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Godfrey, meet Don Draper
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 20, 2013
"My Man Godfrey" is not only arguably the greatest screwball comedy ever made, but it features some of the most unusual ancillary items of any Carole Lombard movie. Not long ago, we noted the existence of a booklet used in marketing called "Diary Of A Debutante" (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com read more
'Still My Man Godfrey'? 'Virtue 2'?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 19, 2013
Imagine a classic film, such as "My Man Godfrey" with Carole Lombard and William Powell, getting a sequel decades after it was made. Well, yesterday it was announced that another iconic movie will be getting such treatment.We are referring to "It's A Wonderful Life," the beloved 1946 Frank Capra fil read more
Clark and Carole, cookin'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 18, 2013
Welcome to Carole Lombard and Clark Gable at home, sometime in 1939, posing for the camera; by now, both well knew how the publicity game was played. What else do we know about this photo? Fortunately, the back shows it's a genuine vintage pic, and even tells us who took it:The photographer was John read more
More p1202s on parade
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 17, 2013
The same person selling the Carole Lombard photo with Sabu and director John Cromwell also has several of her portraits available -- including a few rarities from her Paramount period as player p1202. All are original and originally stored in magazine archives, and bidding on all ends in the noon ho read more
Helping to beat the 'Drums' for a film
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 16, 2013
We've previously noted that Carole Lombard met up-and-coming star Sabu when he first visited the U.S. in 1938 (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/38857.html); in fact, there's a well-known photo of the teenager from India posing with Carole on the motor scooter she used to traverse the Selznick In read more
Lombard bio to go glossy and glamorous
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 15, 2013
An interesting thing has happened to Michelle Morgan's planned book on Carole Lombard -- it's getting a makeover. That may cause concern to some of you, but there's really no reason to fret. Michelle gave me the lowdown yesterday, and permitted me to pass the info on to my audience:"I have decided t read more
The 'Virtue' of a pre-Code.com review
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 14, 2013
Few would rate "Virtue" among Carole Lombard's best movies, but there is enough in this, her first of five films for Columbia, to show that perhaps Harry Cohn saw something in the 23-year-old Carole that her home studio of Paramount didn't (even if what he saw was merely lust for Lombard, which beca read more
Three stills, three studios
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 13, 2013
Above are Carole Lombard and Bing Crosby in romantic bliss from "We're Not Dressing," a Crosby musical vehicle from Paramount early in 1934. This is an original 8" x 10" in fine condition, and it's one of several stills from Lombard films now on auction at eBay.Bids on the "Dressing" pic open at $9. read more
Some Publix information
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 12, 2013
The range of memorabilia associated with Carole Lombard not only provides a glimpse into her career, but a feel for what the movie industry was like at that time. About the same time that portrait, Paramount p1202-226, was issued in the spring of 1932, Carole was the cover subject for a type of publ read more
'Hands Across'...the press sheet
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 11, 2013
"Hands Across The Table" is the exception that proves the rule when it comes to Carole Lombard's treatment at her longtime home of Paramount. Probably the best film she made there and the first of her movies at the studio to garner top-tier treatment, this 1935 comedy is well-written by Norman Krasn read more
'What A Character!' blogathon: Walter Connolly
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 10, 2013
As someone who appreciated virtually all aspects of the motion picture industry, Carole Lombard certainly would endorse the concept of this weekend's blogathon, dedicated to character actors......particularly since she worked with many of those scheduled to be honored (and likely would have worked w read more
Today, Hurrell hits Hollywood
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 9, 2013
Nice pic of Carole Lombard, and why shouldn't it be? It was taken by George Hurrell, the Hollywood still photographer who added his own special element to the genre, using light and shadow to revolutionize the art. On Tuesday (11/12/13), a book commemorating Hurrell's contributions is scheduled for read more
Si, and see, 'Cine-Mundial'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 8, 2013
Some years ago, we ran an image of that September 1929 Carole Lombard cover of the Spanish-language magazine Cine-Mundial when it was up for auction. Now, not only can you see the cover (her first for the magazine), but the entire issue; that's because 30 years of its run, from 1916 to 1946, has bee read more
Time for a trade
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 7, 2013
Above, lovely postcard images of Carole Lombard and Margaret Sullavan from the mid-1930s. Now imagine that rather than postcards, these were baseball cards, because we're talkin' trades.Think of them either as actual cards, traded by kids on the street corner (we frequently did that in my neighborho read more
Glamorous, sexy...and cheap
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 6, 2013
The photo, we mean, not Carole Lombard, probably still a teenager when this image was taken for Mack Sennett. It's now available, although the seller isn't certain it's a vintage pic. We do know it dates back to at least the 1950s, because there are markings from the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune with read more
Lots of new p1202s, part 4, and yes, more blogathon
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 5, 2013
We're concluding our examination of Carole Lombard Paramount portrait rarities today with a bang...or should I say, "bangs." The first three of these pics show Carole wearing bangs, a style she occasionally tried during the early and mid-1930s. This image, p1202-942, is from the early part of 1935, read more
Lots of new p1202s, part 3, and the blogathon, too
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 4, 2013
I honestly can't call this picture, p1202-821, one of my favorite Carole Lombard images (that hat!), but it kicks off our latest batch of relatively rare Paramount portraits. (All are 8" x 10" reprints from original negatives, and all are on sale for about $15.) For those of you who like it, you can read more
Lots of new p1202s, part 2, and more on the blogathon
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 3, 2013
We open the second stage of our series of relatively rare Carole Lombard Paramount portraits now up for sale with this demure pic from late 1933 or early '34, p1202-631. This and all of the following are 8" x 10" reprints, but struck from the original negatives. If you're interested in this one, che read more
Lots of new p1202s, part 1, plus a blogathon update
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 2, 2013
Above is Carole Lombard's Paramount portrait p1202-583...pretty striking, don'cha think? It's among a variety of Lombard pics I recently found at an eBay seller's site. At last check, 144 photos of her were there -- on sale, not auction -- for either $14.99 or $15; while all are reprints, they are s read more
The Great Silent Recasting: 'Outrageous Fortune,' circa 1928
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 1, 2013
As promised, it's time for our latest blogathon, "The Great Silent Recasting," scheduled to take place today through Monday. The premise is this: Take a film that was made from the mid-sixties onward, and re-imagine it as a silent movie -- with actors and a director from that era. It makes for an in read more