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A 'Screwball Comedy' takes to the stage
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 3, 2018
Carole Lombard rose to movie fame through the screwball comedy. "Twentieth Century" (above, 1934), among the earliest examples of the genre, revitalized her heretofore aimless career; two years later, she starred in "My Man Godfrey," for many the finest screwball ever made.Hallmarks of the genre inc read more
Cinematic Sundays: 'It Pays To Advertise'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 2, 2018
As soon as Carole Lombard returned to Hollywood after filming "Fast And Loose" in New York, Paramount put its newly-signed player through her paces. From late 1930 to midway through '31, Lombard made five movies for the studio -- a workhorse pace similar to what Joan Blondell would endure at Warners read more
Gotta get 'Fast And Loose'? Here are four ways how
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 1, 2018
Last week's subject in our "Carole Lombard Cinematic Sundays" series was "Fast And Loose," her second film for Paramount and the only movie she made in New York. While there's been talk this 1930 comedy -- for which Preston Sturges assisted on dialogue -- may soon receive an official DVD release fro read more
Honored as a Hitchcock heroine
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 31, 2018
It still blows the mind of many film fans that Carole Lombard was a lead in an Alfred Hitchcock movie -- "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," made in the fall of 1940 and released in early 1941. Heck, it remains a title relatively few associate with the master of suspense.But Lombard, who always appreciated good fil read more
A 'new' nautical Carole, on sail
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 30, 2018
In 1933, Carole Lombard took part in an oceanside Paramount photo session where, on board a yacht, she adopted a nautical look. Sometimes she wore full sailor attire, including bell-bottoms......while other session pics had her in an abbreviated version of the outfit, the better to show off those st read more
This silent thought draws ire: It's lost. No big deal.
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 29, 2018
Of the billions of people currently populating the globe, you probably can count the number who have seen Carole Lombard's first film under that name, 1925's "Marriage In Transit," on one hand. And we're not talking about during its run in theaters, but in any subsequent showing or venue.That's beca read more
A film festival for those who think Young
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 28, 2018
Carole Lombard served as "guest editor" for Screen Book magazine's April 1936 issue. One can never be certain whether the stars who took these roles had any genuine influence over said issue, but Lombard had a keen sense of publicity and probably was fascinated to see just how "the other half" lives read more
'A vamp of a different kind'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 27, 2018
Carole Lombard had all sorts of God-given gifts that led her to stardom -- beauty, intelligence, sex appeal and comedic sense to name but a few. But one talent she possessed that often gets overlooked was her voice.It helped Carole secure a career during perhaps the most volatile period in Hollywood read more
Cinematic Sundays: 'Fast And Loose'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 26, 2018
"Fast And Loose" isn't the easiest Carole Lombard movie to research. It was made under two titles -- it was initially called "The Best People," the name of the mid-twenties play it was adapted from -- and was made as Lombard decided to revert from using the first name "Carol," her official moniker a read more
For an LA Hearst haven, a 'move' to an Arizona state
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 25, 2018
Carole Lombard loved tennis, and this pic of her on the court, Paramount p1202-1195, apparently ran in a 1936 edition of William Randolph Hearst's Los Angeles Examiner. In December 1938, it announced Clark Gable was filing for divorce from Ria Langham so he could marry her:The Examiner's offices, wh read more
Hurrell's glossy Lombard, and meet my second screenplay
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 24, 2018
Imagine owning a Carole Lombard portrait from the legendary George Hurrell. Imagine it oversized (11" x 14") and glossy, silver gelatin double-weight, and vintage -- with a Hurrell stamp.Well, imagine no longer. It can be yours...for a price, mind you, but that goes with the territory. But first, tw read more
Heralding Carole in India
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 23, 2018
Carole Lombard and James Stewart had fine rapport, enough for them to team on a few radio adaptations. But they made only one film together -- Selznick International's "Made For Each Other," released in January 1939. It marked a departure for Lombard, whose previous film, Warners' "Fools For Scandal read more
Dorothy Parker's 125th, and her ties to a KIng
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 22, 2018
There are many things to like about "Hands Across The Table," arguably Carole Lombard's best Paramount vehicle, but did you know this sardonic, legendary lady of letters contributed to its dialogue?She's Dorothy Parker, born 125 years ago today, who didn't get credit for it. Nor was she credited for read more
Another state is on Carole's plate
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 21, 2018
Nearly six years ago, we ran an entry which included the above photo of Carole Lombard holding a North Carolina license plate for 1931 (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/556686.html). It probably was designed for newspapers in the Tar Heel state, as a reminder to motorists to obtain their new pl read more
Carole and Clark, the sporting life
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 20, 2018
Before their marriage in March 1939, Carole Lombard and Clark Gable weren't afraid to be seen in public together, even if Clark technically was married to someone else. (And while they certainly weren't hermits after they exchanged vows, the couple usually kept to themselves on their Encino ranch.)S read more
Cinematic Sundays: 'Safety In Numbers'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 19, 2018
It's my birthday today, but Carole Lombard's helping me give you the present -- "Safety In Numbers," the latest installment in our series "Cinematic Sundays."Today, we settle into Paramount mode, where we should be for the next eight Sundays or so. This was Carole's first film at the legendary Melro read more
Carole's on the cover. Isn't that Swede?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 18, 2018
In the fall of 1934, Carole Lombard's "Twentieth Century" -- a well-received film just about everywhere, if not quite the popular and cultural success of its Columbia screwball stablemate, "It Happened One Night" -- was doing good business far beyond American shores. One of those places was Sweden, read more
Attack of the supersized Lombard (posters, that is)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 17, 2018
I had a little fun with Carole Lombard -- well, perhaps that should be big fun -- in 2013, when she was competing in the Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney. She had lost in the finals the previous two years, and I was determined that for Carole, the third time would indeed be the charm.And thank read more
A 'novel' approach to movie programs
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 16, 2018
Although only one Carole Lombard film separates them chronologically ("Fools For Scandal"), one normally doesn't link "True Confession" with "Made For Each Other." The former was Carole's final film for Paramount, a raucous comedy; the latter, her first purely dramatic work in several years.But they read more
Fall fashion for '35
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 15, 2018
A previously unseen Carole Lombard p1202 portrait is always something to behold, and so it is with this one, Paramount p1202-1273. Even better, we have the snipe on the back, which explains it all. Witness:If you can't read the wording, it says:"THIS KNIFE-PLEATED BLACK CREPE -- is smartly worn for read more