The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937), has its own bizarre sequence. Everyone is at a charity auction and a fierce bidding takes place for a doll with an almost spooky likeness of Mrs. Cheyney, Ms. Crawford, of course. Now, I am not sure what adults do with lifelike dolls, for the most part, but Lord Dilling (Dill/Bob) is the winner, as seen here observing his new treasure. Makes me shudder a bit.
There was also a doll in the likeness of Dill/Bob. Wonder what happened to it after the movie? I don't have a doll collection, but ...
**Maybe not from trying. Actually, in 1937 it would more likely have been Norma Shearer!
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Everytime I see the film I wonder about the where-abouts of the dolls.
Mr. Montgomery is one of my favourite Actors. I wish some props from his films were available to us, and a good book about his life in the Cinema business as well.
Javier! Yes, the dolls. Can't imagine them just being discarded, great gag gifts for the crew if nothing else!! And, unfortunately, Bob's movies were made before the concept of collecting movie items became big business. Would love to have the "hat box" from Night Must Fall, but would have to fight Debbie for it!
Bob's career and life outside the movies certainly justify a biography. Were you aware that he signed on to do his autobiography with the same writer who did Cagney's, but died before the project could get started? What a total shame not to have anything written about him.
I agree, it seems unbelievable that is no book on Bob other than his daughter Liz's book, and that is about her and her relationship with her father. The writer, John McCabe, that did the Cagney bio, did a great job. Too bad the book on Bob never got written.
And yes, Kathy, you would have to fight me for the "hat box" for sure! lolololol
The photo isn’t creepy. If you watch the movie you see that he’s having a conversation with the doll for the sake of the actual Mrs Chaney to hear what he really wants to say to HER.
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