that Carole Lombard's 1940 drama "They Knew What They Wanted," teaming her with Charles Laughton for the second time, has never been made available on an authorized DVD in America, probably a result of rights issues with the Sidney Howard estate (Howard wrote the play, which won a Pul read more
My first day as an Angeleno
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 20, 2014
Earlier today, I became a resident of Los Angeles, though unlike Carole Lombard, I have no plans to raise poultry. I signed a lease for the apartment I had paid for a few weeks earlier -- though for now, I'm staying at a hotel a few blocks away since my furniture won't arrive for another few days. I read more
And so the move begins
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 19, 2014
Before this day is over, I will complete my first step in becoming a resident of the city Carole Lombard called home for more than 27 years. First by train, then by plane (two flights, to be precise), I will leave Virginia for Los Angeles. By the next time I return east to clear out my old apartment read more
Giving an endorsement...and getting one, too
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 18, 2014
Perhaps more than any other actress of her time, Carole Lombard understood not only the value, but the workings of the publicity process -- going so far as to spend a week handling PR for Selznick International Pictures in July 1938. (She's shown with the studio's renowned publicity maven, Russell B read more
'To Be' twice as 'Essential'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 17, 2014
Carole Lombard's final film, "To Be Or Not To Be," will air at 8 p.m. (Eastern) June 28 in Turner Classic Movies' "Essentials" series. While this Ernst Lubitsch classic of dark comedy certainly deserves such an honor, what makes this all the more intriguing is that come Aug. 10, it will again pop up read more
A trio of Carole clippings
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 16, 2014
No, I have no idea why Carole Lombard is leaning atop a portrait of a rabbit (though what she has on indicates it might have something with "They Knew What They Wanted," as her waitress character Amy wears a blouse with such stripes in the film). But it's a clipping, one of three (probably all taken read more
'Screen'-ing two more fanmag uploads
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 15, 2014
To those of you who like to immerse yourself in the 1930s Hollywood inhabited by Carole Lombard and other legends (or at least the Hollywood the studios wanted readers to believe existed), a double dose of good news. The Media History Digital Library has added extensive runs of both Modern Screen an read more
Half a dozen heralds for Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 14, 2014
Those of you who collect Carole Lombard heralds -- two-sided sheets, usually folded into four pages, "heralding" an upcoming attraction at that theater -- are in the midst of a surfeit of riches. Six heralds from as many Lombard films are up for auction at eBay, such as one for "Sinners In The Sun" read more
A love letter, from a site turning seven
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 13, 2014
Dear Carole Lombard,I wonder if you're aware of the power you still wield over people more than 70 years after you left this mortal coil (and eight decades after the Paramount portrait above, p1202-840). Take me, for instance.It was seven years ago today that I began this site, called Carole & Co. - read more
In the mood for some Danish?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 12, 2014
Carole Lombard film memorabilia, that is.Above is the cover of a movie novel program of "True Confession," which we learn was issued in May 1938:I know next to nothing about the Danish language, but I can tell you that according to the seller, this measures 5 1/2" x 8", roughly the size of a herald read more