'Dressing' with plenty of 'oomph'

"We're Not Dressing" is an atypical Carole Lombard vehicle, in that* It's really a Bing Crosby film, complete with hits for him to sing. She was merely his leading lady. * The supporting cast is strong for a movie of Carole's -- Ethel Merman, Leon Errol, a young Ray Milland, even George Burns and Gr... Read full article

Carole Lombard, RKO (plenty of) style

Carole Lombard's arrival at RKO in the spring of 1939, for the likes of "In Name Only" (a publicity still for which is shown above), coincided with her long-sought marriage to Clark Gable. That accomplishment infused Carole with confidence, and it showed in her fashion photographs.Take this, for ins... Read full article

Collecting scraps, and plenty of them

Above is part of a Carole Lombard scrapbook sold at eBay in January 2015 (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/756332.html). She's part of a large-scale scrapbook now up for auction, featuring at least two pictures of her.Let's isolate and enlarge those images of her:The seller knows his or her stu... Read full article

Happy birthday, Bill! TCM presents plenty of Powell (and lots of Loy, too)

This photo is likely the last time Carole Lombard and William Powell were pictured together in public. The former couple are seen dancing sometime in 1940 at Ciro's on the Sunset Strip. The nightclub opened that Jan. 31, and earlier that month Powell -- 16 years older than Lombard -- had married Dia... Read full article

Posters with plenty of personality

Above is an image of Carole Lombard that Paramount Pictures described as a "personality poster," issued to theaters to promote studio starpower while decorating the lobby. This, from 1932, is said to have measured 14" x 17" (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/546321.html).But what I didn't know u... Read full article