15 Days to Christmas - Hoping I Make it!

 I had intended on doing my usual Tuesday post on Ms. Merkel, a day early for her December 10th birthdate.  As I was working on it, I hit print and my room exploded into an horrific array of flashing lights and electronic sounds.  Anyway, as I guessed it to be, my computer was kaput.  Thanks to my unbelievably patient spouse, a replacement has been ordered and will be here, oh, they said mid-December, but it is the Holiday season after all.  Sigh.  Ah, the nightmares about losing my Montgomery archive ... 

Meanwhile, a nice photo of Una. 

                                       Una Merkel, early 1930s

December 7, 1941 - A Day We Need to Remember

 

A Few Nifty Autographs

Under the category 'Gee, I didn't know that.', Binnie Barnes was born in London.  Binnie co-starred with Mr. Montgomery in The First Hundred Years (1937).  

Fritz Feld, as usually a waiter/clerk, is famous for making a "pop" sound by slapping his mouth to show extreme annoyance. 

Leatrice Joy was a silent film star, married briefly to John Gilbert.  I like the red ink and the greeting 'Hello!'  

Ms. Marie Windsor!  'Queen of the Bs'  Did you know she was 5'9"?  Nifty way of dotting her I's.  

Bill Powell as Boldini!

 Beau Geste is not the kind of movie one would consider as a William Powell vehicle.  Of course, in 1926 there was not yet a William Powel vehicle.  He's close.

I like movie heralds, find them entertaining.  The centerfold attempts to tell what the movie is about and who the stars and their roles are.  This herald does just that.  I like the circular inserts for Bill and Noah Beery, eye-catching.  Beery was a super big star at this time and Powell is a rising star.  

The line-up of the heroic characters makes for a great scene.  Starting with Powell on the far left, the other leads are Ralph Forbes, Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton and Noah Beery.  It does somewhat worry me that Colman is holding his gun pointing upward, more likely to take out Beery than the advancing enemy.  

Note Bill's mustache.  I'm glad he changed over to a smaller version.  

Have a Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

 

Almost gorgeous enough to turn me into a vegetarian ...