Patsy, Bob and Roma at the Trocadero

 Patsy Ruth Miller, the young lady on the left, was quite popular in the silents.  She seems bemused by Mr. Montgomery, paying full attention to a Ms. Roma Erwin.  Perhaps it's the flowers in her hair that has caught his eye.  Unfortunately, I could not come up with anything about Ms. Irwin.  What I do know is that it is December of 1937, and she smoked a cigarette with Bob Montgomery at a party at the Trocadero.  Lucky lady.  

"... a prompting to merriment, an occasion for applause."

 
                Robert Montgomery, b. 5-21-1904, d. 9-27-1981

 

"For a conservative Republican from an old family, Montgomery possessed a rather moody restlessness of spirit.  At a certain point as he grew older, nothing would do but that he and Buffy sell the Hook Pond property and move on to new adventures --- in summer, a place on the water in North Haven, Maine, and in winter a beautiful ancient farmhouse in the Canaan Valley, in northwestern Connecticut.  It was there in 1981, a short drive from the big family house overlooking the Hudson at Fishkill, that Montgomery died.  He had played many roles in his long lifetime, off-camera and on-; in age, the slender playboy of Our Blushing Brides had become a no-longer-slender country squire, but the grace of the performer remained what it had always been:  a prompting to merriment, an occasion for applause."

From an article by Brendan Gill, a friend of Bob and Buffy, which appeared in the April, 1982 issue of Architectural Digest.

Los og Ledig (Danish for Fast and Loose)

I believe I have five of these small paperback books based on Mr. Montgomery starred movies.  They were published in Denmark in the late 1930s, this one in 1940.  Since I doubt I have many Danish readers, I'm including only photographs with their captions.  I like the photos, hadn't seen several of them before.   

1934 - A Busy Year for Mr. Montgomery

An October 29th, 1934, issue of Cinefilo, a Portuguese magazine, celebrates the 10th anniversary of MGM by featuring three of its 1934 movies.  Bob being in all three is what is of major interest.  I rather like the Mystery of Mr. X. mini-poster, it is all Bob after all.  

                                   Night Flight (1934)

                                         Riptide (1934)

                                  The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)

Just 24 and Looks Younger

   And note that Bob is sitting down and Sally Starr is wearing heels, one diminutive lady.   Anyway, a nifty photo of the two.  So This is College (1929) is streaming on TCM until October 13th.