What a Woman! (1943) Roz & Brian

 Two favorites, both good-looking, talented and all around good people.  Roz particularly liked Brian because he was 6' 3-1/2" tall!  Roz could wear stylish high heels and hair piled up on top her head without worrying about her male co-star's lack of height.  

          Rosalind Russell and Brian Aherne in What a Woman! (1943)

The two of them seem rather comfortable doing these publicity shots, comfortable being with each other and performing for the photographer.  

That hair style of Roz's is rather impressive.  It must add, what, 3+ inches to her height.  Wonder how much time she spent with her hairdresser every morning.  

Another Photo Saved from Oblivion

 I found this in a bulk lot of photographs, one step from being tossed into the trash.  I shudder to think of that, losing an image of Bob with such a big smile.  There wasn't much smiling in the movie, Inspiration (1932), nor on the set.  Garbo gave Bob the cold shoulder, or should I more correctly say icy shoulder.  Not a happy experience for the young actor.  

I'm sure the working relationship with Beryl Mercer, the diminutive lady playing Garbo's maid pictured above, was much better.  Ms. Mercer was in five movies with Bob, starting off with his very first movie, Three Live Ghosts (1929).  And after Inspiration, she was in The Man in Possession (1931), Lovers Courageous (1932), and Night Must Fall (1937).  Bob did NOT make another movie with Ms. Garbo.  

Small is Nice, But Bigger is Often Better

 I've said numerous times that postcards are great when a regular size photograph is way too expensive or simply not available to purchase.  However, sometimes a postcard photograph simply calls out to be seen in its original form.  Just imagine the photo below in a 10" x 13" format on double weight paper with a matte finish, framed and hung to be admired daily.  Gorgeous photo.  Gorgeous Bob!!  

Madge Truly did not Like being Stereotyped as the Girl Next Door

 Nice photo of Madge Evans from 1931.  The brief paragraph below states she is 18.  Well, no ... she was 22.  She is also described as a new talent from the legitimate stage.  Actually, Madge had quite a career as a child actor in the Silents.  

Really love this photo of Madge.  Definitely not just the girl next door.  

Madge with Ramon Novarro.  No fireworks going off from that duo.  What's really interesting about the photo ... check out Ramon's hands.  Just huge!  It's no wonder he played the piano.  

                Ramon Novarro and Madge Evans in Huddle (1932)

Anger is not a complimentary look for the young Mr. Montgomery

PHOTO CAPTION:  Another famous ring of Hollywood.  The cruelest ring of all, as portrayed by Raquel Torres and Robert Montgomery, is the telephone ring at the wrong time.  It may be her husband.  Mr. Montgomery will be seen next in the leading male role of Norma Shearer's newest starring picture for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, "Their Own Desire" which was directed by E. Mason Hopper.  

Poor Bob, he really was overworked in his early career, all those movies and the extras the studio came up with for their actors to do.  I'm sure he loved this extra photo work for a fan magazine, but at least he had the company of the beautiful, young Ms. Torres.  

Bob doesn't really look himself.  The anger look is not favorable.  Yeah, the smiles are much better.  

Bob, an Accordion and Nemo the Cat

 ROBERT MONTGOMERY GOES ON LOCATION. . . . Heading a virtually all-male cast which includes John Wayne, Ward Bond, Jack Holt and Wallace Ford, Robert Montgomery travelled 3,000 miles from Hollywood to Miami, Florida to film location sequences in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "They were Expendable".  Currently on inactive duty from the Navy, Montgomery makes this his screen return after four years of combat service.  How his time was passed between scenes is shown in the following pictures.

CLOSE HARMONY. . . . Robert Montgomery tries his hand at a little squeeze box jive during a between the scenes jam session.  

Hairy-faced Bob the jive accordionist ... 

SIESTA. . . . A lunch hour powwow is enjoyed by Montgomery and actor Jack Stoney.  Bob strokes Nemo, the company's mascot.  Cat is used in the drama.  

Looks like Bob has found Nemo's soft spot.

There Just Can't Be Too Many Bob Portraits

Another great portrait by Hurrell of the young Mr. Montgomery.  And a very nicely done postcard. 

And a very similar photograph from a magazine.  Hmm ... if Bob tried a hairstyle with a part, it was always on the left side.  This photo shows it on the right side.  Something wrong here.  

Voila!  I flipped the image to find it's the same photograph used on the postcard!  I'd imagine Hurrell was not pleased.  

Audrey, the Cat Lady of Joliet

 Ms. Totter, one of my favorite actresses.  I greatly admire her for her performance in Lady in the Lake (1946), having to look at the camera while assuming unusual positions.  And to work with an inexperienced director to boot.

Mr. Montgomery had this thing for small glass figurines.  Looks like he has gifted her with, I'm guessing, two kitties.  

And Audrey is holding an even smaller kittie. 

There are five telephones on Totter's table, ID'd as Philadelphia, Burbank, New York, Joliet and London.  Wait, one of those cities doesn't fit in with the others ... Joliet?  I looked up Ms. Totter on IMDB.  Appears she was born in Joliet, IL.  A Cute in-joke for her behalf.