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James Whitehouse, a junior minister in a Conservative British government and secure in his place because of his long-time friendship with the prime minister — since they were schoolboys at Eton together and through their years at Oxford — is clearly a child of privilege. He’s also read more

I've never seen "The Girl From Nowhere," Carole Lombard's 1928 short for Mack Sennett, but the shot above is definitely from that movie, as her outfit is identical to what's on this poster: Now, another visual artifact from the film has cropped up. While Lombard -- even at her maximum reported heigh read more

After an underwhelming Super Bowl, Carole Lombard returns with a new version of a portrait we've seen before -- Paramount p1202-1632. But my previous online pic of it was considerably smaller:The number "1632" indicates it was from late in Lombard's seven-year run at the studio. This is confirmed by read more

It's "Carole & Co." tradition in recent years to open each entry with an image of Carole Lombard, and she's here in this one, albeit atop a bookcase. The man is someone she once dated, famed screenwriter Robert Riskin. What makes this pic remarkable is that it was taken at his home studio, Columbia, read more

I don’t know if you ever saw a photo and then just became curious to know more about the person on it. It was someone you had never heard of before, but, now that you do, you have developed a devoted admiration for her. This is what happened to me and Jean Simmons. I saw two photos of her in read more

Shortly before Christmas 1999, in the parochial small town of Beauval, France — think of a latterday version of the village in Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Le Corbeau (1943) and you won’t go far wrong — 12-year-old Antoine accidentally kills his much younger pal Rémi. In terror a read more

Carole Lombard's passing in 1942 didn't prevent her films from being reissued, just as they were during her lifetime. And as more of her titles lapsed into public domain, some were picked up and revived by independent producers.One was "My Man Godfrey," which was brought back to theaters in 1948 by read more

The Robots in Film Blogathon runs from January 25th to 27th. It is hosted by our esteemed friends at The Midnight Drive-In and Hamlette's Soliloquy. Click HERE or HERE to enjoy these imaginative characters in movies and television. Get Smart (1965-1970) is the genius television sitcom crea read more

Carole Lombard was closer to 16 than 17 when she modeled this wedding gown on the Fox Studios lot for the 1925 film "Marriage In Transit." Here's the pic in full:Lombard wore the gown during the film, as another still shows:She later disparaged the movie -- or at least her performance in it -- and w read more

Before the credits even roll in Strait-Jacket (1964), a narrated flashback provides all the background information we need to know. It starts with Frank Harbin hooking up with ex-girlfriend Stella while his wife Lucy is out of town. Frank takes Stella back to the farm for some hanky-panky, even read more

Came across this Carole Lombard image of her on the shooting side of a camera nearly a month ago, one somebody marked as being from 1938. I thought nothing of it at the time, until coming across this yesterday: Moreover, the pic, from David Trimboli, had this snipe on the reverse:"Carol Lombard, Pat read more

For most of its seventy-ish minute run time, The Purchase Price does really well with the way it does summary. It does so well it never even seems possible the film’s just going to welch on everything in the third act… but rather unfortunately, it does. The big problem is how the film–specifically read more

For most of its seventy-ish minute run time, The Purchase Price does really well with the way it does summary. It does so well it never even seems possible the film’s just going to welch on everything in the third act… but rather unfortunately, it does. The big problem is how the film–specifically read more

For most of its seventy-ish minute run time, The Purchase Price does really well with the way it does summary. It does so well it never even seems possible the film’s just going to welch on everything in the third act… but rather unfortunately, it does. The big problem is how the film–specifically read more

For most of its seventy-ish minute run time, The Purchase Price does really well with the way it does summary. It does so well it never even seems possible the film’s just going to welch on everything in the third act… but rather unfortunately, it does. The big problem is how the film–specifically read more

Before making an entry on any Carole Lombard autographed picture up for auction, I invariably consult with my preferred authority on this topic, longtime friend Carole Sampeck. No one today knows Lombard's signature (and its validity) better than she does.So after seeing this advertised on eBay, I s read more

I have a problem maintaining intention between drafts. Think of something, write it, which was fine for short stories. Longer short stories not as much, but 3,000 words? Doable. Easily doable by grad school. Then I started a novel and had to change it up. But I’ve always hated starting a piec read more

Brought up in an affectionless, distanced family, young Teddy has become an aesthete, a craftsman, an emotional cripple and a sociopath. Having as a child seen her mother murdered, Francine has had her life since then dominated by her controlling, obsessional, quack psychotherapist stepmother, Juli read more

This image of Carole Lombard knocked me out the instant I saw it at the CAROLE LOMBARD !!! Facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/groups/421288827952473/). An inquiry about it disclosed it's from an RKO shoot in 1940 (photographer unknown) and was issued as CL-94:Enjoy. read more

In 1938, Life magazine's Alfred Eisenstaedt took an array of Carole Lombard photos for a cover feature which ran that Oct. 17. One of them showed Carole on a scooter moving about the Selznick International lot, where she was filming "Made For Each Other."But several other of his scooting images have read more