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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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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