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Back, with goodies from eBay
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 4, 2012
I'm back after a few days with family in metropolitan Washington -- and yes, I saw my beloved Washington Nationals (in fact, I saw a doubleheader Friday as the Nats split with Miami, and got home tonight, in time to see the Nats rally to beat the Marlins). Now back to Carole Lombard memorabilia, and read more
RIP, Movie Star News
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Aug 1, 2012
The portraits of Carole Lombard (seen above in Paramount p1202-1070) and other stars of classic Hollywood proved so popular that New York photographer Irving Klaw made a discovery at the movie bookstore he owned."He noticed that kids were tearing out the pictures of the movie stars, so he decided to read more
It's the most wonderful time of the year...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 31, 2012
...and we're not referring to that Andy Williams December perennial, either.No, we are referring to August, which to classic movie fans is Christmas in July (a Preston Sturges in-joke). It's been that way since 2003, when Turner Classic Movies first instituted its Summer Under The Stars promotion -- read more
Let Carole cook next Sunday night's dinner...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 30, 2012
...or at least furnish you the recipe.Yes, it's time for another look at the culinary Carole Lombard. Over the years, we've given you her recipes for barbecue spareribs (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/204782.html), spinach and lettuce soups (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/469753.html), e read more
Carole's going to Harvard!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 29, 2012
Carole Lombard played a Boston girl, Jane (who marries to become Jane Mason -- we never do find out her maiden name), in 1939's "Made For Each Other." It's possible her character attended one of the many colleges in the Boston area, but if she did, it certainly wasn't Harvard, which at the time didn read more
She would never make her bed
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 28, 2012
Meet the latest member of the family of Carole Lombard Paramount p1202 portraits. It's p1202-537 to be precise, from 1933, showing Carole in what might be described as a feminized version of a doughboy hat. You can see part of a diamond brooch at the bottom.Think you may have seen this before? Perha read more
The Great Recasting: 'Housesitter,' starring Goldie...er, Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 27, 2012
Welcome to "The Great Recasting" blogathon, where the object is to take a movie from after 1965, the de facto close of the studio system, and re-imagine it as a classic era movie. Specifically, the ground rules are this:1. Pick a movie that was made in between 1966 and today.2. Change the year of pr read more
The past views movies of the future
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 26, 2012
That's how Carole Lombard appeared on an inside page of the January 1940 issue of Photoplay, accompanying Claude Binyon's story "Subject: Lombard" (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/112285.html). Today, we're going to examine how 1940 looked from a Photoplay article written little more than five read more
Say, aren't you two...divorced?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 25, 2012
So nice to see Carole Lombard and William Powell out on the town, isn't it? What a wonderful couple they are. But there's just one hangup, as folks might have said some three decades later: they're not a couple. In fact, they're not even married anymore, as the back of this photo makes clear:Can't r read more
Beyond unmarried husbands and wives
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 24, 2012
Pretty lovely image of Carole Lombard, isn't it? Well, guess who took it, in one of his rare forays into color photography -- none other than the fabled George Hurrell:It's from the January 1939 Photoplay, an issue that wasn't one of Lombard's favorites despite the pic. That's because the issue also read more
Picture Play, December 1930: Cheering on Carol
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 23, 2012
"Fast And Loose" was the only film Carole Lombard made in New York, and it afforded her nearly two months in the city (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/444609.html). It also gave her exposure to the New York press -- not only newspapers, but the eastern branch of many fan magazines. That include read more
Bewitching support for Bob's daughter
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 22, 2012
Carole Lombard's return to comedy in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" was a fun time for all concerned, and that includes co-star Robert Montgomery and director Alfred Hitchcock. Comedy was new territory for Hitch, but he had been friendly with Carole for some time and enjoyed working with her.A feel for what lif read more
A voluminous array of Photoplay
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 21, 2012
Photoplay, arguably the top movie magazine of its era, helped promote the career of Carole Lombard (shown in her first cover appearance, from June 1934). Now, both researchers and casual fans have online access to the golden days of this publication, thanks to the Media History Digital Library, a fa read more
Yet more Glassner goodies
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 20, 2012
Earlier this week, we noted several rare Carole Lombard photos from the estate of collector Lester Glassner were available on eBay (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/528122.html). More have been added to the collection (such as the above, p1202-25 from late 1930), for a total of 23 items.While no read more
Picture Play online? That's all right, MOMA
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 19, 2012
Viewing fan magazines of Carole Lombard's era provides insight into both Carole's career and the movie industry of the time. Now, an extended run of a top publication of the period is available for viewing online. It's Picture Play, Street & Smith's contribution to the genre. The run of July 1929 to read more
Make Metro your vehicle to a lot of Culver City history
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 18, 2012
And by "Metro" we're not referring to the newly-opened Expo Line, which extended to Culver City a few weeks ago. Nope, we mean Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the town's famed film factory, and generally considered the industry's premier studio during the golden age of American movies. Above is Carole Lombard read more
Her aim is true, and so much more
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 17, 2012
In the late 1930s, Carole Lombard took up skeet shooting, then moved to hunting alongside eventual second husband Clark Gable. Several photos were taken of Lombard the huntress, but here's one you probably have never seen before:It's an 8" x 10" restrike from the original negative, and you can buy i read more
More of Ms. Lombard from Mr. Glassner
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 16, 2012
Last September, we did an entry about six rare stills from the Carole Lombard film "In Name Only" available (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/444871.html). Now, the estate of Lester Glassner, which auctioned those images, is selling some other Lombard pics via eBay. While all of these are reprin read more
Prepare for a Sennett September
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 15, 2012
This may be the only picture I know of with both Carole Lombard and Mack Sennett; he would be at far right, with a white hat and dark suit. It was taken during a seaside shoot in 1928, while Lombard was part of Sennett's troupe, learning the ins and outs of comedy while making two-reelers.By this ti read more
Film promotion, manually
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 14, 2012
One of the many great things about artifacts from Carole Lombard movies is that they provide a glimpse of how the industry worked in that era, a process more or less invisible to the public. Such is the case with two items now available through eBay dealing with two of Carole's early Paramount films read more