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One glamorous, if not genuine, 'Princess'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 5, 2020
"The Princess Comes Across" has a little bit of everything in a Carole Lombard movie -- laughs, a murder mystery, even Carole feigning a Greta Garbo accent. Part of the push showed her with leading man Fred MacMurray in stills such as this one:That's Lombard's "princess" disguise as she leaves the c read more
Meet the 'Perry' prequel, coming soon to HBO
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 4, 2020
In the context of Carole Lombard, we know Gail Patrick best as an on-screen rival in 1936's "My Man Godfrey," but off-screen they were friends, working together in "Rumba" the year before "Godfrey." Patrick, more often than not the "other woman" in movies -- think of "My Favorite Wife" or "Love Craz read more
A vintage victory
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 3, 2020
It's been a few years (nearly 7 1/2) since we've run the above Carole Lombard image, Paramount p1202-870 from 1934. The good news is that a vintage version of the photo has surfaced, and you probably can buy it for a relatively inexpensive price.The 8" x 10" is up for auction at eBay, with bids open read more
Set-ting up with Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 2, 2020
"Twentieth Century" helped put Carole Lombard on the map in 1934, and the scenes set on a Broadway stage helped vault her there. Here's a photo taken on the set proving it:This 8" x 10" double-weight from Columbia with a matte finish is up for auction at eBay, with bids beginning at $101.99. The auc read more
Carole and Chester, coming to the rescue
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 1, 2020
If I ever needed Carole Lombard (aided by Chester Morris), today is that day.To put it mildly, this is not the happiest of days, and 99 percent of you should know why. Curfews in hundreds of American municipalities, including both the city and county of Los Angeles. (I reside in an unincorporated pa read more
Turning a Page on film books: Anita arrives, James Harvey leaves
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 31, 2020
It's still hard to believe a book was dedicated to me, but it happened some years ago when Michelle Morgan wrote "Carole Lombard: Twentieth-Century Star." (I assisted her with research at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library.)Since becoming a Lombard fan three and read more
'A really great role.' And a great photo, too.
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 30, 2020
Carole Lombard knew she had struck gold by playing Lily Garland in "Twentieth Century" (shown away from the set with director Howard Hawks and co-star John Barrymore). No longer was she an actress with a meandering, ill-defined career. Here, she blends the comedic chops she learned as a Mack Sennett read more
A comedy writer reflects on Carole's greatness
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 29, 2020
I know I'm largely preaching to the converted here ("Carole Lombard one of the greatest comediennes ever in film"?, some of you are probably thinking), but I didn't write the following piece; it's from a TV writer who knows his comedy, and learning his backstory gives me an affinity with him.His nam read more
A little bit of Lombard flies in on Blu-ray this August
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 28, 2020
It's a Carole Lombard film, if only partly so. Nevertheless, fans of World War I aviation epics have a lot to look forward to on Aug. 18, when "The Eagle And The Hawk" appears on Blu-ray.Why do I refer to it as a quasi-Carole movie? While she's third-billed, she frankly doesn't do very much. (It was read more
Lombard and MacMurray, for Macfadden
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 27, 2020
Gorgeous pic, isn't it? It's of Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray, as they make for a romantic moment in their latest Paramount film, "Swing High, Swing Low."It's from the May 1937 issue of True Story, part of eccentric Bernarr Macfadden's offbeat magazine empire; other titles included Physical Cult read more
Let 'The Style Of Sin' Zoom into your home
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 26, 2020
Did you miss my friend Kimberly Truhler's pre-Code series "The Style Of Sin" last year at the Egyptian Theater? You're getting a second chance of sorts, because the author and classic Hollywood fashion expert is bringing it back in an online version. (Carole Lombard, shown in her breakthrough film " read more
A Memorial Day tribute from 'Variety'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 25, 2020
It's been nearly eight decades since the world lost Carole Lombard, but the entertainment industry still fondly remembers her. That was made evident this morning when Variety magazine ran this about her (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/carole-lombard-plane-crash-memorial-day-world-war-ii-12346151 read more
'Novella'? Now that's Italian!
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 24, 2020
Novella was a Milan-based movie magazine that placed Carole Lombard on its cover in the summer of 1932. It turns out she was a cover subject the previous year as well, teaming with her beloved Alaskan malamute Basco:Here are closeups of two of the cover's corners:Here are some of the inside pages (a read more
An eight-sided look at those exquisite Garbaty cards
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 23, 2020
More than a decade ago, Carole & Co. ran several entries on arguably the most artistic Carole Lombard trading cards ever created (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/205341.html; https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/231568.html). They were issued by the Garbaty tobacco company of Germany, whose o read more
Mass appeal: In Philly, 'Godfrey' gets Catholic approval
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 22, 2020
It's arguably the greatest screwball comedy ever made, but Carole Lombard's 1936 classic "My Man Godfrey" has fans all over the place. Even in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.Its publication, CatholicPhilly.com, recently ran a piece from the Catholic News Service about 15 quality Golden Age films th read more
A happy, belated 90th to the gem of West Texas
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 21, 2020
Ninety years ago this week, Carole Lombard's first film for Paramount, the Charles "Buddy" Rogers musical vehicle "Safety In Numbers" (Lombard is second from left) had the distinction of being the first film shown at a venue that architecturally held its own with any movie palace of the time.It was read more
Cheering the carefree Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 20, 2020
It's the fall of 1935, and you're the entertainment editor of a newspaper. The above photo of Carole Lombard arrives from Paramount -- her new romantic comedy, "Hands Across The Table," has just been released, and advance word is very good -- so you choose to find a place on the page to put this che read more
Carole needs a rally -- Wednesday's the 'SUTS' deadline!
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 19, 2020
Carole Lombard needs your help, and she needs it now.She's battling Claudette Colbert for a berth in the 2020 edition of Turner Classic Movies' annual August extravaganza, "Summer Under The Stars"......but as of the last count, she trails 52 to 48 percent. (That's the same percentage S.Z. "Cuddles" read more
Carole & Clark. Carole & Bill. Carole & Frank + Miriam, too.
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 18, 2020
Many Carole Lombard fans have longed for a Blu-ray release of "No Man Of Her Own" (1932), her lone collaboration with future husband Clark Gable. Do I have good news for you. On Aug. 4, it and two other Lombard films from the early '30s will be available.Lombard Blu-rays have been frequent in recent read more
Pearl Harbor and baseball's butterfly effect
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 17, 2020
Recently, we uncovered proof that at least one Carole Lombard film ("Made For Each Other") played at a drive-in theater during her lifetime (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/1090439.html); whether she saw it or any other film at a drive-in is probably lost to history.That may also be true for read more