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This 'Love Before Breakfast' is literary French toast
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 3, 2015
The other day, we did an entry on Carole Lombard's first Universal film "Love Before Breakfast" as part of the Universal Pictures Blogathon. And wouldn't you know it -- a heretofore unseen goody associated with the movie just surfaced on eBay.It's a French-language book of the film, issued in 1937.A read more
'The New Movie Magazine,' April 1931: Increasingliy linked
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 2, 2015
This fetching picture of Carole Lombard could be found inside the April 1931 issue of The New Movie Magazine, but there were two other indications that Carole's future was tied to that of William Powell, both professionally......and personally:(I believe "Gentleman of the Streets" was the film event read more
'The New Movie Magazine,' April 1931: Increasingly linked
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 2, 2015
This fetching picture of Carole Lombard could be found inside the April 1931 issue of The New Movie Magazine, but there were two other indications that Carole's future was tied to that of William Powell, both professionally......and personally:(I believe "Gentleman of the Streets" was the film event read more
Three ways to appear 'Devil'-ish after Halloween
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 1, 2015
I think I ran these stills from Carole Lombard's 1931 film "Up Pops the Devil" not that long ago...but this time, the seller has also isolated and enlarged Lombard's image in each of these, providing a slightly different perspective. So here goes, with the focus on Lombard in the pic above:Now, the read more
Three ways to appear 'Devil'-ish after Halloween
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 1, 2015
I think I ran these stills from Carole Lombard's 1931 film "Up Pops the Devil" not that long ago...but this time, the seller has also isolated and enlarged Lombard's image in each of these, providing a slightly different perspective. So here goes, with the focus on Lombard in the pic above:Now, the read more
A ghost of a second chance: Can Carole rewrite history?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 31, 2015
This is said to be the last photo ever taken of Carole Lombard and her mother, Elizabeth Peters, following the war bond rally in Indianapolis on Jan. 15, 1942; less than 24 hours later, both of them, as well as MGM publicist Otto Winkler, would die when their plane crashed in Nevada, killing all abo read more
A ghost of a second chance: Can Carole rewrite history?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 31, 2015
This is said to be the last photo ever taken of Carole Lombard and her mother, Elizabeth Peters, following the war bond rally in Indianapolis on Jan. 15, 1942; less than 24 hours later, both of them, as well as MGM publicist Otto Winkler, would die when their plane crashed in Nevada, killing all abo read more
The Universal Blogathon: 'Love Before Breakfast,' her other film at the 'U'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 30, 2015
When it comes to Carole Lombard and Universal, it's difficult not to thin about "My Man Godfrey," arguably the greatest screwball comedy of them all (no backtalk from "Bringing Up Baby" fans, please). Blessed with immaculate writing, a superlative cast, and a message done just right for an America e read more
The Universal Blogathon: 'Love Before Breakfast,' her other film at the 'U'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 30, 2015
When it comes to Carole Lombard and Universal, it's difficult not to think about "My Man Godfrey," arguably the greatest screwball comedy of them all (no backtalk from "Bringing Up Baby" fans, please). Blessed with immaculate writing, a superlative cast, and a message done just right for an America read more
Giving Lombard license
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 29, 2015
Carole Lombard may not have driven this Renault when she posed with it on the Paramount lot in 1931 while filming "Up Pops the Devil," but by now she knew how to drive. We have proof through this California driver's license Lombard was issued in 1937, after she reported her pervious license was stol read more
Giving Lombard license
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 29, 2015
Carole Lombard may not have driven this vintage Renault when she posed with it on the Paramount lot in 1931 while filming "Up Pops the Devil," but by now she knew how to drive. We have proof through this California driver's license Lombard was issued in 1937, after she reported her pervious license read more
Smoking and signing -- part of her Heritage
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 28, 2015
Heritage Auctions, the Dallas-based memorabilia seller, has just announced two Carole Lombard items will be part of its Nov. 21-22 Vintage Movie Posters Signature Auction -- although neither item is a movie poster. However, one has a signature: an 11" x 14" pose seen above.Photos of that size almost read more
Smoking and signing -- part of her Heritage
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 28, 2015
Heritage Auctions, the Dallas-based memorabilia seller, has just announced two Carole Lombard items will be part of its Nov. 21-22 Vintage Movie Posters Signature Auction -- although neither item is a movie poster. However, one has a signature: an 11" x 14" pose seen above.Photos of that size almost read more
Hollywood + holidays = a new, fun book
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 27, 2015
A happy Halloween from Carole Lombard (got your pumpkins ready? This fall it seems as if pumpkin has replaced bacon as the go-to food additive). It's also a reminder that a book on classic Hollywood's take on varied holidays -- called, appropriately, "Hollywood Celebrates the Holidays, 1920-1970" -- read more
Hollywood + holidays = a new, fun book
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 27, 2015
A happy Halloween from Carole Lombard (got your pumpkins ready? This fall it seems as if pumpkin has replaced bacon as the go-to food additive). It's also a reminder that a book on classic Hollywood's take on varied holidays -- called, appropriately, "Hollywood Celebrates the Holidays, 1920-1970" -- read more
'Movie Life,' January 1938: Hello, dummy!
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 26, 2015
No, Carole Lombard's not doing her impression of Don Rickles (the master of insult comedy has had a long and terrific career, but it doesn't go back quite that far). Rather, Carole's posing with Charlie McCarthy, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's mischievous alter ago.Lombard made five appearances on the read more
'Movie Life,' January 1938: Hello, dummy!
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 26, 2015
No, Carole Lombard's not doing her impression of Don Rickles (the master of insult comedy has had a long and terrific career, but it doesn't go back quite that far). Rather, Carole's posing with Charlie McCarthy, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's mischievous alter ago.Lombard made five appearances on the read more
A Universal prisoner, in a tragedy that's Paramount
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 25, 2015
Carole Lombard fans have a devil of a time finding her 1931 film "Up Pops the Devil" in anything other than bootleg form. That's because it's among quite a few of her early Paramount releases that have never had an official release -- whether on videocassette or DVD -- by Universal, which controls read more
A Universal prisoner, in a tragedy that's Paramount
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 25, 2015
Carole Lombard fans have a devil of a time finding her 1931 film "Up Pops the Devil" in anything other than bootleg form. That's because it's among quite a few of her early Paramount releases that have never had an official release -- whether on videocassette or DVD -- by Universal, which controls read more
'Screenland,' January 1940: Clark and Carole at home; can you bear it?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 24, 2015
As 1939 turned into 1940, millions of Americans had questions about Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, to many the unofficial royal couple of Hollywood. And in its January 1940 issue, Screenland attempted to answer them.The title was trite, to say the least -- "Mrs. Goldilocks and the Bears"? -- but ge read more