Welcome to BlogHub: the Best in Veteran and Emerging Classic Movie Blogs
You can rate and share your favorite classic movie posts here.
You can rate and share your favorite classic movie posts here.
'Bolero,' to a German beat
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 3, 2020
Imagine an orchestral piece from 2014 or so gaining worldwide acclaim by decade's end, without benefit of placement in a current blockbuster movie. That's essentially the phenomenon that led to the Carole Lombard-George Raft dance drama "Bolero" in early 1934.The Maurice Ravel composition premiered read more
Carole, you knock us out
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 2, 2020
Quick, who's the heavyweight boxing champion of the world? Had you asked Carole Lombard that question when this promotional still for "Nothing Sacred" was taken in 1937, she'd have instantly answered, "Joe Louis." (He'd won the crown that June, and was champion until March 1949.) Few of us in 2020 w read more
A five-star review for a book that's earned it
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 1, 2020
Olympia Kiriakou's book "Becoming Carole Lombard" is the literary equivalent of a Maserati you see passing a luxury import automotive showroom in the heart of Beverly Hills -- you recognize how good it is, but chances are it's likely out of your league.As we've stated before,"Becoming" takes the Lom read more
So magically familiar, Carole and cat
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 31, 2020
Halloween is precisely two months away, so let's pretend Carole Lombard is a witch (a good witch, of course). Above, she poses with her "familiar," the traditional black cat associated with witches before they go off to conjure spells. (And in 2020, we need all the benevolent magic we can get.)Like read more
Sign in, please -- the real deal
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 30, 2020
Another Carole Lombard autographed picture with a genuine pedigree is making the rounds on eBay. This is a 10" x 13" sepia photo inscribed to a "Dolores, Cordially, Carole Lombard" in green ink (Lombard's fountain pen shade of choice). The autograph appears genuine; here it is in close-up:More infor read more
Off to the 'Picture Show' (annual, that is, circa 1932)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 29, 2020
Armed with a seven-year contract from prestigious Paramount Pictures, Carole Lombard ascended the cinematic ladder in 1931. She appeared in several films that year, including "Up Pops The Devil" with Norman Foster (above) and made a pair of movies with William Powell, whom she would marry that June. read more
A message to Warners, re "Vigil"
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 28, 2020
Isn't that exquisite? It's a poster for Carole Lombard's drama "Vigil In The Night," but unless you lived in New England in early 1940, you've probably never seen it. This was designed by the Boston-based Avery Art Display Co., which has been around since 1929. It's magnificent, to say the least.It read more
Some Lombard bowling pics to spare
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 27, 2020
At times, I wonder whether the plaudits given Carole Lombard's athletic prowess haven't been exaggerated over the years. Yes, she was at least a competent tennis player, likely among the best in the Hollywood actress contingent. (Alas, we have no idea whether Carole took on Ginger Rogers, Katharine read more
For National Dog Day, Carole and her canines
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 26, 2020
Meet Carole Lombard and her hunting dog Bobby (it's as it she's telling him, "If I'm having to wear a hat in this picture, you are too!"). Might Clark Gable have taken this photo? Perhaps. Whatever, today is National Dog Day......and animal lover Lombard owned her share of man's best friends. We'll read more
'Modern Screen,' May 1934: The height of fear, and so much more
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 24, 2020
Carole Lombard's career was reaching new heights in the spring of 1934, thanks to films such as "We're Not Dressing" and the upcoming "Twentieth Century," but that didn't mean she couldn't register some fear.Not of fame, mind you, but of heights. And as it turned out, her old Cocoanut Grove dance ri read more
Two Glassner gems from '31, plus a 'Devil'-ish extra
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 23, 2020
The Lester Glassner estate has been a boon to Carole Lombard collectors for years, providing relatively rare stills from her films in excellent condition. Take the above pic as an example; it's a still-sized semi-lobby card for 1931's "It Pays To Advertise" featuring a line from the film. Accompanyi read more
Guess who wanted to look like Lombard?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 22, 2020
Yes, a notable actress envied Carole's allure. Some hints on her identity:1. She achieved considerable success in her own right.2. While Lombard was married to two Hollywood legends, this lady was married to one.3. She never met Carole.OK, who was she? The answer......Lauren Bacall, shown alongside read more
Retrocast redux: Carole and husbands go Goldie in "Seems Like Old Times"
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 21, 2020
What's this, you're asking? It's my brain having some fun again, that's what. More than eight years ago, I participated in a blogathon called "The Great Recasting," where post-1965 films were "created" with pre-1965 personnel. My choice was to convert the 1992 comedy "Housesitter," starring Goldie H read more
For my 4,300th, let's reach the Raft-ers 'Under The Stars'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 20, 2020
The day after my 65th birthday, another milestone, this for my blog: This marks the 4,300th entry at Carole & Co. since it began in June 2007. And today's subject: George Raft, shown heating up the screen with dance partner Carole Lombard in "Bolero" (1934).Raft, who did the "dance" with Lombard hor read more
Happy birthday to me (I'm now 65!)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 19, 2020
On Oct. 6, 2008, friends and fans of Carole Lombard gathered at her birth house in Fort Wayne, Ind., to celebrate her centenary. Today, I celebrated a milestone of my own...my 65th birthday.While I'm not having a party, I've received best wishes from hundreds of people -- friends from my youth in Sy read more
The full "To Be Or Not To Be" pressbook, plus an audio bonus
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 18, 2020
Last week, we ran excerpts from the pressbook of Carole Lombard's final film, the brilliant dark comedy "To Be Or Not To Be"(https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/1114063.html). As we stated, Lombard's accidental death only a few days before previews forced its publicity campaign to suddenly shift i read more
Thursday, enjoy the power of Powell
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 17, 2020
OK, so my all-time favorite actress Carole Lombard isn't part of Turner Classic Movies' 2020 edition of "Summer Under The Stars" (she lost a TCM Backlots runoff to Claudette Colbert). At least we've got the next best thing -- my all-time favorite actor (and first Lombard husband) William Powell, who read more
The license plate hat trick
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 16, 2020
It's late 1930, and Carole Lombard, signed to a seven-year contract by Paramount a few months ago, now gets the studio's publicity push. While she hardly was an unknown, the Melrose Avenue mega-studio knew many were unfamiliar with her. Moreover, she was low on its figurative totem pole. So she was read more
On this torrid day, a few hot pics
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 15, 2020
One of my dreams as a Carole Lombard historian and researcher is to create a book illustrating her series of Paramount p1202 portraits (that was her studio player code number), from p1202-1, shown above in 1930, to her final one in 1938; they total about 1,800. Unfortunately, there are several roadb read more
Playables? More like collectibles
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 14, 2020
Remember the Italian restaurant scene in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," where Ann (Carole Lombard) and David (Robert Montgomery) discover to their dismay old times are not so easily recaptured? The same may apply if you purchase the 1941 Alfred Hitchcock comedy on a format used by relatively few these days:Yep read more