The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on April 26, 2021

Kino has released the "Carol Lombard Collection II", a Blu-ray set containing three of the great lady's films. As in the first set, released last summer, each movie gets its own disc case. I have to start off by saying that all three films in this second collection have been...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on January 16, 2020

The Princess Comes Across is an uneven mix of comedy and mystery. Too much mystery, too little comedy, noticeable lack of romance. The romance is an awkward afterthought in Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin, Don Hartman, and Frank Butler’s script (four screenwriters is probably too much even in 1936; d   read more

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on October 28, 2014

Seeing as it was Carole Lombard’s Birthday the other day, I thought that for my second movie review to be featured on Monty and Desiree’s website, I would do a Carole Lombard film in her honor. The film I’ve chosen to review is one of my favorite Carole movies “The...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on February 10, 2014

via: http://backlots.net/2013/03/28/clfp-the-princess-comes-across-1936/ Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own This mystery/comedy/romance stars Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray, the same fantastic screen couple from Hands Across The Table (1935). Lombard and MacMurray had been a big hit as   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on February 10, 2014

via: http://backlots.net/2013/03/28/clfp-the-princess-comes-across-1936/ Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own This mystery/comedy/romance stars Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray, the same fantastic screen couple from Hands Across The Table (1935). Lombard and MacMurray had been a big hit as   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 23, 2013

Throughout the month I’ve been reviewing films from Carole Lombard – The Glamour Collection DVD set. This is the fifth of six films in the set. An American woman (Carole Lombard) masquerading as a Swedish princess with Hollywood hopes boards an ocean liner, fooling everyone on board into   read more

Backlots Posted by Lara on March 28, 2013

Murder mystery meets screwball comedy in this unique yarn, in which Carole Lombard stars as Princess Olga, a rather suspicious-sounding Swedish princess on a boat to the United States, and Fred MacMurray is her love interest with a criminal past. We soon learn that Princess Olga is not a princess   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on May 31, 2011

The Princess Comes Across (1936)      For the first several minutes of The Princess Comes Across, you are likely to ask yourself why this part was not given to Greta Garbo. Carole Lombard as Princess Olga of Sweden gives a performance that seems highly influenced by the aforementioned Swedish star,   read more