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Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in Frank Capra’s “It Happened One Night” It Happened One Night (1934) is an American romantic comedy directed by Frank Capra and starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. The supporting cast includes Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, and Alan H read more

Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea in Preston Sturges's "The Palm Beach Story" The Palm Beach Story (1942) is an American screwball comedy written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, and Rudy Vallee. The cinematography is by Victor Milner read more

Claudette Colbert is a prisoner of war in “Three Came Home” Three Came Home (1950) is an American film about prisoners of war under the Japanese in North Borneo (now Sabah) and Sarawak during World War II. The film was directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Claudette Colbert, Patri read more

She was a star. In 1936, Claudette Colbert was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. Two years later, she became Hollywood’s highest-paid STAR. IN THE BEGINNING: Claudette Colbert was born Émilie Claudette Chauchoin in Paris, France, on September 13, 1905 – her family called her Lily, reportedly read more

Cooking With the Stars: Claudette Colbert’s Cheese and Olive Puffs A scene from The Palm Beach Story, with Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert. If you’re a Cooking with the Stars devotee, you might have noticed that I attempt to curate the recipes and honorees with a specific theme read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Claudette Colbert, born on September 13th, 1903! The realm of Classic Hollywood sometimes gets a bad rap for being a place rife with misogyny. And, of course, these criticisms are not without merit. I think we can all agree that the seats of power in al read more

Today I’m reflecting on that tiny woman with the deep, sexy voice who managed to develop fully realized characters even in the smallest of roles. And in her greatest ones, set the bar so high for future comediennes that few have managed to approach, much less equal, her performances since. Li read more

Today I’m reflecting on that tiny woman with the deep, sexy voice who managed to develop fully realized characters even in the smallest of roles. And in her greatest ones, set the bar so high for future comediennes that few have managed to approach, much less equal, her performances since. Li read more

Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was a French-born American actress, and a Hollywood leading lady for two decades. Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the 1920s, progressing to film with the advent of talking pictures. She won the Academy Award for Best Actr read more

Talented Human Female Tuesday: Claudette Colbert August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Born in Saint Mandé, France on September 13th, 1903, Emilie Claudette Chauchoin knew from an early age that her life’s goal was to be on the stage. She m read more

Let's all say a big, collective "Happy birthday!" to the one and only Billy Wilder. To celebrate the director's birthday on June 22nd, I'm taking part in this wonderful blogathon. You simply must read the other posts. You wouldn't want to upset Mr. Wilder, would you? ***************************** read more

Share This! Two great lovers of the screen in the grandest of romantic comedies! So—when or where did it happen?  Certainly not in Brooklyn as it did for Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson in 1947.  Nor in Athens for Jayne Mansfield fifteen years later—wrong continent.  As for a season of the read more

Share This! Two great lovers of the screen in the grandest of romantic comedies! So—when or where did it happen?  Certainly not in Brooklyn as it did for Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson in 1947.  Nor in Athens for Jayne Mansfield fifteen years later—wrong continent.  As for a season of the read more

Want to crash a party, but not sure how? Mimic Eve Peabody (Claudette Colbert) in Midnight. Enter with Attitude You don’t have an invite? So what. A pawn ticket will do. Who looks at a piece of paper when a woman is sufficiently glamorous? Draw Attention to Yourself You might think you’d be safer read more

Want to crash a party, but not sure how? Mimic Eve Peabody (Claudette Colbert) in Midnight. Enter with Attitude You don’t have an invite? So what. A pawn ticket will do. Who looks at a piece of paper when a woman is sufficiently glamorous? Draw Attention to Yourself You might think you’d be safer read more

She was number 12 on the list of actresses on The American Film Institute’s 50 Greatest Screen Legends and today she would have celebrated her 110th birthday.  This is for Claudette Colbert. “I’ve always believed that acting is instinct to start with; you either have it or you don& read more

This post is a part of TMP’s Historical Context series, in which I share excerpts from my collection of vintage publications. Scanned from TMP from my collection The June 1944 issue of Photoplay in my collection has a feature aptly titled “What should I do?,” which is your typical read more

This post is a part of TMP’s Historical Context series, in which I share excerpts from my collection of vintage publications. Scanned from TMP from my collection The June 1944 issue of Photoplay in my collection has a feature aptly titled “What should I do?,” which is your typical read more

Torch Singer(1933). Directed by Alexander Hall and George Somnes. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez and David Manners and Lyda Roberti.  It was released on DVD (as part of a six disc set entitled "Pre-Code Hollywood Collection") on April 7, 2009. Down on her luck chorus girl Sall read more

One of my favorite actresses of classic Hollywood is Claudette Colbert...a lovely lady and a very talented actress of the American stage and screen. Her illustrious career spanned sixty-four years from 1923 until 1987 with over sixty film and television performances to her credit as well as numerous read more