filmlover Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 kingrat, Not sure about Three Strangers, since that occurs in the future. ; ) As far as Kate goes, I am hoping she is able to make a screen comeback. I've been reading that she is being getting great reviews on Broadway right now in a comedy called "The Philadelphia Story." Maybe she should buy the rights and sell it to a studio with her starring in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 *Maybe she should buy the rights and sell it to a studio with her starring in it.* Or have beau Howard Hughes buy them for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 *This shows her standing after the "box office poison" of costume pictures that didn't succeed.* Actually her comedies STAGE DOOR and BRINGING UP BABY factored into this as well, as both were deemed losers at the boxoffice just before the infamous article. *She's the only one in the list who became a star again.* If I remember last year's list correctly, others on it include Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford and Fred Astaire. I've heard strong advance word on Garbo in an upcoming comedy (Garbo? Comedy?!?). The same for Dietrich in a Western (Dietrich? Western?!?), even Crawford in a supporting role in THE WOMEN (Crawford? Supporting role?!?). There may be a new career phase for any one of them. And though the word is out that Ginger Rogers won't be making any more movies with Astaire, amybe there are other dance partners out there: Eleanor Powell at MGM, that starlet Rita Hayworth (neé Cansino) at Columbia . . . hmmm . . . Edited by: Arturo on Jun 21, 2011 8:03 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 So, Hollywood stunt flier goes to Spain, fights the fascists, comes back to the US, and his pilot's license is taken away from him? I guess that would make the people who did that premature anti - premature antifascists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I think it would be premature anti-antifascists. But I think he lost his license for acting as a paid American mercenary fighting in a foreign revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Not really a cause for argument, but my thinking was that when WWII came, people who had gone abroad to fight the Nazis, or even the Japanese, flying for China, were called "premature antifascists." So, that would make the people penalizing "premature antifascists" years before the outbreak of WWII "premature anti premature antifascists. It sounds funnier, okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Ok, I'll go along with "it sounds funnier". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 Glad to see people are reading this thread. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 Thurs., June 22nd, 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMichon Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I read this thread everyday. This might sound weird, but it makes me really happy when I read this, it takes my mind off of things that are bothering me at the moment! Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 MissMichon, I couldn't agree more. Loved the Ruth Etting clipping. Hey, cooking pork chops for someone sounds like my definition of love! So newbie Bob Hope is going to make a movie with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. Wonder how that will turn out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 kingrat, not sure, sounds like an odd trio. May not work at all. But one thing I did notice, the ad says Hope is "at the very peak of his career". I guess they are really saying he won't last much longer. Too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 MissM, thanks for the kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 June 23, 1939 In an effort to show the size difference of today's ads and articles as they appear on the page, I have given each its proper percentage, just so you can have an idea the size of the Juarez advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 Saturday, June 24, 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I just called my stock broker and bought 100 shares of "Bob Hope". I "hope" it pays a good dividend. I also thought it was interesting reading Olivia saying she didn't want to "stooge for Errol Flynn" anymore. I can't believe she meant it in that way (dishing Flynn) but it looks great for the column. Edited by: mrroberts on Jun 24, 2011 10:42 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldbestar Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Olivia de Havilland is still alive, and I hope realizes, that she never "stooged" Errol Flynn in any of their movies. In fact, her characters were courageous, had minds of their own, stood up to his when she thought them wrong, won their respect, and them. She showed me women could be smart and feminine together and still get the guy if she wanted. She seemed to bring more to the table than the scripts called for and she realizes. That's why she's still a favorite of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I should have been more clear in my previous post. I think the columnist took Olivia's Flynn comment a little out of context. Olivia was commenting only on the roles the studio was giving her, but I agree with wouldbestar. Olivia managed to make her characters look smart and independent, even if that part didn't really call for that. Olivia was clearly more than just a pretty face, she was a very talented actress. It must have been in the DNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 Sunday, June 23, 1939 Regular articles and ads will return tomorrow. In the meantime, each Sunday of 1939, I will be presenting articles and ads from a 1939 movie magazine. Let's start with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 26, 2011 Author Share Posted June 26, 2011 Mon., June 26, 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Tuesday, June 27th, 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMichon Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Poor Freddie Bartholomew...I'm a huge fan of his and I really am disgusted by his parents actions. I wish I could go back in time and into those court rooms and slap them in the face, they ruined his career!! While they were trying to steal his money, MGM replaced him with Ronald Sinclair for *Throughbreds Don't Cry.* Not that, that movie could have been a big career changing film, but it could have helped him. I'm just so sad for him, he has such a sad life. We'll always remember you Freddie as (in my opinon) one of the greatest child stars of ALL time- if not the greatest. Rest In Peace, hope I can meet you someday finally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 Wed., June 28th, 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMichon Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Whoa! I wonder if they ever found out who killed Margaret Campbell?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 Thursday, June 29th, 1939 In today's articles, there's a mention that Ginger Rogers tried out for the part of Esmerelda in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Is it just me or does anyone else think that would have been bad casting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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