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RIP Larry Swindell
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 24, 2020
This is one of my very favorite portraits of Carole Lombard, as it blends her beauty, joie de vivre and sex appeal all into one. It's an RKO image, taken on her Encino ranch in 1939 or 1940.And I first became aware of its existence thanks to Larry Swindell.It was on the rear dust jacket of Swindell' read more
Play ball! (Or a 2020 approximation of it)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 23, 2020
Would Carole Lombard -- an avid baseball fan -- be thrilled Opening Day is today, nearly four months behind schedule? Perhaps. But I sense that like me, she'd also say fine, but we have bigger figurative fish to fry. Or something to that effect.Nearly nine months ago, Opening Day 2020 was something read more
Marlene? No, that's Carole -- a lacy Lombard
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 22, 2020
Both Carole Lombard and Marlene Dietrich were style icons in the 1930s; in fact, for a time, Marlene thought Carole was copying her look. Not with that outfit above (actually, Travis Banton draped that satin over Carole), something Marlene deemed ridiculous (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/414 read more
'Swing' for 83 minutes...or for 97
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 21, 2020
Imagine entering a time machine, zapping yourself to New York in spring 1937, and entering the fabled Times Square Paramount for this -- the legendary Louis Armstrong at the peak of his powers, fronting a swing orchestra with his trumpet genius. Pure magic.While we're there, we can do another thing read more
'Orchids,' in the leaves of a book
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 20, 2020
"No More Orchids" (1932), Carole Lombard's second film for Columbia, lacks the pre-Code punch of its predecessor, "Virtue," but shows off her dramatic skills and even gives her a bit of comedy. It also was the first of several films she made with the wonderful character actor Walter Connolly, and th read more
A few ways for Yoo to collect 'Mrs. Smith'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 19, 2020
I'm not quite certain how to explain, or define, this photo of Carole Lombard with her "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" co-star, Robert Montgomery, or their director, Alfred Hitchcock. Is Hitch playing another of his fabled "mind games" with actors?Whatever, Carole was at her most glamorous in this atypical (for read more
All this for a nickel
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 18, 2020
The very thought of a movie magazine selling for a nickel is mind-blowing by current inflated standards, but the April 1937 issue of Hollywood magazine did that and more...even giving you an exquisite color cover photo of Carole Lombard in the process. Close-ups show that photographically, it's the read more
The Paramount she entered
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 17, 2020
Carole Lombard was third-billed in "Ladies' Man," her second 1931 film with eventual husband William Powell. However, the movie was designed as a Powell vehicle before the couple ever met, as this trade ad shows:"Ladies' Man" was one of several dozen films included in Paramount Pictures' pressbook o read more
Scent of a star: Was this Carole's favorite perfume?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 16, 2020
Since no photos of Carole Lombard dancing at the legendary Cocoanut Grove are known to exist. we'll do with this facsimile of her as the title character of the 1928 Mack Sennett two-reeler "The Campus Vamp." Now imagine being at that fictional collegiate party...what perfume might Carole, still in h read more
That Lombard 'Lux' debut: Adapting 'Godfrey' for radio, part 2
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 15, 2020
This pic of Carole Lombard and ex-husband William Powell ran in the Minneapolis Star not long after they teamed on an adaptation of "My Man Godfrey" on "Lux Radio Theater" on May 9, 1938. It was Carole's debut on the hit CBS program, although she had appeared on radio several times in the past few y read more
That Lombard 'Lux' debut: Adapting 'Godfrey' for radio, part 1
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 14, 2020
Imagine having that much fun with your ex! Carole Lombard and William Powell had been divorced for nearly five years when this photo was taken in early May 1938 -- but about two years earlier, the pair (on good terms since their split) had teamed for a screwball comedy triumph in "My Man Godfrey." N read more
Join the Lombard lobby
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 13, 2020
Carole Lombard was featured in all sorts of movie memorabilia, among them lobby cards. Take this one, for instance, from the 1931 Paramount drama "I Take This Woman." Carole's said woman, "taken" from Manhattan high society by ranch hand Gary Cooper, who's trying to persuade a skeptical Lombard with read more
Carole (and Hollywood) at home
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 12, 2020
Then and now, the house Carole Lombard occupied during the mid-1930s at 7953 Hollywood Boulevard has the ability to amaze...although from a 2020 perspective, that may be as much due to the history of its occupants (not just Carole, but actor Max Showalter and rock star Morrissey) than any inherent a read more
She's a 'goddess,' all right
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 11, 2020
Carole Lombard never said she was a goddess; she merely looked like one. And that ethereal image is honored in a new decoration available at etsy.The "quote" is completed on the back side:Two close-ups of the front:It's part of a series called "Microscopic Affirmations" -- altered microscope slides, read more
One signature, four pics, (nearly) three grand
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 10, 2020
Owning a Carole Lombard autograph is a dream for many a collector. If that's yours -- and you somehow have quite a bit of money to spare -- you can get that autograph, as part of a splendid package available at etsy.com. Want proof? Take a look:Some close-ups. First, of course, her signature:It's a read more
In the mood for some 'spring rain'?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 9, 2020
Many of us in the U.S. could use it under the stifling heat engulfing much of the nation, and that Carole Lombard pic can cool the psyche. Note the caption:It's from International Newsreel, a Hearst property (headquartered in the Examiner Building in Los Angeles):This heretofore unseen (to me) still read more
A book details the mysterious life of a Lombard tennis pal
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 8, 2020
Carole Lombard lived for less than one-third of a century, but the people she not only met, but influenced over that brief span are remarkable. One of them has been profiled in a biography published this spring, a book that not only celebrates, but re-evaluates her life.Tennis champion Alice Marble read more
Even without Lombard, a starry summer's in sight
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 7, 2020
Good news for Claudette Colbert fans, bad news for Carole Lombard's. In a vote conducted by the fan site TCMBacklot.com, Colbert defeated Lombard in a runoff to gain a slot in this August's Turner Classic Movies annual extravaganza, "Summer Under The Stars."Carole last participated in SUTS in 2014. read more
'The Boys' are back, and (mostly) better than ever
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 6, 2020
Who can resist a 19-year-old Carole Lombard in lingerie? It's a still from the Mack Sennett two-reeler "Run, Girl, Run" from early 1928, where her athletic allure was a selling point. However, she wasn't the only future '30s icon whose sex appeal served that purpose. Over in Culver City, Jean Harlow read more
Meet the man who owns the 'Godfrey' gown
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 5, 2020
It's one of the iconic costumes in Hollywood history -- the glittery gown Carole Lombard wore in the opening portion of the 1936 screwball classic "My Man Godfrey." And here's how it looks today, saved for all to see (when exhibited):We've previously written about how the "Godfrey" gown -- a Travis read more