A translation of the photo caption: "A fervent sportsman, Robert Montgomery has his own special "zinc". Does anyone out there know what "zinc" meant in 1935 French slang?
Thursday, March 08, 2018
Bob Had His Own Special "Zinc", For Sure!
This photo appeared in a French magazine in 1935. It's a 1929 Bob, back when he was into wearing all white during his leisure activities.
A translation of the photo caption: "A fervent sportsman, Robert Montgomery has his own special "zinc". Does anyone out there know what "zinc" meant in 1935 French slang?
A translation of the photo caption: "A fervent sportsman, Robert Montgomery has his own special "zinc". Does anyone out there know what "zinc" meant in 1935 French slang?
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I wish I could find out more about the supposed flying license (or lesson)!
Yes, Bob would've been a busy boy, both filming Love in the Rough and traveling to Georgia in July, 1930. And then there's the interesting tidbit that his flying a plane is never mentioned again. (Well, discounting the miniature planes he flew later in the 1930s.) To quote Mr. Mercer: "Hooray for Hollywood, that screwy ballyhooey Hollywood..."
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