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Backless -- and peerless
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 30, 2015
How'd you like some early '30s Carole Lombard glamour? Thanks to Otto Dyar, we have a splendid example...and it can be yours.The above shot, showing lots of bareback from Carole, is up for auction at eBay. We even know the specifics, because the snipe and other information are on back:According to t read more
Backless -- and peerless
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 30, 2015
How'd you like some early '30s Carole Lombard glamour? Thanks to Otto Dyar, we have a splendid example...and it can be yours.The above shot, showing lots of bareback from Carole, is up for auction at eBay. We even know the specifics, because the snipe and other information are on back:According to t read more
Carole and Clara go collegiate (old-school)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 29, 2015
Some Carole Lombard news worth cheering about...if you still own a VHS player. That's because a videocassette of two silent campus comedies from the 1920s, starring the legendary Lombard and the earlier icon Clara Bow, now is available via eBay.The Bow film is 1925's "The Plastic Age," which some cl read more
Carole and Clara go collegiate (old-school)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 29, 2015
Some Carole Lombard news worth cheering about...if you still own a VHS player. That's because a videocassette of two silent campus comedies from the 1920s, starring the legendary Lombard and the earlier icon Clara Bow, now is available via eBay.The Bow film is 1925's "The Plastic Age," which some cl read more
The 'Power' to get 'From Hell to Heaven'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 28, 2015
Two relatively obscure Carole Lombard films that have not yet secured an official DVD release now are available for purchase online.The photo on top shows Lombard with William Boyd in a scene from the 1928 Pathe silent "Power," a film that co-stars Alan Hale Sr. and marked the movie debut of Joan Be read more
The 'Power' to get 'From Hell to Heaven'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 28, 2015
Two relatively obscure Carole Lombard films that have not yet secured an official DVD release now are available for purchase online.The photo on top shows Lombard with William Boyd in a scene from the 1928 Pathe silent "Power," a film that co-stars Alan Hale Sr. and marked the movie debut of Joan Be read more
Classic Movie History Project Blogathon: Of Carole and pre-Code
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 27, 2015
Welcome to "Of Carole [Lombard] and pre-Code," my contribution to the Classic Movie History Project Blogathon, hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings and Once Upon A Screen (and sponsored by Flicker Alley). The three-day blogathon, which began yesterday and concludes tomorrow, examines all fac read more
Classic Movie History Project Blogathon: Of Carole and pre-Code
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 27, 2015
Welcome to "Of Carole [Lombard] and pre-Code," my contribution to the Classic Movie History Project Blogathon, hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings and Once Upon A Screen (and sponsored by Flicker Alley). The three-day blogathon, which began yesterday and concludes tomorrow, examines all fac read more
Carole and her clippings
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 26, 2015
Above is one of four Carole Lombard clippings -- all from fan magazines -- for sale at eBay, each for $4.99. This first clipping is from sometime in 1936, probably before the fall, because while it mentions hwr working with ex-husband William Powell in "My Man Godfrey," it says nothing about her sci read more
Carole and her clippings
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 26, 2015
Above is one of four Carole Lombard clippings -- all from fan magazines -- for sale at eBay, each for $4.99. This first clipping is from sometime in 1936, probably before the fall, because while it mentions hwr working with ex-husband William Powell in "My Man Godfrey," it says nothing about her sci read more
Stills, not much time left
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 25, 2015
Eighteen vintage stills from Carole Lombard films are available at reasonable prices (initial bids between $5 and $10)...if you act fast. Auctions on these images are scheduled to end between 12:48 and 5:08 p.m. (Eastern) Friday. That includes this pic from Lombard's last Pathe production, "The Rack read more
Stills, not much time left
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 25, 2015
Eighteen vintage stills from Carole Lombard films are available at reasonable prices (initial bids between $5 and $10)...if you act fast. Auctions on these images are scheduled to end between 12:48 and 5:08 p.m. (Eastern) Friday. That includes this pic from Lombard's last Pathe production, "The Rack read more
Lots more from the lobby
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 24, 2015
Yesterday's entry was about Carole Lombard lobby cards as part of a two-day auction from Profiles in History, and mentioned today's entry would have quite a few more from Day 2 of the auction -- and we're living up to our end of the bargain. (Sorry I'm a bit late, but this afternoon I journeyed to A read more
Lots more from the lobby
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 24, 2015
Yesterday's entry was about Carole Lombard lobby cards as part of a two-day auction from Profiles in History, and mentioned today's entry would have quite a few more from Day 2 of the auction -- and we're living up to our end of the bargain. (Sorry I'm a bit late, but this afternoon I journeyed to A read more
'To Advertise' for 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' in the lobby
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 23, 2015
You may recall the other day, we mentioned a lobby card for Carole Lombard's 1933 film "Supernatural" was going to be part of an auction of film items from Profiles in History on March 29 (next Monday). Well, it just so happens that lobby cards from two other Lombard movies will be part of the aucti read more
'To Advertise' for 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' in the lobby
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 23, 2015
You may recall the other day, we mentioned a lobby card for Carole Lombard's 1933 film "Supernatural" was going to be part of an auction of film items from Profiles in History on March 29 (next Monday). Well, it just so happens that lobby cards from two other Lombard movies will be part of the aucti read more
So big (not really), so beautiful
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 22, 2015
Beautiful pic, isn't it, showing Carole Lombard at her most regal and serene. It's Paramount p1202-645, taken sometime in 1933. Now if you're at a desktop computer, double-click the image and prepare to be wowed; it's as if Carole's been blown up to poster size. The detail is such that you can see t read more
So big (not really), so beautiful
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 22, 2015
Beautiful pic, isn't it, showing Carole Lombard at her most regal and serene. It's Paramount p1202-645, taken sometime in 1933. Now if you're at a desktop computer, double-click the image and prepare to be wowed; it's as if Carole's been blown up to poster size. The detail is such that you can see t read more
The film may be bad, but the script is good Norwegian wood
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 21, 2015
One only wishes the finished product that was "Fools For Scandal" exhibited anywhere near the joy that this on-the-set pic of Carole Lombard and Fernand Gravet showed. The 1938 Warners comedy, set in Paris, turned out to be Carole's cinematic Waterloo, taking arguably the hottest star in movies as 1 read more
The film may be bad, but the script is good Norwegian wood
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jun 21, 2015
One only wishes the finished product that was "Fools For Scandal" exhibited anywhere near the joy that this on-the-set pic of Carole Lombard and Fernand Gravet showed. The 1938 Warners comedy, set in Paris, turned out to be Carole's cinematic Waterloo, taking arguably the hottest star in movies as 1 read more