CLAUDETTE COLBERT FOR STOM

[arpirose]

Here is a lady who deserves recognition.  She was a wonderful dramatic and comedic actress. Her problem is that she was not an MGM Star.  What a shame to ignore such talent.

[jamesjazzguitar]

32 minutes ago, arpirose said:

Here is a lady who deserves recognition.  She was a wonderful dramatic and comedic actress. Her problem is that she was not an MGM Star.  What a shame to ignore such talent.

Colbert was SOTM in March 2005 so it has been a while.    She has been featured in SUTS a few times.

Yes,  one of the reasons TCM doesn't feature Colbert more often is that she in the 30s and 40s she made films mostly for Paramount and not many for the studios that fall under the so called Turner library of films (WB, RKO and MGM).

Sadly this is true for many actors.

[TopBilled]

3 hours ago, arpirose said:

Here is a lady who deserves recognition.  She was a wonderful dramatic and comedic actress. Her problem is that she was not an MGM Star.  What a shame to ignore such talent.

She did make a few films at MGM, however. Things like BOOM TOWN; IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD and THE SECRET HEART.

[LsDoorMat]

20 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said:

Colbert was SOTM in March 2005 so it has been a while.    She has been featured in SUTS a few times.

Yes,  one of the reasons TCM doesn't feature Colbert more often is that she in the 30s and 40s she made films mostly for Paramount and not many for the studios that fall under the so called Turner library of films (WB, RKO and MGM).

Sadly this is true for many actors.

 W.C. Fields, Mae West, and Bing Crosby also did many of their films at Paramount.

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Colbert's filmography by studio:

FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE (1927) First National; lost film
THE HOLE IN THE WALL (1929) Paramount
THE LADY LIES (1929) Paramount
YOUNG MAN OF MANHATTAN (1930) Paramount
THE BIG POND (1930) Paramount
MANSLAUGHTER (1930) Paramount
MYSTERIOUS MR. PARKES (1930) Paramount; in French
HONOR AMONG THIEVES (1931) Paramount
THE SMILING LIEUTENANT (1931) Paramount
SECRETS OF A SECRETARY (1931) Paramount
HIS WOMAN (1931) Paramount
THE WISER SEX (1932) Paramount
MISLEADING LADY (1932) Paramount
THE MAN FROM YESTERDAY (1932) Paramount
PHANTOM PRESIDENT (1932) Paramount
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS (1932) Paramount
TONIGHT IS OURS (1933) Paramount
I COVER THE WATERFRONT (1933) United Artists; public domain
THREE-CORNERED MOON (1933) Paramount
TORCH SINGER (1933) Paramount
FOUR FRIGHTENED PEOPLE (1934) Paramount
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934) Columbia
CLEOPATRA (1934) Paramount
IMITATION OF LIFE (1934) Universal
THE GILDED LILY (1935) Paramount
PRIVATE WORLDS (1935) Paramount
SHE MARRIED HER BOSS (1935) Columbia
THE BRIDE COMES HOME (1935) Paramount
UNDER TWO FLAGS (1936) 20th Century Fox
MAID OF SALEM (1937) Paramount
I MET HIM IN PARIS (1937) Paramount
TOVARICH (1937) Warners; rights issues
BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE (1938) Paramount
ZAZA (1939) Paramount
DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK (1939) 20th Century Fox
IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD (1939) MGM
MIDNIGHT (1939) Paramount
BOOM TOWN (1940) MGM
ARISE MY LOVE (1940) Paramount
SKYLARK (1941) Paramount
REMEMBER THE DAY (1941) 20th Century Fox
THE PALM BEACH STORY (1942) Paramount
NO TIME FOR LOVE (1943) Paramount; public domain
SO PROUDLY WE HAIL (1943) Paramount
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY (1944) United Artists
PRACTICALLY YOURS (1944) Paramount
GUEST WIFE (1945) United Artists
THE SECRET HEART (1946) MGM
WITHOUT RESERVATIONS (1946) RKO
TOMORROW IS FOREVER (1946) RKO
THE EGG AND I (1947) Universal
SLEEP MY LOVE (1948) United Artists
FAMILY HONEYMOON (1949) Universal
BRIDE FOR SALE (1949) RKO
THE SECRET FURY (1950) RKO
THREE CAME HOME (1950) 20th Century Fox; public domain
LET'S MAKE IT LEGAL (1951) 20th Century Fox
THUNDER ON THE HILL (1951) Universal
OUTPOST IN MALAYA (1952) United Artists
DAUGHTERS OF DESTINY (1954) Franco London Films; in French & English
ROYAL AFFAIRS IN VERSAILLES (1954) Cocinor; in French
TEXAS LADY (1955) RKO
PARRISH (1961) Warners
THE TWO MRS. GRENVILLES (1987 miniseries) Lorimar/Warner. 

Eight films are in the Turner library. Three are in the public domain.