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In the pool, en espanol
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 7, 2014
Carole Lombard invariably looks alluring poolside, and the image above is no exception. It's the cover of the August 1932 Mexican magazine Belleza, which focused on entertainment and cultural issues. (There is a current magazine by that name -- it even has a Facebook page -- but I don't know if it s read more
'Big News' on vintage pre-Code pics
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 6, 2014
This rarity from "Big News," showing Carole Lombard as a cloche-wearing newspaper reporter (de rigueur for 1929), is among four gelatin-silver photos from her pre-Code movies being sold as a single unit on eBay. All are in fine to very fine condition, and have no markings or snipes on the back. The read more
The mystery Paramount portrait
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 5, 2014
Many Carole Lombard fans deem the photo above her best pic in a swimsuit, but while it's astounding, it's also confounding. That's because no one has been able to determine what its Paramount p1202 number is; the white-on-white background makes it impossible to read.The same situation applies with a read more
Actress and director, 'Across The Table'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 4, 2014
That's the finished on-screen product from 1935's "Hands Across The Table," where Carole Lombard portrays a money-minded manicurist. But shift the angle slightly, showing what's going on between takes, and you get a significantly different impression, as Lombard talks things over with director Mitch read more
A suit that should suit someone
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 3, 2014
Carole Lombard wore that dress for "No Man Of Her Own" in 1932, and when it came up for auction a few years ago, its background was proven through a tag (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/348873.html):Another item of Lombard clothing, this time a suit, has surfaced for Friday and Saturday's "Icon read more
A book that's the cat's meow
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 2, 2014
The affection Carole Lombard and other classic Hollywood stars felt for cats is profiled in a new book, the latest tome on the film industry's fondness for felines.Several books on Hollywood cats have been issued over the years, but this one's official title is "Hollywood Cats: Photographs From the read more
A third approach to pre-Code?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 1, 2014
When it comes to pre-Code films, such as "Virtue" (1932, above, where Carole Lombard is shown with Shirley Grey), there traditionally have been two schools of thought:* Even after the Production Code was established in 1930, immigrant producers, with few if any civic ties to mainstream Protestant Am read more
For a little pic, a lot of Lombard
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 30, 2014
The hairstyle Carole Lombard is wearing makes it very likely this photo was taken for Pathe Pictures in the late 1920s (probably by William E. Thomas), when her first name was publicly known as "Carol." She's holding a cigarette between her fingers, wearing a gown with a thin strap whose shade nearl read more
In a fit of pique
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 29, 2014
"What is he writing about?" you may think to yourself. "Carole Lombard looks in pretty good temperament there." In terms of mood, you're certainly correct...but focus on that word "fit." There's the (figurative) rub, as the snipe on the back makes evident:And if you're wondering who took this portra read more
Come and get these memories, part 2
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 28, 2014
The memories that go with this entry aren't the happiest ones, though they seemed so at the start. On March 30, 1939, Carole Lombard and Clark Gable -- married the day before -- posed with two of Gable's MGM buddies. Standing next to Clark is Howard Strickling, the studio's head of publicity. Alongs read more
Come and get these memories, part 1
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 27, 2014
It's sometime in 1941, and Carole Lombard and Clark Gable are making one of their by-now infrequent excursions into Hollywood nightlife. But note what Gable is wearing on his little finger...it's this, given to him by Lombard:This was part of the recent "There's No Place Like Hollywood" auction co-s read more
Carole goes rustic one more time
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 26, 2014
For the eBay seller who's been supplying us with all these fabulous images of Carole Lombard during her 1937 "farmerette" phase, yet one more pic -- and this one's a beaut. It's Paramount p1202-1587, as we stare down at Lombard, delighted her barn is in splendid shape. And yes, there's another plug read more
Looking 'Golden' for Lombard, Gable and Matzen
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 25, 2014
Imagine if Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had existed some 75 years ago, living not in a society dominated by TMZ but instead by mostly fawning (if sometimes perceptive) fan magazines. Now amplify the adulation. That's more or less the world Carole Lombard and Clark Gable inhabited for several years.T read more
A double dose of horsing around
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 24, 2014
Once again, we get to see Carole Lombard, horsewoman; in fact, we'll do it twice. First, it's feeding time for Lombard's lovable Palomino gelding, Pico -- and once that's out of the way, Carole will take her horse for a brief walk:This pair of Paramount equine portraits -- p1202-1686 on top, followe read more
Next month, take a 'White Woman' from Universal's vault
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 23, 2014
"White Woman" isn't Carole Lombard's greatest movie -- no, it's far from it -- but it nevertheless has a core of devoted fans. Some like its sheer campiness (a term no one associated with the film would have heard of in the latter part of 1933). Others enjoy the potboiler aspect of the movie, while read more
Score on this 'Safety'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 22, 2014
It's simply a key book fashion pose from Carole Lombard's first Paramount film -- heck, she hadn't signed with the studio yet -- but her determined look sends the message, "This is where I want to be." In this spring of 1930, Lombard (wearing a still-fashionable cloche hat) was an ex-Pathe player se read more
The jiggle of the 'Century'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 21, 2014
More than eight decades after the release of "Twentieth Century" in the spring of 1934, Carole Lombard still has the power to surprise. And for at least one person, said surprise did occur -- not so much from Carole's acting (it can be argued that here is where the on-screen Lombard we know and love read more
Getting out of Buffalo?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 20, 2014
Apologies to all of you from western New York -- as a Syracuse native, I know the results of too much lake-effect snow. This is from 1929's "High Voltage," Carole Lombard's first all-talkie, and she's among a group of stranded people yelling at an airplane to help rescue them from the snowbound buil read more
Going 'Fast And Loose' for Miriam this January
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 19, 2014
Many Carole Lombard fans know "Fast And Loose" is the only film she ever made in New York (at Paramount Pictures' East Coast facility in Astoria, Queens). But were you aware it was Carole's lone movie with an iconoclastic star of the 1930s, someone whose fortunes frequently would be linked to Lombar read more
Pale blue, fit for a princess
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 18, 2014
As a rule, I never run Carole Lombard photos here with watermarks; while memorabilia sellers have every right to protect against piracy, I contend if our readers can't see an image in its full glory, I don't feel obliged to show it.There are exceptions, however, and the pic above -- Paramount p1202- read more