Handsome Dude, Isn't He!

             MGM photo by Williger for The Earl of Chicago (1940)

Poor Madge, Stuck with the Good Girl Image

Madge Evans ... just couldn't break the good girl casting.   She found playing the nice girl all the time as just too boring.  Finally chucked it all and married a Pulitzer Prize winning and very successful dramatist named Sidney Kingsley (Men in White, Dead End, Detective Story) who took her off to his 18th Century Oakland, New Jersey estate.  

I didn't realize until after purchasing Madge's photo that she had signed it.  You can see "To" just below her right hip and a swirl beginning the M in Madge.  Looking at the photo itself you can just make out scribbling across her dark skirt.  But, hey, it's still an autographed photo, right?!   (Sorta!)  

Man and his Toys

 Just can't remember if I've featured this photograph before or not.  Anyway, 'tis a nifty photo, Bob sitting on the fender of his newly acquired 1935 Bentley Roadster.  The car was made to his specific requirements, and road tested on a racetrack in London.  He then had it shipped to France from where Bob and Betty had a nice driving tour through Europe before returning stateside.  Of course, Bob drove it to the studio right away to show it off to one and all.  I like his reflection in the car doors, and the big smile.

Yes, the Flesh Certainly is Weak, When it comes to Mr. Montgomery ....

 But the Flesh is Weak (1932) has just begun a full run on TCM's streaming service, showing until April 17th.  The movie may not be one of Bob's best, but a fun watch, nevertheless.  I mean, it's not often that you get to see Bob take a bath.  And disrobe from underpants with ties instead of an elasticized waist band!  

               Bob and Nora Gregor in But the Flesh is Weak (1932)

Back Before the Digital World

"Actor-director Robert Montgomery inspects models of the sets to be used in Lady in the Lake with art designer Preston Ames."

I like Bob's using the child's wagon as a place to store his hat.