Happy 119th BD to Mr. McCrea!

 Let's see, Joel was 6'2-1/2 " tall.  Veronica was 4'11".  Pity the poor cameraman who had to keep them in frame.  

          Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941)

And What Was Bob Doing 76 Years Ago Today?

NEW YORK:  Gov. Thomas E. Dewey is joined by stage, screen and radio celebrities in final appeal to the voters in a nation-wide broadcast 11/1 over the three leading networks.  Left to right:  James Melton, singer; Mrs. Dewey; Gov. Dewey; and Robert Montgomery, actor.  

Not that things haven't changed much in politics, but ... this nation-wide broadcast the night before the 1948 national election was over the major radio networks (NBC, ABC, CBS and Mutual).  Yes, there really was life before television.   And, in all honesty folks, the honorable Gov. Dewey would never have had any success in politics if tv coverage had been around in his day.  

More Hot Stuff, Bob and Norma This Time

 A nice cover on the January, 1930 issue of Screen Romances,

And an even nicer photo inside the magazine from Their Own Desire (1929) with Bob and Norma.   Their first movie together, but their first kiss?  Hmmm ...  

Hot Stuff for Madge, Even Bob

 It appears that Bob and Madge are really into the scene.  Goooo, Madge!  This is one of the sexiest scenes I have seen between the two of them.  

                Bob and Madge Evans in Made on Broadway (1933)

Lucky Bob, Supported by Beautiful Ladies

 In When Ladies Meet (1933) Alice Brady portrays the friend who owns a beautiful summer "cottage" in New Jersey, large enough for the entire group.  She is 42 years old in this rather nice photograph taken in 1935.   

Maureen O'Sullivan is 21 years old in this gorgeous photo taken by Ted Allan.  She co-starred with Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), proving her body was as beautiful as her face.  Maureen teamed with Bob in Hide-Out (1934), my personal choice of Bob's most beautiful leading lady.  Such a great pairing.  There really should have been a Hide-Out, Part 2 made.  

Madge Evans starred with Bob in four movies between 1932 and 1936.  They were a handsome couple who simply jelled on screen.  I particularly enjoyed her performance as the ex-wife in Made on Broadway (1933).