rosebette Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I think it's Tallulah Bankhead, but who woulda thunk it --- she looks so innocent and sweet in that picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I just checked with IMDB and now I know why I remember her so much. She was actually herself on more TV shows in the 1950s and 60s than she was in movies in the 1930s and 40s. So, I grew up knowing her name and her voice, but I've only seen 2 of her films, Faithless and Lifeboat. Lifeboat was sometimes shown on TV back in the 1950s. And she did a lot of TV interview shows in the 1950s. In fact, I think she became more famous on TV than she had been in the movies. She did a lot of radio shows too, in the 1940s and 50s. I think maybe she was more famous on radio in the 1940s than she was in films. She made only 8 sound films between 1931 and 1945. She made 5 silent films between 1918 and 1928. But I heard her on radio and in TV interview shows all during the 1950s. Here she is on radio in 1942: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-Cdxv3HncLc#t=596s Edited by: FredCDobbs on Feb 15, 2013 6:52 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 For years, all I ever knew was her name. This big name actress in Hollywood. A case of reputation preceeding.. After I had seen her a few times I kept confusing her with Garbo - now, I prefer Garbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoraCharles1934 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Well, not that you need me anymore, but yes, it's Tallulah - albeit a very young Tallulah. The first time I ever saw her had to have been her appearance on The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour. I was a Lucy fan well before I started to get into movies (about age 14). First film exposure was Lifeboat, but I've since seen a few of her early 30s vehicles. As I mentioned, Ms. Bankhead was a Southerner and a Scarlett O'Hara contender at one point (but then again, what pre-menopausal actress of the period wasn't!). And she did quite a bit of stagework. What I think of most is her debauchery-laced love life and famous wit: "{font:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif}My father warned me about men and booze, but he never mentioned a word about women and cocaine." Oh, boy . . . :0 {font} Opposite Gary Cooper in 1932's Devil and the Deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkeee Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Kinda looks like Martha Raye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Very good, twinkeee! She is Martha Raye - Who's the guy next to her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkeee Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Damned if I know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 It's too early for that :0 Try looking up a film: The Big Broadcast of 1938 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkeee Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 John Serry Sr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 That's not him. Where did you find that name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkeee Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 In the cast of The Big Broadway Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkeee Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 What other movies was he in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Not The Big Broadway... He and Martha Raye were in *The Big Broadcast of 1938* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 It looks like Ben Blue. Check out this clip from "College Swing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 That's him, Miles. Nice pick. These are Martha Raye and Ben Blue in *The Big Broadcast of 1938* - dig those cah-razy pants. They look like a version of long-legged coolots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Not to change the subject. . . .well, yes, to change the subject, who's this Tyrolean gent?: {font:Helvetica}{font} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Is this a man, or a woman made up like a man, or.. is it - Douglass Montgomery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Ok, who are these two (be careful)?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brackenhe Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Mae Clarke & Douglass Montgomery in Waterloo Bridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I believe that's a 1931 publicity photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoraCharles1934 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 > {quote:title=helenbaby wrote:}{quote}Mae Clarke & Douglass Montgomery in Waterloo Bridge? That's them allright, but the gentleman was credited as "Kent Douglass" in that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 A new face.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 That's it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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