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Can this herald find a 'Now And Forever' home?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 27, 2014
"Now And Forever" is one of the few Carole Lombard films where she tends to recede into the cinematic woodwork; while she may be billed second, she's sort of a third wheel, as much of the movie turns on the relationship between con man Gary Cooper and the daughter he finally meets, played by up-and- read more
Colorizers, fire away!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 26, 2014
I've never hidden my disdain for colorization of images of Carole Lombard and other classic-era personalities, whether they be stills or entire motion pictures. Yet I will concede there are exceptions to every rule, such as Richard Smith's adaptation (above) of this vintage portrait, Paramount p1202 read more
The merriest of Christmases
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 25, 2014
As we see Carole Lombard in a Christmas scene from "In Name Only," her 1939 romantic drama with Cary Grant and Kay Francis, I'm adjusting to my first celebration of the holiday in Los Angeles. It's probably not the warmest Christmas Day I've ever experienced -- it was 58 degrees and windy at 9:45 a. read more
This ad's a lemon...really
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 24, 2014
In 1933, Carole Lombard's career really couldn't be called a lemon, but she was perceived as a second-tier star at best. That's probably not why she was hired to make this ad from the California Fruit Growers Exchange ("Sunkist") promoting fresh lemon juice as a hair rinse:After all, as Lombard says read more
Wisconsin plays 'Fast And Loose'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 23, 2014
"Fast And Loose" has some significant singularities in the Carole Lombard cinematic canon. It was the only film she ever made in New York, and her lone movie with the famed character actor Frank Morgan. It's also her only teaming with Miriam Hopkins, whom she'd battle for roles over the next decade, read more
'Screenland,' September 1937: The truth about Hollywood diets!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 22, 2014
Carole Lombard was one of several Hollywood stars renowned for their figures in mid-1937...so, when Screenland magazine assigned noted writer Dorothy Manners a story on stars and their diets for its September issue, it was only natural that Lombard was one of those consulted (as were Paramount cohor read more
Get in the picture with these movie stills
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 21, 2014
Carole Lombard is cross-examined by husband Fred MacMurray in a scene from 1937's "True Confession," Carole's final film for Paramount. It's a vintage original still from production, as the image has crop marks......from the relatively obscure Movie Story fan magazine (I presume this ran on page 24 read more
alt.Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 20, 2014
It's 1940, and Carole Lombard and Clark Gable are shown at Burbank Airport (now Bob Hope Burbank Airport). But imagine a vastly different 1940...one where Gable is a washed-up actor turned private investigator. What?That's the premise of a novel written a few years ago, part of the "alternate histor read more
Two venues where you can be put through DeMille
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 19, 2014
Carole Lombard and William Powell (the latter recuperating from a prolonged ailment, explaining why he's seated) go through their paces in early May 1938, as they prepare an aural adaptation of their 1936 hit "My Man Godfrey" for the "Lux Radio Theater." When Lombard made her "Lux" debut on May 9, s read more
You want a controversial film?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 18, 2014
At the time Carole Lombard was filming "To Be Or Not To Be" in the final few months of 1941, she probably knew it was going to be controversial; after all, it was a dark comedy set in Poland, during a war against an enemy that at the time seemed to hold the upper hand. And this was before Pearl Harb read more
Still 'Hot' after 250+ (combined) years
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 17, 2014
That's Carole Lombard at right as part of the cast of the 1928 Mack Sennett two-reeler "His Unlucky Night," which may -- or may not -- have been filmed at what was then Sennett's newfound lot at Studio City. While the Internet Movie Database writes it was made at the previous Sennett lot in the Silv read more
Putting Carole's performance on the 'Table'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 16, 2014
It's frequently been noted that despite spending seven-plus years at Paramount, Carole Lombard never really made a four-star classic for that studio, nothing comparable to Claudette Colbert's "The Palm Beach Story" or Miriam Hopkins' "Trouble In Paradise." But in terms of public perception, "Hands A read more
75 years of giving a damn
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 15, 2014
That's a photo from 75 years ago tonight -- Dec. 15, 1939 in Atlanta, as Carole Lombard joins husband Clark Gable, author Margaret Mitchell, producer David O. Selznick and Olivia de Havilland (the only one of the five still with us) for a post-premiere party after the world premiere of the adaptatio read more
Sell Monroe, buy Lombard
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 14, 2014
Not long ago, we wrote about a suit designed for Carole Lombard (which may have been worn beneath the fur in 1934's "The Gay Bride," above) that was up for auction at Julien's of Beverly Hills earlier this month. With a suggested opening bid of $800-$1,200, it ended up going for an impressive $4,062 read more
A pair of paper 'Vigils'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 13, 2014
"Vigil In The Night" may not be among the easiest of Carole Lombard's films to watch, but it's surely among her most intense. This 1940 tale of nursing was too downbeat for Carole's core audience, yet it shows her dramatic skill in a way few of her movies do. Now, two large vintage ads for that film read more
More from 'Motion Picture,' July 1936
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 12, 2014
Nearly two years ago, we ran an entry about Carole Lombard and the July 1936 issue of Motion Picture (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/561667.html). Not only was she the fan magazine's cover subject, but an interview with her was included:We've since uncovered some other Lombard goodies from tha read more
Again the Smiths, Italiano
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 11, 2014
In April, we ran an entry about two Italian-language posters for Carole Lombard's next-to-last film, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/689431.html). Now, another poster in Italian from the movie has surfaced:(There was a watermark on the image of the latest poster, so I simply read more
Carole, Clark and 'Stardust': A novel idea
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 10, 2014
Carole Lombard's vivacity, beauty and talent have made her a natural for novelists to use as a character when writing tales of classic Hollywood. From "Moviola" by her one-time director Garson Kanin (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/164848.html) to appearing in the baseball fantasy "All The Star read more
'Movie Mirror,' November 1939: 'Our Home, Our Work -- and Children'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 9, 2014
It's the fall of 1939, and the marriage between Carole Lombard and Clark Gable still is legitimately idyllic -- the case for most couples wed about half a year. ('Twas likewise when Lombard and William Powell had been married for about that length.)That was the backdrop when esteemed fan magazine ed read more
'Modern Screen,' April 1935: More on 'Why One Man Loved Her'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 8, 2014
Nearly 16 months ago, we ran an entry with a clipping from Modern Screen magazine which I had won in an eBay auction. The article, entitled "Why One Man Loved Her," described Carole Lombard's power over one anonymous man, how she emotionally held him in the palm of her hand (http://carole-and-co.liv read more