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A pressbook for 'Breakfast'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 3, 2013
As Carole Lombard films go, "Love Before Breakfast" (where she's shown above with Preston Foster) isn't especially memorable...but it compensates by offering arguably the most iconic image from any of her movies, that of the star sporting a black eye:Now, a rare artifact from "Breakfast" is being au read more
'Hollywood,' June 1936: She's not a star!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 2, 2013
The spring of 1936 was a good time to be Carole Lombard. The critical and popular success of the previous fall's "Hands Across The Table" boosted her status in Hollywood; she was working on a film ("My Man Godfrey") which looked to assure her yet more acclaim; and in her personal life, she was getti read more
Lots, and lots, of funny ladies
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 1, 2013
That's Carole Lombard and Una Merkel in a jailhouse scene from "True Confession." This weekend, both of them -- as well as several dozen of their fabulously funny female colleagues -- were feted by the blogosphere in something appropriately named the "Funny Lady Blogathon," sponsored by the site Mov read more
'The New Movie Magazine,' July 1935: I dated Carole Lombard, and spent only...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 30, 2013
Well, at least that's what I would have titled the following story. A lucky guy gets a chance to date Carole Lombard...something that for millions of American men in 1935 would have been akin to hitting the jackpot. Isn't that the angle?Not for the overwhelmingly feminine readership of The New Movie read more
Hurry -- it's a "Safety' squeeze
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 29, 2013
Two photos that appear to be from Carole Lombard's first film for Paramount, 1930's "Safety in Numbers," are being sold for a discount price of $10 at eBay (each are regularly $13.50)...but the deadline is early Sunday. Both are 8" x 10" reprints. In addition to the one above, this image is availabl read more
Carole: Don't typecast me!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 28, 2013
"My Man Godfrey" did wonderful things for Carole Lombard. It provided her with an Academy Award nomination for best actress, it lifted her into the top tier of stars, and made her one of the industry's most bankable actresses. But while Lombard no doubt appreciated "Godfrey's" benefits, she was conc read more
For gay brides (and straight ones, too), some Bull...and a song
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 27, 2013
Following a day in which the U.S. Supreme Court solidified same-sex marriage, it seemed appropriate to have a "Carole & Co." entry where the topic was "The Gay Bride," Carole Lombard's only film for MGM. (It's not a very good movie, but nowhere as bad as Lombard claimed it was.) This deals with a po read more
Marketing Lombard movies
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 26, 2013
The year of 1936 solidified Carole Lombard's ascent in the film firmament. She had unveiled her comedic chops in 1934 with "Twentieth Century," then the following year proved it wasn't an aberration by making "Hands Across The Table," a first-class comedy at her home studio of Paramount. Suddenly, L read more
Submitted for your approval...again (RIP, Richard Matheson)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 25, 2013
We rarely, if ever, repeat entries from the "Carole & Co." archives, but today, we're making an exception to honor the memory of one of the best writers of our time, Richard Matheson, who left us Sunday at age 87.Matheson was a master of fiction, best known for his fantasy tales such as "Bid Time Re read more
Of 'Sinners' and 'Safety'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 24, 2013
Two original photos from Carole Lombard's early years at Paramount are being sold at eBay. Above is this still from 1932's "Sinners In The Sun" -- we know it's from that film because there's a studio stamp on the back:It's 8" x 10", in very good condition and can be yours for $30. To purchase or lea read more
'Motion Picture,' July 1939: Will Carole Lombard's marriage end her career?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 23, 2013
Carole Lombard's marriage to Clark Gable in late March 1939 marked the beginning of a new era for her...but for many in the film community, it marked the end of another one. As Carole and Clark's relationship had developed since 1936, so had Lombard gradually abandoned her extrovert personality that read more
'Made For'...'Orchids,' at the Hillstreet
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 22, 2013
Two vintage images of Carole Lombard with her leading men are up for auction at eBay. We begin with Lombard and James Stewart, from "Made For Each Other"...along with a snipe on the back from Russell Birdwell and Selznick-International Pictures:It's an 8" x 10" single-weight glossy in near mint cond read more
Oh, 'Mamma,' a rare publicity still
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 21, 2013
It's Carole Lombard in glorious (for the time) two-strip Technicolor, in a scene from her final short for Mack Sennett (not to mention her final film without sound), "Matchmaking Mamma," released in March 1929 but likely filmed near the end of 1928. The above is a screengrab, as in those days public read more
She has advanced!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 20, 2013
This news is a bit belated, but welcome just the same: Carole Lombard has advanced to the second round of the all-time glamour girls tournament, staged at the Yahoo! site "Glamour Girls Survey."Participating in the 25-member Group 24, Lombard needed to finish in the top nine to automatically advance read more
'Motion Picture,' September 1934: 'Acting Has Changed Me, Even In Looks'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 19, 2013
Actresses of the classic era did plenty of self-examination, and Carole Lombard, shown in Paramount p1202-563, was no exception. Current actresses likely do so today, the difference being that their observations are recorded on blogs or Twitter feeds, not in fan magazines read by hundreds of thousan read more
An allegation from Orson
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 18, 2013
Carole Lombard and Orson Welles, both at RKO at the start of the 1940s, had an intriguing relationship. Welles was quite fond of her -- albeit not in a romantic way -- and may have toyed with casting her in what might have been his first film production, an adaptation of the comedic spy thriller "Th read more
Selections from an 'Album'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 17, 2013
Dell Publishing put Carole Lombard on the cover of its Screen Album publication for summer 1938. But the publication previously was an annual, as shown by its title, Screen Album for 1937, with Lombard pal Myrna Loy and former co-star Warner Baxter ("The Arizona Kid") on the cover:Carole was in this read more
Of fathers and classic film
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 16, 2013
Today is when we celebrate fatherhood in all shapes and forms. Carole Lombard's relationship with her own real-life father, Fred C. Peters, was rather complex (when he died in 1935, she declined to attend his funeral, saying she didn't want to make a scene but perhaps indicative of his being out of read more
Was this still killed -- and if so, why?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 15, 2013
Above is an attractive image of Carole Lombard, wearing a gown, from her breakthrough movie, "Twentieth Century" in 1934. No problem with it, right? Well, maybe there is, because look what's written on the back:It's a killed still (though it does acknowledge who designed that gown). But for what rea read more
A magazine's Dutch treat
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 14, 2013
Carole Lombard's luminosity had made her a fan magazine cover favorite on both sides of the Atlantic for a number of years, but by 1936 it was apparent to all there was talent to complement the looks. So not only did she grace the front of the Oct. 17 issue of the Dutch magazine Cinema & Theater.... read more