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Lombard milks some laughs
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 17, 2014
Only Carole Lombard could make a "straight man" of a cow. (And while that very concept might sound weird, there was an animated film a few years back where Kevin James, of all people, voiced a decidedly male cow.) But what's our gal doing around a female bovine, albeit charmingly so? According to th read more
Set with Anna, Allison and 'Mom'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 16, 2014
Carole Lombard and co-star Fernand Gravet read newspapers as director Mervyn LeRoy has a smoke during a break in the act at "Fools For Scandal," the only film Lombard made at Warners and one of the lesser lights in her cinematic oeuvre. It was released in 1938, the same year the studio issued "Jezeb read more
Going exotic with the orchid lady
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 15, 2014
And by “orchid lady,” we’re referring both to Carole Lombard’s one-time description and the name of the eBay seller offering this item, the previously unseen — at least by me — Paramount p1202-366. (Although this probably is from the end of 1932 or early ’33, after Carole, on loanout to read more
Salmon for 'Breakfast'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 14, 2014
However, Carole Lombard isn't eating it -- she's wearing it! Confused? Perhaps this snipe can clear things up:It's the outfit -- salmon-colored (something we can't immediately visualize from a black-and-white image), created by Travis Banton for Carole's starring role in "Love Before Breakfast," a U read more
Cowgirl Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 13, 2014
In recent weeks, we've run several photos of Carole Lombard from when she had her own ranch in the San Fernando Valley about 1937 (not to be confused with the "ranch" she later inhabited with husband Clark Gable in Encino). It's Paramount p1202-1531, and while there's no livestock around Lombard, th read more
New leader, few layoffs, same style at TCM
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 12, 2014
A good friend of mine saw the 1939 Carole Lombard-James Stewart film "Made For Each Other" for the first time recently, and she generally liked it. (So do I, but its second half rapidly devolves into melodrama and loses much of its appeal.) But it's where she saw it that's our topic for today; it ra read more
'Picture Play,' August 1935: Covering Carole (oops, Carol!)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 11, 2014
You won't find much of Carole Lombard in the August 1935 issue of Picture Play -- in itself hardly a surprise, since the magazine strangely held out adding an "e" to her name until early 1937 (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/594915.html). But here, there wasn't much of "Carol Lombard," either; read more
Engaging, in horseplay
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 10, 2014
Isn't that an incredibly lovely photo of Carole Lombard, just full of the joie de vivre that made (and continues to make) her such a beloved personality? I think much of that unbridled spirit comes from her horse, whom we learn about from the snipe on the back: It's another pic of Carole's favorite read more
How stagey was Carole -- 'A or B?'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 9, 2014
Carole Lombard, in her guise as Lily Garland, takes bouquets from Broadway admirers as part of her pivotal performance in "Twentieth Century." Yet there has always been conjecture over whether Carole spent more time playing a stage actress over the few weeks of early 1934 that Howard Hawks comedy wa read more
If at first you don't succeed...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 8, 2014
Two examples of Carole Lombard memorabilia rarities whose initial rarefied price failed to find a buyer are back for a second go-round.First, that reverent, Easter-themed oversized (11" x 14") above portrait of Lombard, in fine condition, by Pathe's William E. Thomas from early 1929. It initially wa read more
'You -- you -- you -- you', plus an upcoming pair of sitcom trips
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 7, 2014
Carole Lombard was a relaxed sort, never at all projecting an impression that the world was out to get her. But that's the feeling you can get from this image, probably made during the early 1930s from the blonder-than-usual Carole hair. That shocked look on her face leads one to believe this pic is read more
Listening in on 'family'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 6, 2014
"Lady By Choice," which would be Carole Lombard's fifth and final film at Columbia in late 1934, was an enjoyable outing for both star and studio. We've noted that coarse Columbia mogul Harry Cohn, one of the most disliked people in the industry, had a good working relationship with Carole -- probab read more
The Dish ran away without TCM, and no little dogs are laughing
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 5, 2014
You're probably not watching much Carole Lombard lately (such as in "To Be Or Not To Be," above) if you're a subscriber to Dish network -- and here's why. The satellite provider took Turner Classic Movies and seven other Turner channels off its system Oct. 21. (TBS and TNT are under separate contrac read more
'Reel' in some Carole and Lyle
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 4, 2014
Carole Lombard and Lyle Talbot appeared together on screen only once, in the 1932 Columbia drama "No More Orchids." Now, a rarity featuring both of them has surfaced on eBay. It's from the February 1992 issue of a film collectors' magazine entitled "Big Reel":I have no idea whether the magazine had read more
Carole shows us her calf. Bull!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 3, 2014
Once again, Carole Lombard shows off her agricultural side in Paramount p1202-1688 from 1937, but if you think you can milk this picture, boy, have you got a surprise. That's because the bovine with her is masculine, not feminine:History has not recorded the ultimate fate of "True Confession" the bu read more
An invitation to 'Rumba,' and 'Rumba,' and 'Rumba'...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 2, 2014
"Rumba," Carole Lombard's dance film with George Raft that opened in early 1935, was an obvious attempt to draw water from the same spring that had made "Bolero" a hit for Paramount nearly a year earlier. However, this time the well largely ran dry, perhaps for several reasons -- the strict enforcem read more
She's got her eyes on us, and vice versa
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Nov 1, 2014
Thanks to Tally Haugen for uncovering that image, as high-hat as we'll ever see Carole Lombard. (Was she channeling her inner Margaret Dumont?) Don't know anything more about it; most likely it was Carole having some fun during a photo shoot and the session photographer decided to capitalize on the read more
Get 'Supernatural' for this haunted holiday
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 31, 2014
With relatively little fanfare, the Carole Lombard film most appropriate for today's holiday has finally been made available on DVD. "Supernatural," the 1933 occult thriller that's almost certainly the most atypical movie Carole ever made, was one of 12 horror-related titles Universal listed on its read more
Milking some glamour, plus a word from 'Mom'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 30, 2014
Even before hitching to Clark Gable as her second husband, Carole Lombard showed the public her sudden fondness for rural life through a series of Paramount publicity photographs taken at the San Fernando Valley ranch she owned in 1937. (It's probably some subdivision now.) Above is p1202-1589, whic read more
To the magnetism of Carole and Fred
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 29, 2014
While we await Game 7 of the World Series, the finale of the 2014 major league baseball season, let's examine Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray. Just as John Barrymore helped elicit a career-changing performance from Carole in 1934's "Twentieth Century," so did Lombard return the favor to some exten read more