...And who would play Nora in her movie?

 Nora Gregor was born February 3, 1901, in Austria-Hungary.  The lady led an interesting life.  May I heartedly suggest reading the biography included on IMDB (mostly under Trivia), as well as Wikipedia's entry on her second Husband Prince Ernst Starhemberg.  Way too complex a life to condense to fit in this post!  It would make for a great movie, if they would only make those kinds of movie anymore.

But the Flesh is Evil (1932) was a failed attempt by Ms. Gregor to establish a movie career in Hollywood.  Her thick Austrian accent and age (31, after all!) did not appeal to the American movie audience.  

... and Bob does an Excellent Turn as a Heel

"WEDDED BLISS . . . Helen Hayes and Robert Montgomery are the fight-and-make up newlyweds in "Another Language" in which they are starred by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer under direction of  E.H. Griffith."  

        Bob and Helen Hayes in Another Language (1933)

The studio certainly did not waste production money on using publicity stills to advertise Another Language.  I have run across all of two publicity stills for the movie, this and another photo of Bob and Helen.  There are a few on set candid's and that's it.  IMDB notes the movie was originally intended to star Norma Shearer who backed out shortly before the movie was underway to take care of her ailing husband, Mr. Thalberg.  That might explain the lack of planned publicity for the movie.  I have never been a big Hayes fan, but I'm sure her performance was better than anything a miscast Shearer would have given.  

"Hello, Dahlings!"

                      Tallulah Bankhead, b. January 31, 1902

Small and Classy

 Trading cards are just nifty.  Most are 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" but can be both smaller and larger.  Small is the key thought.  Many are colored, like Bob the sailor with the great coat and scarf.  

The German company "Ross" cards, both postcard and trading cards, are all in the elite category.  

Have always admired the photographs of Bob and Ann Harding taken for The Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935) using a clear white backdrop.  The trading cards are much more affordable to collect than the 8"x10" format!

Another nice colored card of Bob in But the Flesh is Weak (1932).  

Most cards are solo shots of stars and film couples.  Have not run across many scenes from movies.  The production needs to be good enough for the scenes to be legible.  Keeping in mind trading cards are give-a-ways, the print company had to keep costs down as much as possible.  This scene from Night Must Fall (1937) is definitely one of the better cards.  

Yes, small and classy.

What an Odd Occupation Movie Acting Is

So, you're doing a scene along with five other performers and six crew members all crowded together with sound booms, camera and lights ... and you're supposed to deliver some inane lines while wearing a towel wrapped around your head.  And somehow, it all looks so real on the big screen.  Rather amazing when you think about it.  

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A slightly larger look at Bob and Marion Davies so you can see them "in action" on the set of Ever Since Eve (1937).

  

Ever Since Eve is available for streaming on TCM until February 13th.  Also showing is No More Ladies (1935) until February 1st.