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Looking for some reel 'Power'?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 26, 2012
And by that, we're referring to the 1928 Pathe silent buddy comedy starring William Boyd and Alan Hale Sr. as construction workers, with Lombard and Joan Bennett (in her first film) in small supporting roles, playing two of the "dames" in their lives.As far as I know, "Power" has never had a legitim read more
Milk it, Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 25, 2012
We've previously discussed Shadoplay, the short-lived sibling of the more successful Photoplay (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/484371.html). Its September 1933 issue is now being auctioned at eBay, and while we've seen the cover before (exquisitely painted by Earl Christy), a look inside featu read more
Not figuring out the Love from Wilder
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 24, 2012
That stunning portrait of Carole Lombard was taken by Eugene Robert Richee to promote her 1933 film "White Woman" (thanks to Tally Haugen for making it available). It has nothing to do with the following anecdote, which involves a man who knew and liked Lombard, but unfortunately never had the chanc read more
'Godfrey,' en francais? Mais oui!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 23, 2012
In the latter part of 1936, audiences were discovering the magic of "My Man Godfrey," arguably the greatest of screwball comedies, with magnificent performances by William Powell and Carole Lombard heading a peerless cast. And you didn't even have to speak English to get in on the fun.The Dec. 20, 1 read more
Three relative rarities
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 22, 2012
Add three heretofore unseen (at least by me and at Carla Valderrama's photo archive at carolelombard.org) images, all from the same seller, to the Carole Lombard p1202 Paramount gallery. None of them are original vintage photos, but all were struck from original studio negatives in the early '70s, a read more
Look! John Barrymore praises Carole (again)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 21, 2012
Whenever Carole Lombard felt a bit down -- and given her ebullient personality, such times likely were few and far between -- seeing this picture probably served as an emotional tonic. It was inscribed by John Barrymore, the legendary actor with whom Carole co-starred in her most pivotal picture, "T read more
Pay $12.12 for a p1202
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 20, 2012
A Brooklyn-based eBay seller named "watchingtheessentials" is selling a number of Carole Lombard photos for the easy-to-remember price of $12.12. All are 8" x 10" photographic reprints from the 1980s or '90s with a white margin, and include p1202-581, shown above. It's at http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car read more
The farmer's life for she
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 19, 2012
By the late 1930s, Carole Lombard had come to enjoy rural living...or at least Hollywood's equivalent of it. This was proven in a British publication from 1939 called Film Pictorial Annual, which compiled a two-page spread of Lombard the "farmerette" in an entry called "Down On The Farm With Carole read more
Think Young this January (when Loretta's star shines)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 18, 2012
Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow share a special honor, as both film legends were Turner Classic Movies' Star of the Month in the centennial month they were born (October 2008 for Lombard, March 2011 for Harlow). Now, another noted actress will receive that distinction come January 2013......the lumin read more
A 'Vigil' in an opera house
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 17, 2012
"Vigil In The Night" is well-crafted, with Carole Lombard giving what may be her greatest dramatic performance. But this tale of nursing isn't an easy film to watch, especially for those more acquainted with a lighter Lombard tone.That was probably the reaction of people in Bath, Maine, in March 194 read more
For 2013, more Columbia Carole on DVD
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 16, 2012
Carole Lombard's career-changing performance in "Twentieth Century" has been on DVD for several years; "Virtue," another solid Lombard effort, was issued earlier this year as part of a pre-Code compilation. But Carole's three other Columbia films have been absent from any legitimate U.S. DVD release read more
Sunbathing of a sort, and more
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 15, 2012
About that Carole Lombard picture above: You know it's artifice; so did anyone who saw it in 1932. But we're to assume that she's sunbathing, even though there's no natural light around. Carole is so alluring in a swimsuit (a pose Feg Murray copied for later images of Lombard in his "Seein' Stars" c read more
Victoria & Albert present costumes (and Carole)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 14, 2012
Carole Lombard may have been a natural beauty, but she would have admitted that she had plenty of help in raising her glamour to ethereal heights. One of Carole's secret weapons was Travis Banton, the Paramount fashion maven who transformed this already attractive woman into a human goddess, uncover read more
From sublime to ridiculous
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 13, 2012
Two photos associated with films Carole Lombard made with first husband William Powell are on today's eBay list of Lombard goodies. Above is the first, a vintage still from "My Man Godfrey" that you can purchase for $7.50. If interested, visit http://www.ebay.com/itm/MY-MAN-GODFREY-1936-A-Universal- read more
The ins and outs of restoring Carole and Clark
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 12, 2012
Film restoration isn't a one-size-fits-all endeavor; every project has to be approached in a different way. On Monday, those of you in the Los Angeles area can learn more about Universal's recent restoration of "No Man Of Her Own," the 1932 drama (with comedic overtones) best known as the lone cinem read more
From Carole, some 1930 hatitude
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 11, 2012
Lovely pic, doncha think? It's Carole Lombard from very early in her Paramount career (p1202-19), probably the fall of 1930 and likely following her first portrait photos were taken in New York by Herman Zerrenner (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/488287.html). Carole's modelling a new hat that read more
Some glamour, Lombard style
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 10, 2012
Two delightful photos of Carole Lombard from the early 1930s highlight the latest Lombard goodies available via eBay. We'll start with this stunning portrait, made by Paramount to promote "No Man Of Her Own":This one also has a snipe on the back:Can't read it? Here's what it says:NEW LINES FOR EVENI read more
Lubitsch in Longhorn country
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 9, 2012
The unofficial slogan of Austin, Texas -- the state capital, home of the University of Texas, one of America's top flagship public colleges, and famed for a thriving live music scene -- is "Keep Austin Weird." I'm not sure how Carole Lombard can keep it weird, but more than seven decades after her d read more
Good fashion from bad movies
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 8, 2012
Even the greatest of fashion can't rescue a mediocre film, but that doesn't mean Carole Lombard didn't give it a try. Above is something we might deem over-the-top today, but some 80 years ago it was considered chic when Carole wore it in the lackluster Paramount vehicle "No One Man." The snipe on read more
The same, but different
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 7, 2012
Here are a few Carole Lombard images that look familiar...but really aren't. That's because they're slight variations on more familiar Lombard poses. Take the one above, for example, p1202-557 from Carole's Paramount years. You think you've seen that, but you may have confused it with several other read more