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Of negativity and radio
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 21, 2012
It appears the world will go on after all (sorry, Mayan calendar), so let's celebrate with two Carole Lombard goodies that just came up on eBay. First, an original negative of this image, Paramount p1202-351, from sometime in 1933:This measures 8" x 10", with the "p1202-351" written in black ink (re read more
'Rumba,' via the rhythm method
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 20, 2012
Carole Lombard and George Raft reportedly generated plenty of off-screen heat during the making of their second dance film, "Rumba," but when the movie reached screens in early 1935, little of it carried over onto the finished product. The result: A weak followup to "Bolero," their hit of the year b read more
Motion Picture, August 1935: Be Modern or Be a Wallflower
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 19, 2012
Among the benefits of the recent online addition of much of the 1929-1941 run of Motion Picture magazine is that it's helped answer some longstanding questions. For Carole Lombard fans, one is finally completing an article from the August 1935 issue in which Carole delivers another one of her life t read more
Motion Picture, May 1929: A Teddy-Made Actress
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 18, 2012
It's spring 1929, and we encounter a Carole Lombard in transition (so much so that she's now "Carol" Lombard, minus the "e"). Her work as part of Mack Sennett's gag troupe is in the past tense, as she moves from mirth to drama in this new terrain called talking pictures. Lombard's beginning to move read more
Dogged determination? We've got that covered
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 11, 2012
As early as her Pathe days, Carole Lombard made her love for animals evident, through the likes of this 1929 pose with an Alaskan Malamute. Another portrait of Carole and canine was used on the cover of a 1930 European movie magazine:The magazine, called Het Weekblad, was sold in Belgium and the Net read more
A Lombard project on the 'Backlots'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 10, 2012
Carole Lombard is shown with Fred MacMurray on the set of "The Princess Comes Across," with director William K. Howard seated near them, out of camera range. Lombard had a fascinating, if unfortunately brief, film career, and one of my associates in the classic Hollywood blogosphere is writing exten read more
Have you seen her dressed in gold? (Or visited Carole-ina?)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 9, 2012
You've probably seen Carole Lombard dressed -- or perhaps more precisely, draped -- in gold, thanks to designer Travis Banton, who thought Lombard could appear beautiful merely wrapped in gold lame cloth (this isn't a gown or dress she's wearing). This is Paramount p1202-191, from 1932, which proved read more
Variations on a nightgown
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 8, 2012
That's Carole Lombard in Paramount p1202-414, likely taken by Eugene Robert Richee in late 1932 or early 1933. It was on sale at eBay last night, but someone apparently bought it before I could make that the theme of today's entry. So it's on to plan B. This portrait was one of several at a session read more
Like grandfather, like grandson
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 7, 2012
Carole Lombard and William Powell weren't the only things "Man Of The World" and "Ladies' Man" had in common. These Paramount films from the first half of 1931 were both written by Herman J. Mankiewicz, who a decade later would work with a wunderkind from the east named Orson Welles to write a littl read more
Originals from the Glassner collection
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 6, 2012
We've been showing plenty of Carole Lombard items from the huge Glassner collection in recent weeks, and most of them have been reprints, usually processed in the 1970s or '80s from the original negatives. Today's entry is substantially different, as all are originals whose bidding price begins at $ read more
Learn some movie fashion history at Marion's place
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 5, 2012
I've often said that my eventual goal is to relocate to Los Angeles and research film history. Events such as what I'm about to describe will explain why.Carole Lombard and other actresses of her era exuded an aura of glamour that hasn't been equaled since. It wasn't merely seeing them cavort in mov read more
A Leisen tribute on the Wilder(!) side
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 4, 2012
Trying to find an analogy to best describe this entry is a challenge. What I came up with was this: Imagine the Jack Benny-Fred Allen "feud" had been real, not two stars having fun with their personas. Now imagine a tribute to Allen taking place at something named in Benny's honor.That's essentially read more
Want some Clark and Carole clippings?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 3, 2012
We're talking six items involving Carole Lombard and Clark Gable -- five fan magazine articles, one picture. You've got your chance to get them, thanks to an eBay auction. What's available? We'll check them, one by one:* From Screen Play magazine, sometime in mid- or late 1936 (the seller states it' read more
Learning about Lyle
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 2, 2012
Carole Lombard had many leading men over the years, and now one of her more obscure ones has received a biographical treatment. He's Lyle Talbot, shown with Lombard and Louise Closser Hale in 1932's "No More Orchids." Two things apparently make this book particularly interesting: it's written by his read more
C'mon everybody, do the Raftero
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 1, 2012
For sheer sex appeal, "Bolero" ranks at, or near, the top of Carole Lombard's movies. Not only do we see Carole cavort in stockings and underwear, not only does Sally Rand perform her famed fan dance, but Lombard and George Raft sensually dance to Maurice Ravel's famed composition, even though it wa read more
A Lombard ghost story (relatively speaking)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 31, 2012
Since today is Halloween, how about a ghost story with ties to Carole Lombard? No, it's not about Carole and Clark Gable roaming the halls of the Hollywood Roosevelt -- and it certainly isn't about that hotel in Arizona which claims Gable and Lombard spent their honeymoon there (media accounts of th read more
'Acknowledged to be one of the screen's most attractive women'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 30, 2012
A heady compliment for any actress, but one Carole Lombard was used to receiving. This particular kudos came from the March 31, 1934 issue of Picturegoer, the popular British film weekly, with American Helen Mack on the cover:Inside are features on Sylvia Sidney......Anna May Wong......and the Samue read more
Two pics to start the week
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 29, 2012
Two Carole Lombard Paramount photos -- one a p1202 portrait, the other to promote her first lead vehicle at the studio (or should that be "leaden" vehicle?) -- are currently available via eBay.First up is p1202-1045, from 1934...Carole, casually chic. This is an original 8" x 10", and one bid has al read more
Looking back: October 1933
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 28, 2012
This is rather late for our usual monthly recap, but moving and then settling in forced a delay. "Brief Moment," a publicity portrait for which is shown above, was how most of America saw Carole Lombard in October 1933 (although several of her earlier films still were making the rounds of movie thea read more
Welcome to the club, er, Hub
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 27, 2012
Add yet one more way to experience "Carole & Co.", and -- by extension -- Carole Lombard. We're pleased (and proud) to announce that we've been accepted to join Classic Movie Hub's BlogHub (http://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog_hub.php).As CMH's Annmarie Gatti explains, "BlogHub's mission is to create read more