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Lombard, Argentine style
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 10, 2013
From the subject line, that must be the photo we're referring to, as Carole Lombard surveys the vast plains, the pampas, that makes ideal grazing land for Argentina's farmers (or is imagining to survey; as we all know, she never visited Argentina, or any country in South America). Perhaps Lombard th read more
Clark and Carole are 'schooled' in Sonoma
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 9, 2013
Well, sort of. Carole Lombard and Clark Gable pose for a candid photo in front of Santa Rosa (Calif.) High School, probably in 1940. There's a fishing rod in Carole's hand, as the couple was in Sonoma County for some outdoor relaxation. (This may have been shortly before or after Lombard did some lo read more
'Godfrey' goes 'Mad (Movies')
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 8, 2013
If you watched TV in the 1980s, you may recall the syndicated series "Mad Movies," from the comedy troupe the L.A. Connection. It took classic films in the public domain (such as Carole Lombard's "Nothing Sacred," above), edited them to half-hour form, and re-dubbed them to create entirely different read more
Three gorgeous reasons to go negative, and more
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 7, 2013
Three prints of original Carole Lombard negatives, such as the one above, are being offered at eBay; the reproductions themselves are between 30 and 40 years old, and in good condition.OK, most Lombard fans know that shot is from her breakthrough film, "Twentieth Century"...but in which movie did Ca read more
Book some Hollywood Heritage this Saturday
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 6, 2013
I'm happy to report that today, I received my copy of "George Hurrell's Hollywood" (with Carole Lombard on the cover!). I'll check it out over the weekend and give my report in a few days; I can't imagine not loving it, but I would like to provide some specifics to corroborate my anticipated praise. read more
Carole and a cover with canines
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 5, 2013
Carole Lombard, flanked by dogs, graced the cover of the September 1940 issue of Motion Picture magazine. She was featured in a few other things in this issue, such as in this gossipy "The Talk Of Hollywood" column:Interesting times at the Gables' ranch.Other stars were profiled, such as Loretta You read more
A report on what we've silently lost
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 4, 2013
These photos from Carole Lombard's films "Marriage In Transit" (1925, top) and "Ned McCobb's Daughter" (1928) sadly have something in common -- aside from these and a few other still photos and lobby cards, they are all we have as visual proof these movies were made. And as a recent report from the read more
'Hollywood,' August 1935: Lombard, loafing
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 3, 2013
Carole Lombard led such an incredibly active life, albeit brief it was, that we sometimes think she possessed a nearly superhuman energy. That wasn't the case, of course; she needed to recharge her figurative batteries as much as the rest of us. Such a down time for her came during the first few mon read more
Three more performed on the 'Piccolo'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 2, 2013
Back in August, we did an entry on several Carole Lombard items at auction, including a July 1935 cover shot on the magazine Piccolo (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/624568.html), which despite its Italian-sounding name was actually published for Dutch and Belgian readers. Now, here are three m read more
Not that there's anything wrong with that
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 1, 2013
Carole Lombard and Fredric March certainly made a fine romantic team in the 1937 screwball gem "Nothing Sacred." But were future generations see the following sign, they might just misconstrue what kind of romance their characters had:"A gay new love team"? Just how would Lombard and March achieve t read more
Redeveloping a landmark on the Square
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 30, 2013
In the final few years of her brief life, Carole Lombard frequently appeared on network radio, which by that time had firmly settled in as part of the Hollywood scene. In 1938, the industry's two leading companies opened spectacular studios, as much dream factories as those of their cinematic brethr read more
Lux presents Bollywood
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 29, 2013
Carole Lombard appeared in this Lux ad in 1934, continuing a company tradition of having actresses hawk its soap in magazines, newspapers and radio (that year, it began to sponsor the "Lux Radio Theater," initially in New York, but shifting to Hollywood in 1936, where it became one of the top-rated read more
Taking time off on Turkey Day
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 28, 2013
Today is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., and I wish to give thanks to all of you who have kept "Carole & Co." going for nearly 6 1/2 years. To show my thanks, here's a photo of Carole Lombard, Clark Gable and turkey, probably taken at the MGM commissary.Obviously, some people have to work on this day read more
Ships passing in the Pathe night
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 27, 2013
They would be two of Hollywood's most glamorous blondes, actresses whose beauty and fashion sense would come to define chic. And for a brief while, both were employed by the same studio. We're referring to Carole Lombard and Constance Bennett, of course, short-term stablemates at Pathe. In fact, her read more
'Orchids' to 'Nowhere'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 26, 2013
Carole Lombard, as heiress Anne Holt, stands on a chair with cocktail in hand addressing the throng in a still from "No More Orchids" (1932), her second film for Columbia. It's an 8" x 10" original currently on sale at eBay for $23.95, or you can make an offer, in which case bidding will end at 3 a. read more
Carole and Cary...real dolls in an unreal story
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 25, 2013
Carole Lombard and Cary Grant are shown in the only film in which they co-starred, the 1939 romantic drama "In Name Only." Yet, an item has popped up on eBay that enables one to imagine an alternate universe, one where they're the leads in another movie -- perhaps the screwball comedy we so wish the read more
Looking back: November 1933
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 24, 2013
Some of you may recall a monthly feature at this site called "Looking Back," which compiled several Carole Lombard-related news items (culled from newspapers and daily trade journals) from a particular month. It began in January 2011, looking back at Carole in January 1932, then continued month-by-m read more
Carole and a 'Comet,' or Lombard as Valley girl
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 23, 2013
It's August 1939, and Carole Lombard -- married to Clark Gable since late March -- is enjoying farm life on the ranch the couple owns in Encino, part of the San Fernando Valley. Today's entry concerns the Valley, but a drastically different version of it in the distant future, after their ranch had read more
Free 'Virtue' in D.C. tonight!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 22, 2013
What's that subject line about -- another sex or cocaine scandal on Capitol Hill? No, thankfully. The 1932 Carole Lombard film "Virtue," one of her best pre-Code performances, is being shown in Washington tonight...and you don't have to pay a cent to see it. The film is the second in a series of pre read more
50 years ago tomorrow...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 21, 2013
That's Carole (or, as she was properly known at the time, Carol) Lombard in a still from "High Voltage," her first all-talking feature, from 1929. We're running it because it's a Pathe film, made when the studio was being run by Joseph P. Kennedy, father of a man who's frequently been featured in th read more