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Photographic Canadian bacon as 'Breakfast' cloth
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 11, 2013
We've joked before about the plaid "tablecloth" outfit Carole Lombard wears in 1936's "Love Before Breakfast," but another image of it puts it in a far more elegant light:Furthermore, we learn that not only is it an original photo, but it hails from Canada, most likely Quebec, since some of the hand read more
'Photoplay,' September 1933: 'Fall'-ing into fashion
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 10, 2013
We've seen that image of Carole Lombard before, in a promotional photo for Columbia's "Brief Moment"...but here it is, in the September 1933 issue of Photoplay, as part of a fashion spread from Seymour, the magazine's maven on the subject. He said she "has an innate flair for smart clothes -- and no read more
Three slices of cheesecake, coming up
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 9, 2013
And you thought sexy pictures of Carole Lombard -- really sexy pictures -- went by the boards once Clark Gable took her out of circulation. So did I, for that matter, until I came across the photo above...or these two similar images:Initially, I thought these might be fakes, that someone had used Ph read more
For you fortune (card) seekers
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 8, 2013
This Otto Dyar image of Carole Lombard made the rounds in 1932, about the time she was featured on a fortune card (as were many film stars of the time), a gift of sorts for having your weight measured for a penny. Now, a rare uncut set of four such cards, Carole's among them, is available at eBay.Ki read more
Heralding 'Made For Each Other'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 7, 2013
"Made For Each Other," Carole Lombard's lone on-screen foray with James Stewart (they would co-star several times on radio), has produced its share of artifacts -- but this is the first time I've seen a herald for this film, and a nice one it is. First, the front:Now, the back:Judging from when it r read more
Celebrating her 105th
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 6, 2013
It was 105 years ago this evening that Jane Alice Peters was born in the Fort Wayne, Ind., house above...although most of us know her as Carole Lombard, who would gain renown on-screen for her skill in screwball comedy and other roles, and off-screen for being one of the film community's most belove read more
Universal, before 'Before Breakfast'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 5, 2013
The first film Carole Lombard (shown with Cesar Romero) made for Universal, "Love Before Breakfast," didn't hit theaters until March 1936...but the studio, noting Carole's recent success with Fred MacMurray in "Hands Across The Table," began beating the drums for this movie before 1935 was out -- sp read more
Some rare copies
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 4, 2013
Meet p1202-64, an early Carole Lombard photo from Paramount days that I'd never seen before It's among several Lombard pics on sale for $14.99 (none are vintage, but all are in excellent condition). Also available are this "then and now" image, p1202-1295......p1202-1393......and p1202-836, from 19 read more
Clark's site celebrates Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 3, 2013
In case you've forgotten, Sunday will mark the 105th anniversary of Carole Lombard's birth...and you can be certain we'll commemorate it with an entry. But we won't be the only ones celebrating. The fine site http://dearmrgable.com/ will be doing likewise -- in fact, it will honor Clark Gable's thir read more
'Vintage' variations, plus a mystery
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 2, 2013
Nice, leggy pic of Carole Lombard taken by Otto Dyar...and you think you've seen it before, right? Well, maybe you have -- but I'm pretty certain I haven't, and since I've been cataloging Lombard portraits for some years now, I like to think I know of what I speak. The above is Paramount p1202-559, read more
'The New Movie Magazine,' August 1931: I take this...what?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 1, 2013
Nice to see The New Movie Magazine praise Carole Lombard in its August 1931 issue for "steadily advancing in ability," but what's the title of this latest film she's in? Isn't it "I Take This Woman," not "I Take This Man"? Sort of a gender mix-up here. (Actually, this was an adaptation of the Mary R read more
'Married by chance,' en espanol
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 30, 2013
She's a small-town librarian; he's a confidence man from the big city who wants to know her better. We know this scene as being from "No Man Of Her Own," the only film Carole Lombard would make with future second husband Clark Gable. But if you saw this movie in Spain, or some other Spanish-speaking read more
From Clark and Carole, an item of camp
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 29, 2013
Carole Lombard and Clark Gable would spend less than three years as a married couple, but among the things they enjoyed doing was living the outdoor life. Now an artifact from that facet of their relationship is up for sale.We're referring to this portable Coleman stove owned by Gable, including a c read more
Dear (complete) diary
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 28, 2013
On Thursday, we ran an entry about the availability of one of the rarest promotional items from a Carole Lombard movie -- the 12-page "Diary Of A Debutante" booklet created by Universal and distributed to theaters to promote "My Man Godfrey" (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/635990.html):At the read more
'Picture Play,' February 1936: 'Soft and Sharp Focus'...or out of focus?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 27, 2013
We've previously noted how Picture Play, among fan magazines of the era, singularly referred to Carole Lombard as "Carol" well into the 1930s. In the February 1936 issue, Norbert Lusk, writing in his "Soft And Sharp Focus" column, explained why:Note Lusk claims Mack Sennett introduced her to audienc read more
Dear (expensive) diary
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 26, 2013
"My Man Godfrey" is one of Carole Lombard's most beloved films...and it also features one of her movies' rarest promotional items. That artifact is now available -- but let me warn you at the outset that even though it measures a mere 3" x 4", it won't come cheaply.It's called "Diary Of A Debutante, read more
One Hoosier remembers another
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 25, 2013
January 15, 1942 -- what would be the final full day of Carole Lombard's life -- filled her with pride, as the Indiana native returned to her home state to hold the nation's first war bond rally. But she wasn't the only Hollywood Hoosier there that day.See that man to the right of her? That's Will H read more
Viewing Carole in 'Silver (Screen')
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 24, 2013
Here's Carole Lombard as she appeared on the cover of the May 1932 Silver Screen -- probably the first time she gained the honor since the magazine debuted in November 1930. Silver Screen was founded by Ruth Waterbury, a former Photoplay editor under James Quirk, and its 10-cent price (compared to 2 read more
Of art and tennis
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 23, 2013
During her decade-and-a-half as a film industry professional, Carole Lombard worked with an array of legends, including some whose names are unfamiliar with casual fans. Take, for instance, this image from "Made For Each Other," where Carole is pictured with a man named Lyle Wheeler, the film's art read more
Let's (blog)roll
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 22, 2013
We're on the set of Paramount's "Swing High, Swing Low," watching (from left) cinematographer Ted Tetzlaff, director Mitchell Leisen and stars Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray prepare a scene. Barring the invention of a time machine, we can't zap ourselves back to late 1936 or early '37 to watch th read more