Bob, Marion & Hearst Made Three

Handsome couple, don't you think.  This publicity shot was taken for Bondie of the Follies (1932). 

The usual pale-skinned Mr. Montgomery is replaced here with a heavily tanned Mr. Montgomery.  Blondie was filmed June through July, and it appears Bob got in a few weekends playing polo.  Yeah, looking good, Mr. Montgomery.

             Bob and Marion Davies in Blondie of the Follies (1932)

Live Long and Prosper!

Happy Birthday (almost late), Captain Kirk!  95 ... Wow!

                            William Shatner, b. March 22, 1931

I know, I can't help it.  A guilty pleasure of mine.

What a Way to Treat an Original Hurrell!

Every once in a while, I get very lucky and pick up an original Hurrell.  Even a Montgomery collector (hoarder) like me has spending limits, so obtaining one at a good price is always a thrill for me.  I ran across this photograph taken for No More Ladies (1935) about a year ago.  No thrills since ... 

Just love the clarity of an original print.  One can enlarge a part of it and the clarity is retained.

And if you have a really good print ... yeah, this is a good one.

And if you need further validation, there's always that Hurrell M.G.M stamp on the back.  The ink has faded; it is barely readable.  The green stamp on the lower left corner is by the council set up to make sure everything produced by the studios passed code.  Which explains the holes punched at the top of the photograph.  Many of those photographs were kept in two-hole binders.  What a way to treat an original Hurrell!

The Man with the Interesting Face

Two excellent postcards of Bob Montgomery.  In both photographs he is wearing the exact same outfit: the same suit coat, same tie and clasp, same shirt, and same handkerchief.  The hairline is the same ... it is the same photo session.  

So, why does his face look so different?  

Mr. Montgomery had an interesting face, indeed.  

My signature isn't legible either!

I appreciate the autograph collector who ID's the person whose autograph he collects.  We might not think it necessary for Bob's name to be printed out, but when you stop to study the sample below it can be difficult to translate some of his efforts.  I certainly would not if I had not seen it so many times before.   

And he/she also gives the date of the signing!  Nifty.  Let's see, July 1st, 1939.   Bob was in England with the family at the time.  Then WWII heated up and they had to hightail it back to the States.  Just a small bit of Montgomery history!