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Good looks from a 'New Movie'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 1, 2013
Carole Lombard's dazzling smile, magnificently captured by Otto Dyar, is among the many highlights of the March 1932 issue of The New Movie Magazine, now on sale via eBay. For example, there's a Charles Sheldon portrait of Jean Harlow on the cover:Inside portraits abound. For example, there's Consta read more
From Paramount, a silent 'White Woman'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 30, 2013
Heritage Auctions has two pairs of Carole Lombard photos available, both from Paramount...but one of those pairs doesn't look as if it came from there. After all, Lombard never made any silents for that studio.Not convinced those photos, which definitely look to be from the silent era (though it's d read more
And even more pics
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 29, 2013
As promised, more Carole Lombard images now available via eBay, beginning with this one, Lombard looking sleek and stylish (albeit with furs), befitting the heiress she portrayed in the 1932 Columbia film "No More Orchids":Heritage Movie Posters, which is selling the item, describes it as: "Vintage read more
Three more pics...oops, make that four
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 28, 2013
In yesterday's entry about some new Carole Lombard images, I announced, "We’ll run three of them today and save the other three for tomorrow." Well, that isn't going to happen...because we have four more photos for you to enjoy (and bid on, if you so desire).The first one is above; it's said to be read more
A few new pics for you
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 27, 2013
When you run across a Carole Lombard image you've never seen before, it's cause for celebration. When you come across several, it's cause for exultation. We'll run three of them today and save the other three for tomorrow.Only one of them is from the Paramount p1202 series of portraits -- specifical read more
Per your request
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 26, 2013
We get letters (or, should we say, email), and one we received today had a request of us. It read:"I'm wondering...Do you have the header picture of Carole in the sequin and chiffon dress in a bigger size? I've never seen it before. Thanks!"(For those of you who access Carole & Co. via WordPress, an read more
Carole, Cab, Coop and lucky Lindy, sign in, please
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 25, 2013
Even when Carole Lombard wasn't in the best of moods, as she clearly isn't in this image from May 1938, she generally was cooperative where signing autographs was concerned. It went with the territory of being a celebrity, and it probably remained a thrill to Carole that someone would actually want read more
Fashion and furs from '34
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 24, 2013
The recent debate in Slate, the Huffington Post and elsewhere over a 1931 Photoplay article on who possessed the best figure in Hollywood (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/595236.html) is a reminder of how fluid public attitudes and tastes can be. Witness this Paramount portrait of Carole Lombar read more
Built for the box office
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 23, 2013
As 1932 began, Carole Lombard had a lot riding on her new film, "No One Man." It was the first time Paramount had given her top billing, and it was an adaptation of a story by popular writer Rupert Hughes. Moreover, the studio was giving her a publicity push -- perhaps not up to the level of studio read more
What backs a 'Man Of The World'? Linen!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 22, 2013
OK, in this case, the "man" is actually Carole Lombard, showing off what's chic in fashion for the spring of 1931 in conjunction with the Paramount film "Man Of The World." But the portrait's an original, measuring 7 3/4" x 9 3/4", in very good condition, and is linen-backed. It's also an image of L read more
Could Carole have dreamt of Manderley again?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 21, 2013
Carole Lombard worked with Alfred Hitchcock (and even directed his cameo) in the 1941 comedy "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." But perhaps, just perhaps, they might have collaborated on one of Hitch's most famous projects.Or at least that's a possible inference from reading one of Hollywood's better-known column read more
Otto-matic
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 20, 2013
Like his Paramount cohort Eugene Robert Richee, Otto Dyar helped define Carole Lombard's look in the early 1930s -- at times sultry, sexy, glamorous and elegant (sometimes all of them simultaneously). The following portrait is a splendid example of Dyar's handiwork:Carole applies a sly, welcoming sm read more
Motion Picture, February 1937: At home, the forecast is balmy
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 19, 2013
When 1937 began, it had been several months since Carole Lombard had occupied her famed house on Hollywood Boulevard, as she had found it just a little too open for her to carry on her public, yet discreet, relationship with Clark Gable. So she moved to a more secluded site in Bel-Air (bottom)...but read more
Comparing figures? Check out the Slate
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 18, 2013
It's hardly a secret that Carole Lombard looked luscious in a swimsuit, but just how did her figure compare to that of her contemporaries in the industry? We get a bit of an answer through an article from the March 1931 issue of Photoplay magazine recently retrieved from history via the Slate websit read more
Hand colored, hand signed
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 17, 2013
There are those who don't care much for hand-colored pictures of vintage movie stars such as Carole Lombard, though it must be acknowledged that the best of them can be incredibly realistic. This portrait of Carole hardly meets such criteria...but it does feature her autograph, which more than makes read more
She's finally complete in Picture Play
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 16, 2013
We know her as Carole Lombard, but legally she's still Jane Alice Peters...but not for long. She's ready to enter an office to sign the paperwork that officially will make her Carole Lombard -- that's "Carole," with an "e.'This photo was taken in early 1937, a time when just about everyone knew her read more
Igniting a love for Lombard
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 15, 2013
Ask a question, get an answer. The blog "A Mythical Monkey Writes About The Movies" (http://mythicalmonkey.blogspot.com/) recently received the Liebster Blog Award, and as part of the process, you're supposed to divulge random facts about yourself, answer questions and ask some. I'm in the last cate read more
1935: Two more from Movie Classic
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 14, 2013
Not long ago, we ran an entry that included a cover story from the May 1935 issue of Movie Classic on how Carole Lombard became Hollywood's best-dressed star. Either that article drew a strong response from readers or the editors were major Lombard fans, because Carole was the subject of two more pi read more
1933: On Carole's clothes and makeup (3)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 13, 2013
It should come as no surprise that the vast majority of movie fan magazine readers were female, fascinated with actresses such as Carole Lombard and curious regarding their glamour and beauty. A pair of articles from 1933 explore these topics.First, a piece from the December issue of Motion Picture read more
1933: On Carole's clothes and makeup (2)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 13, 2013
It should come as no surprise that the vast majority of movie fan magazine readers were female, fascinated with actresses such as Carole Lombard and curious regarding their glamour and beauty. A pair of articles from 1933 explore these topics.First, a piece from the December issue of Motion Picture read more