bansi4 Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 The Juvenile Cast of the movie holiday classic Then and Now. Peter Billingsley as Ralphie border="0" alt="Photobucket"> Ian Petrella as Randy Scotty Schwartz as Flick R.D. Robb as Schwartz Zack Ward as Scut Farkus Yano Anaya as Grover Dill Message was edited by: mongo Link to post Share on other sites
ChelseaRialtoStudios Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Mongo - you mean Gloria Jean? Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 'Tough guy' actor Brian Donlevy with his daughter Judy Marvelous Billie Burke all a twitter in her dressing room Joan Plowright with husband Laurence Olivier at a function Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Chelsea, you are right. Thanks for the correction. Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Cowboy star Gene Autry in the holiday spirit Cecil Kellaway with Joan Crawford in a scene that never made it to the screen from "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte". Crawford bailed out. Charles 'Buddy' Rogers & Mary Pickford marry on June 26, 1937 Link to post Share on other sites
gagman66 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 *Janet Gaynor decorating the Tree. She must be wearing some very tall High-heels?* Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Golden Age of Hollywood star Anita Page in 2003 Bob Hope entertains the troops during the holidays Watch out! Tallulah Bankhead is on the road Link to post Share on other sites
CastIron_itch Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 it could be a short tree too Link to post Share on other sites
ArmandDuval Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 "Dinner and a Cocktail" Orson and Rita Tyrone and Lana Clark and Marlene George Raft, Norma Shearer, and Gary Cooper with his wife Rocky Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Silent film great Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle with his pooch Luke Ingrid Bergman with children Roberto, twins Isabella & Isotta Rossellini It's future director Elia Kazan during his actor days Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Doris Day ready to spread some holiday cheer Alan Curtis & Joan Crawford on the set of "Mannequin" Actress/ice skater Sonja Henie on the town with George Reeves Link to post Share on other sites
JakeHolman Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 >Mongo wrote: >Sillent film great Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle with his pooch Luke. Ah, I was listening to Dennis Prager today, on AM radio, talking about the importance of history and how it affects our lives and not knowing it can cause great harm to us all. I will take an unpopular stand here and state few people know how popular the pit bull was with most of America in the early part of the 20th century. The pit bull was one of America's favorite dogs, if not the favorite and, today, it is reviled and unjustly so. It has been made to be a monster by man and not the dog. The dog in the right hands is a loving, loyal and great with children. I've seen it... Thanks Mongo for the great pics...just thought I'd throw this in... Remember Petey with The Little Rascals... http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/pete.php Message was edited by: JakeHolman Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 Elsa Lanchester and husband Charles Laughton on the French Riviera in 1938 Montgomery Clift in a somber mood Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 Jack, thank you for the info regarding the pit bulls and especially the kudos to Pete and Luke, which they certainly deserve. Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 Brigitte Bardot in the eye of Pablo Picasso Actress Marjorie Lord with actor husband John Archer (parents of Anne Archer) It appears that Bette Davis is busting John Garfield's chops Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 It's George 'Gabby' Hayes as Santa ready to take off tonight The sterling cast of "Casablanca" (on TCM Christmas Day) John Ireland and his wife Joanne Dru Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 Betty Grable & Victor Mature with the light meter hand in-between Joe E. Brown putting finishing touches on the Santa Claus Lane Parade in 1938 Doris Day & Jack Carson on the set Message was edited by: mongo Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 25, 2008 Author Share Posted December 25, 2008 HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ONE AND ALL! **************************** Link to post Share on other sites
JakeHolman Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 You, too, sir, and, Luke turned me into a silent film fan... Link to post Share on other sites
dianabat Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Thanks again, mongo, for what has become my favorite thread. Visiting has been like getting a present every day. Happy holidays to all! Di Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 25, 2008 Author Share Posted December 25, 2008 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY AT CHRISTMAS Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 MM and husband Arthur Miller dance on set of "The Misfits" Lauren Bacall & Humphrey Bogart in Chicago in 1945 The sultry Eartha Kitt (1927 - 2008) Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 Bubbly Carolyn Jones with her beloved pooch Basil Rathbone dining out with his wife Ouida Boy next door Van Johnson, freckles and all Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 Actor Jeffrey Hunter with 2nd wife Joan 'Dusty' Bartlett Glamourous Zsa Zsa Gabor Now and Then Lovely Jennifer Jones on the town Link to post Share on other sites
musicalnovelty Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Meet Nena Quartaro... Regarding that picture of Lina Basquette posted on Dec. 13, it's certainly beautiful, in fact one of my favorites. But there's just one slight problem... it is NOT Lina Basquette. That is a still of Nena Quartaro from the 1933 Hal Roach/MGM feature "The Devil's Brother" (also known as "Fra Diavolo") starring Laurel & Hardy. I have the original still right here. It is #HR-F3-103. That means it's from Hal Roach feature #3, still #103. Although her scenes in the movie were cut to almost nothing in the final edit her image was used quite a lot in the promotion of the film. She is even pictured prominently (and beautifully colored in) on two of the original lobby cards. She can also be seen in ad cuts and other promotional material for the film. Obviously they knew that even though she had little to do in the movie, pictures of a beautiful girl would look good in the advertising. And with the classic beauty Thelma Todd in the movie too, it says a lot that Nena was used in so much of the advertising, although as noted her role in the film was heavily edited. I have done many years of research on Nena Quartaro, and here are some brief career highlights. Nena (whose first name is also sometimes given as Nina, and whose last name is sometimes seen as Quartero) was born Gladys Quartararo, and used the name Gladys Quartaro for her first few movies in 1928. She worked at Hal Roach Studios in 1928 and 1929 in five shorts, four with Charley Chase (including Chase's first talkie, "The Big Squawk") then worked at several different studios, appearing in more shorts, plus all kinds of features. Sometimes small parts, sometimes unbilled, she rarely had leading roles. She returned to Roach Studios in 1933 for about a year (two features, three shorts) then back to freelancing including a nice role in Charley Chase's first short for Columbia Pictures in 1937 ("The Grand ****"). Her final role was in the 1943 comedy "A Lady Takes a Chance". She passed away on Nov. 23, 1985 at age 77. It's interesting that on her Death Certificate her occupation was given as "actress" although she hadn't made a movie since 1943 and her employer was given as MGM, for whom she hadn't made a film since 1936. I have no idea how or why anyone would or could confuse Nena Quartaro with Lina Basquette, but this is not the first time I've seen it. Several months ago while working on research for the Program Notes for the Capitolfest in Rome, New York, where the 1928 Lina Basquette feature "Show Folks" was being screened I came across some website that also had the two ladies mixed up, in fact even using this same still of Nena misidentified as Lina. My old original of this Nena Quartaro still is a nice vintage sepia color, but I also very much like the coloring of the still as posted here. Good job. --- Rich F. Link to post Share on other sites
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