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'Mom' enters the post-Anna era
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 5, 2020
Save for having her films appear on the late show or on Turner Classic Movies, this was as close as Carole Lombard came to appearing on television -- having her old RKO pal Lucille Ball hold up a fan magazine with her picture on the cover. It would be Ball who would make a spark in the new medium, f read more
'This Was Hollywood': A friend of mine books some movie history
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 4, 2020
What does Carole Lombard have in common with the cat seen just below? Both appeared in the 1928 Mack Sennett comedy short "Run, Girl, Run." The feline, named Puzzums, was a very popular film performer in the day -- we profiled it in a February 2019 entry, https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/979753 read more
Carol(e), Diane and an unknown Marilyn
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 3, 2020
We've run several photos of Carole Lombard with her ill-fated longtime friend Diane Ellis in the past. Well, here's another one from Pathe in 1929, when the studio referred to Lombard as "Carol," and includes an actress I'd never previously heard of:Thankfully, this image has a snipe on the back, so read more
On Election Eve, a greeting (card) from Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 2, 2020
Have you voted yet? Your last chance is tomorrow; please do so. I live in California, one of the 44 states where you could vote ahead of Election Day, and did so on Friday in Inglewood -- some miles from my residence, but still in Los Angeles County, which has a countywide polling system. Why did I read more
Shout, Carole, shout!
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 1, 2020
When you find a heretofore unseen Carole Lombard Paramount p1202 image, such exultation as seen above is a perfectly natural response. This is p1202-227 from early 1932; I have no idea what Lombard is raving about (the back of the photo is blank), but it's certainly a lively picture. In fact, let's read more
More Lombard goodies from Redbubble
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 31, 2020
Yesterday's entry examined a face mask fashioned from artwork for the Carole Lombard movie "No One Man." It was from a site named redbubble.com, which as it turns out has all sorts of Lombard-related items on sale, such as a sticker designed from the stately still above. Three sizes are available, a read more
Making "No One Man"..."no one mask"
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 30, 2020
Carole Lombard can help you fight Covid-19. Yes, she may have left us nearly 80 years ago, but I kid you not. And the conduit: Her first top-billed vehicle, the 1932 drama "No One Man."The image at the top has been converted into a mask suitable for protection against the coronavirus. Take a look:He read more
Lombard by the '(Screen) Book'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 29, 2020
We've previously noted Carole Lombard's appearance in the April 1936 issue of Screen Book, where she served as "guest editor." In fact, we dedicated two entries of Carole & Co. to this issue, https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/672326.html and https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/672670.html.The read more
Robert Montgomery's identity crisis
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 28, 2020
Robert Montgomery, Carole Lombard's co-star in 1941's "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," had a lone and successful career, excelling in numerous genres and in both film and television. And yet, perhaps he's slipped through the cracks of time -- many seemingly don't know who he is, or what he looked like. Perhaps h read more
The table read is up!
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 27, 2020
Carole Lombard never was able to read one of my scripts, but a group of professional actors (many with IMDb credits) recently did.It took a little longer than anticipated, but Saturday's virtual table read for my larger-than-life romantic comedy "Stand Tall!" now is up. You can find it at https://yo read more
'Stand Tall!' takes a (virtual) giant step
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 25, 2020
Carole Lombard could vouch for the power of a good script (she's seen holding one, for 1934's "Now And Forever," in Paramount portrait p1202-812). While neither of my two completed feature screenplays is close to being produced yet, one of them made a major advancement Saturday."Stand Tall!", my rom read more
Who's the fairest of them all? Carole's among the contenders
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 24, 2020
"The Gay Bride" wasn't much of a movie, but this Clarence Sinclair Bull portrait of Carole Lombard in a tight-fitting gown is nothing sort of sensational. Lombard certainly ranked among the screen's great beauties in her time, but how does she rate against stars of different eras? Fairly well, accor read more
Carole + Rexall: A day in the sun
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 23, 2020
Carole Lombard offers a fetching come-hither look -- in a swimsuit, no less -- on the cover of the July 1935 Rexall magazine. The alliance of local drug stores, dominant in the pharmaceutical industry, published this monthly; copies were sent to scores of pharmacies. This went to a drug store in Hem read more
'Libeled Lady' is going to press, or at least to Blu-ray
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 22, 2020
It's the fall of 1936, and William Powell is getting rave reviews for his work with Carole Lombard in the Universal comedy "My Man Godfrey." But weeks after that hit theaters in September, Powell's home studio of MGM added to the fun by releasing another star-studded comedic treat -- and we've just read more
Pre-Code Connie, two 'Topper' tales and an ersatz 'Godfrey'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 21, 2020
This is Carole Lombard's Paramount portrait p1202-69, from late 1930. It was early in Carole's somewhat successful seven years at the Melrose Avenue studio, but there's long been conjecture she wouldn't have landed at Paramount had she not been dismissed from Pathe in the fall of 1929, after she had read more
We'd like to thank the Academy for hiring Jacqueline Stewart
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 19, 2020
Turner Classic Movies is an essential channel for this Carole Lombard fan. (The artwork above is from 2010, when Lombard was part of its "Summer Under The Stars.") I'm certain anyone who loves cinematic history is a fan of TCM, which for 26 years has served as television's repertory house, packaging read more
Of Lombard and lipstick
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 18, 2020
The image above was used by Max Factor to promote its cosmetics products in the 1930s (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/657686.html). It brings to mind one of Carole's more celebrated quotes:Where is that engraving from? A semi-vintage lipstick case (by that, made before 2000) that's now on sal read more
Lombard -- beauty by Banton
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 17, 2020
Which designer is most associated with Carole Lombard? I believe most movie buffs would reply, "Travis Banton." Nothing against Irene or several others, but Banton earned her trust early on at Paramount -- so much so that when Carole was loaned out to other studios, more often than not Travis would read more
Something for Clark to think about
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 16, 2020
"No Man Of Her Own," released at the tail end of 1932, will always be known in Carole Lombard lore as the only film she made with Clark Gable, four years before they became a romantic item. But perhaps Carole subconsciously planted the seeds for passion with what she wore in character as small-town read more
How is Lombard like Garbo?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 15, 2020
In 1936's "The Princess Comes Across," Carole Lombard -- playing a Brooklyn showgirl passing herself off as Swedish royalty on a trans-Atlantic ship so she can get a movie contract -- hilariously sent up a film icon from Sweden, Greta Garbo, by speaking in a mock Swedish accent. But nearly six years read more