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'Modern Screen,' June 1936: Get to meet 'Fieldsie'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 5, 2015
This is how we tend to remember Madalynne Field -- the big (six feet tall), hefty presence in Carole Lombard's Mack Sennett comedies such as "The Campus Vamp" (above) and "The Girl From Nowhere":Many of us also are aware that Madalynne -- born some 18 months before Carole -- subsequently played an i read more
It's Clark and Carole, but from where? And when?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 4, 2015
Just came across this photo of Carole Lombard and Clark Gable at some sort of formal function, but beyond that I have absolutely no idea about its setting or context. It's possibly "Gone With The Wind"-related, since what they're wearing resemble their outfits at the Atlanta premiere of "GWTW" in De read more
Haunting a 'Godfrey' hater
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 3, 2015
The setting is Hollywood heaven, specifically the pearly gates. Carole Lombard approaches a counter marked "Hauntings" and speaks to the man behind it.Carole: I'm requesting a permit for a non-benevolent haunt.Man: That's not like you, Carole -- your haunts generally are good-natured ones or romanti read more
'She was that kind of a girl!'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 2, 2015
"Sinners In The Sun" (1932) is one of those Carole Lombard dramatic vehicles from the time in her career when she was known as a clotheshorse and not much else. (And in this film at least, those clothes included swimsuits, such as the one she's wearing in the arms of co-star Chester Morris, and gown read more
'31 Days of Oscar' (and without Lombard), plus a trip to the ballpark
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 1, 2015
Did you enjoy seeing Carole Lombard in "Twentieth Century" on Turner Classic Movies last night? Good, because you won't be seeing her on the channel for a while. The reason?TCM's "31 Days of Oscar," its annual celebration of the Academy Awards. (The event began when the ceremony took place in March, read more
Saying adieu to Drew with her grandpa (and Carole)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 31, 2015
Prior commitments denied me the opportunity to watch "Twentieth Century" on Turner Classic Movies' "The Essentials" when it first aired Oct. 4, but tonight I'm getting a second chance (8 p.m. Eastern). It will also be your last chance to see Robert Osborne co-host "The Essentials" with Drew Barrymor read more
Carole and her 'mother' come across
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 30, 2015
"The Princess Comes Across" is a Carole Lombard film that tends to get lost in the shuffle (she's shown with Fred MacMurray above in a promotional still). It's certainly a competent movie, with some funny bits to complement a maritime murder plot, but it never quite equals the sum of its parts.Now, read more
Shirley (and Carole), no jest
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 29, 2015
Until today, I believed this was the only photo extant showing Carole Lombard and Shirley Temple by themselves in the 1934 Paramount vehicle "Now And Forever." But I was wrong -- and am glad to be wrong, too. Take a look at this charming picture of them.This is an original black-and-white, doublewei read more
Lombard, Lupe and lots of Lux starpower
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 28, 2015
Carole Lombard and Lux soap formed a potent advertising partnership for several years, both on radio (Carole made several appearances on the highly-rated "Lux Radio Theater") and in print, such as in this Sunday color supplement caricature):Carole now is part of a Lux-related auction at eBay...and i read more
This week, see what I saw
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 27, 2015
In yesterday's entry, I lamented the lack of a time machine enabling me to meet Carole Lombard. Well, if time travel indeed were possible, one environment I'd like to see Carole cavort in would be a movie set, to see her at work (as in 1932's "Sinners In The Sun," above). Of course, back then about read more
Of a Dame, a Hawks heroine and a 'West Side Story': What a weekend
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 26, 2015
Unless I'm placed in a functional time machine or am zapped by magic, I'll never meet Carole Lombard, one of the great Howard Hawks heroines (seen with him above on the set of "Twentieth Century"). However, this weekend I was blessed to meet two legendary actresses who also worked with the great dir read more
Visiting the 'Speakeasy' for a 'Supernatural' review
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 25, 2015
Today's entry largely comes courtesy of a longtime friend of mine in the blogosphere, Kristina Dijan of the blog Speakeasy (https://hqofk.wordpress.com/). She recently participated in an event this weekend called the Randolph Scott Blogathon, run by the site http://www.fiftieswesterns.com:Scott, of read more
Cheers for a 'new' p1202
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 24, 2015
Uncovering a previously unseen (at least to current fans and collectors) Carole Lombard Paramount p1202 image is always cause for celebration. And while we've known of the above pic, p1202-1430, for quite some time, today an eBay seller has one that looks to be from the same session, if the jacket s read more
The Miriam Hopkins Blogathon: Miriam + Carole...or Miriam vs. Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 23, 2015
Above is what may be a rarity -- as far as I know, the only image showing Carole Lombard and Miriam Hopkins in the same photo; it's from "Fast And Loose" (1930), the lone film they made together, and an appropriate way to begin this entry in this weekend's Miriam Hopkins Blogathon:The event began Th read more
The return of that 'tablecloth' for 'Breakfast'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 22, 2015
"Love Before Breakfast" really isn't one of Carole Lombard's most distinctive movies, but one of the truly distinctive things about it is a loud, plaid outfit that almost looks as if she tore it off the kitchen table and remodeled it into a dress. And another image of her in it -- and wearing gloves read more
Postcard perfect
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 21, 2015
Like many other stars of her day, Carole Lombard was a popular subject for postcards, particularly in Europe. Now another postcard pic of Carole has surfaced, this from the Netherlands and her RKO days.This pose is similar, but not identical to, some other images of Lombard I've seen from RKO. It's read more
How'd you like to win some 'Stardust'?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 20, 2015
Well, you can...specifically a new novel to be released next month where Carole Lombard is a prominent character.We've already written about "A Touch Of Stardust," the latest historical novel from Kate Alcott, a pseudonym for Washington journalist Patricia O'Brien (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.c read more
Paying it back via a goofy reunion
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 19, 2015
I'm not precisely certain when Carole Lombard received this inscribed autographed picture from John Barrymore, but if it was given to her at the wrap party for 1934's "Twentieth Century," she may well have floated home that night. Getting approval from Barrymore, one of the industry's most distingui read more
'Kane' to infiltrate Hearst's screening room
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 18, 2015
This image of Carole Lombard (wearing the dark cloche hat) appears to be from 1929 or so and was taken at Hearst Castle, possibly on her first visit to the enchanted palace of San Simeon. (She had dated one of William Randolph Hearst's sons in the mid-1920s, but I'm not certain when she initially me read more
A 'Supernatural' thing of beauty
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 17, 2015
That look on Carole Lombard's face as her character prepares to take part in a seance perfectly conveys her feelings about "Supernatural," a Paramount programmer released in the spring of 1933 -- it's so much horror hokum, and she knows it. Nevertheless, Lombard gives it her all despite her disdain read more