"... 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.  

It's the Eyes .........

I am not at all computer savvy ... yes, you've heard my complaint a few times before.  Fortunately, there are people who step up and help me out by creating Bob photos that I can only dream about.  The photo below is an excellent example, and it (an 8x10 print) cost just under $10.  That's a super bargain for any Bob photo these days.