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Come to a movie palace's rescue
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 11, 2014
What's Fannie Brice (left) doing with Carole Lombard and Clark Gable? All three are either at a preview or premiere of Clark's 1938 movie "Test Pilot." I'm not certain what theater this was taken at, but it almost certainly was taken at a theater...and that's the basis of today's entry.Yesterday, we read more
Clap 'Hands' for Carole at a classic theatre
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 10, 2014
Few things bring greater joy to a Carole Lombard fan than to watch her cavort, larger than life, on a theater screen in a group experience with fellow audience members. It's even better to see her in action in a venue that conceivably could have shown that film when it initially ran.Lombard fans in read more
At last, we can confess about that dress
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 9, 2014
We have finally learned which of Carole Lombard's dresses from "True Confession" is being featured at the just-opened exhibit "Designing Woman: Edith Head at Paramount, 1924-1967" at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/699504.html). It's the one above, which Caro read more
Prepare for the weekend of William...Powell, that is
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 8, 2014
We've previously noted that one year after his ex-wife Carole Lombard was the featured star at the annual Capitolfest at the Capitol Theatre in Rome, N.Y., William Powell will receive similar honors this summer. And now that the event's complete schedule has been announced, another delicious irony h read more
There's no place like home
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 7, 2014
The house at 7953 Hollywood Boulevard that Carole Lombard called home from 1934 to 1936 long has fascinated her fans. She moved into the house, decorated by former film star William Haines, during her ill-fated romance with Russ Columbo, and moved out soon after falling in love with Clark Gable; in read more
Sew, choose your size for this Hollywood Pattern
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 6, 2014
By the mid-thirties, Carole Lombard had gained a reputation for style, and many women who saw her films (pretty much women throughout the world) sought to emulate her. No wonder Hollywood Pattern, a division of Conde Nast, regularly used her among the stars on its pattern packages -- not so much for read more
Playing the Hollywood time travel game
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 5, 2014
Above is a group portrait of Carole Lombard and 16 other Paramount notables which ran in the July 1931 Photoplay. It's an intriguing mix of stars alongside her -- one genuine legend (Gary Cooper), a few other long-term stars (Kay Francis, Sylvia Sidney, Jack Oakie), and many who achieved only fleeti read more
A 'Confession': Carole's dress Heads to Ohio
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 4, 2014
One of the three dresses Carole Lombard is shown wearing above in her final film for Paramount, 1937's "True Confession," will be on public display soon near Columbus, Ohio, as this Saturday, the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio in Lancaster will unveil a new exhibit about the lady who designed the dr read more
Saluting 'two unforgotten girls'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 3, 2014
Both became Hollywood legends, not just for their on-screen artistry but for the grace and kindness that made each among the most popular people in the film community, and both left us much too soon. Yet it's often overlooked that Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow each got their start in silents, both read more
Carole + (a barely recognizable) Cary
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 2, 2014
Who's that man at the table sitting next to Carole Lombard, examining a piece of paper (presumably the check)? Would you believe it's...Cary Grant?That hardly looks like the Cary we know so well, but this was only his second feature ("Sinners In The Sun"), and he doesn't have his customary look down read more
Still housesitting (but not for long)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 1, 2014
June 1 arguably marks the start of swimsuit season, so while you admire a pic of Carole Lombard in a swimsuit, an update on my situation. The bad news is that I'm still a housesitter, though I'm doing it perfectly legally, unlike Goldie Hawn's character in the 1992 film by that name since it's my br read more
Where's he been? Here's the answer
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 30, 2014
One of the things this site dedicated to Carole Lombard prides itself on is doing an entry every day, so when a day (or, in this case, two) goes by without an entry, some people raise red flags of concern. No need to worry; unlike what happened 18 months ago, when I tore a ligament in my right knee read more
Broadway's little giant to take on a Lombard role
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 27, 2014
It was 80 years ago this month that Carole Lombard soared to what her were unprecedented critical heights via her work opposite John Barrymore in "Twentieth Century." And this month, we've learned that her Lily Garland character -- who found fame on Broadway before rejecting it for Hollywood (shudde read more
Memorial Day thoughts
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 26, 2014
These photos show Carole Lombard with servicemen at the Salt Lake City train station on Jan. 13, 1942, during a stopover while she was en route from Los Angeles to Chicago to be debriefed on her upcoming war bond rally in Indianapolis. From the background of these images, they look to have been take read more
Looking back: May 1934
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 25, 2014
May 1934 would be one of the most pivotal months in the life of Carole Lombard...and all it took was a ride with John Barrymore aboard the "Twentieth Century." Columbia opened the film in wide release that month, and while it wasn't anywhere as big a hit as the studio had hoped (particularly followi read more
Photos simply 'Made For Each Other'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 24, 2014
"Made For Each Other," uneven though it may be, remains a popular Carole Lombard title, probably because it was her only on-screen pairing with James Stewart. (They teamed up several times on radio.) Fans of that film now have more memorabilia to pursue, because eight vintage stills from the movie - read more
An early look, in linen
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 23, 2014
Some Carole Lombard portraits can be deceptive in their appearance; take the one above, for example. At first glance, it looks to be from about 1933, possibly even 1934. Then you look at the Paramount p1202 number in the lower right-hand corner, and you're thrown for a loop.P1202-41? That would mean read more
Shown reading a photoplay...but it's not in a 'Photoplay'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 22, 2014
Here's one of Carole Lombard's more studious photo stills, as she's shown perusing a script. Which one? Since the back of the picture is available, we can venture an answer: It's from the library of Photoplay magazine, and since the stamp date is from early 1937 (Jan. 19, then Feb. 15), it's pretty read more
Next month, board the Metro
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 21, 2014
Not "Metro" as in Metrorail (which people do in my former home grounds of Washington and my future home of Los Angeles), but as in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, arguably the best known of classic Hollywood studios (it turns 90 this year), and one Carole Lombard was fairly familiar with.The blog Silver Scenes read more
She's back 'Under The Stars' (and so, at last, is Bill!)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 20, 2014
We've known for some time that "To Be Or Not To Be," Carole Lombard's final film, was scheduled to air Aug. 10 as part of Turner Classic Movies' "Essentials Jr." -- but since August also is the time for TCM's beloved month-long extravaganza, "Summer Under The Stars," this led to conjecture...which s read more