He Is Only 26, After All. He Gets Better!

So, just why is Babs (June Walker) trying to fend off the advances of Wally (Robert Montgomery)?  Well, perhaps he could work on his approach to the ladies, but, hey, it is WWI, and the young pilot could very well be heading off on his last flight.  Is that still a "NO", Babs?  Sorry, Wally.  I tried.  

   June Walker and Robert Montgomery in War Nurse (1930)

Wish the lobby card was in better shape, but ... this one I could afford.  Posters/lobby cards from Bob's early movies are for the most part way out of my league pricewise.  At least Bob is in good shape.  

War Nurse is available to stream on TCM until June 26th.  And They Were Expendable (1945) until June 24th.  

Memorial Day

Remember and Honor What Others Have Done For You.

Blue "Eyes" Smilin' at Me!

 I ran across this color drawing of Bob in a magazine called Stars and Films of 1938.  They did a great job.  Of course, I think that whenever someone knows the man had blue eyes!  

Happy 120th Birthday, Mr. Montgomery!

 "BIRTHDAY SMILES ... Robert Montgomery celebrates his birthday on the set of a new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film.  Helping him cut the cake which members of the company presented him is Audrey Totter, who plays opposite him in the film."

         Bob and Audrey Totter on the set of Lady in the Lake (1946)

Just love the smile.  So rare to see Bob actually laughing.  

Good month for catching some Montgomery movies on TCM.  Right now there are four movies available for streaming:  Forsaking All Others (1934) until June 8th; Night Flight (1933) until June 11th; Night Must Fall (1937) until May 30th; and Live, Love and Learn (1937) ends tomorrow, May 22th.  Then two Bob war movies will premiere during the Memorial Day weekend, They Were Expendable (1945) --- of course! --- on May 25th and War Nurse (1930) on May 27th.  

I like to Wonder Who it was that Caught his Attention ... Lucky Lady

 

                          Robert Montgomery by Hurrell (1932)

Happy Birthday Greetings to Constance!

Constance Cummings appeared with Robert Montgomery in Haunted Honeymoon (1940).  At one point during the early development days, Maureen O'Sullivan had been considered for the role.  However, with WWII being underway in Europe, the O'Sullivan camp decided against traveling to England to make a movie.  Luckily, Constance, unhappy with Hollywood, had married a Brit and moved to England to continue making movies as well as appearing in the theater.  

Ms. Cummings was born May 15, 1910, in Seattle, Washington, and lived until November 23, 2005 ... 95 years old!  

        Bob and Constance Cummings in Haunted Honeymoon (1940)

May is National Military Appreciation Month - Thanks for your Service!

Lt. Commander Henry Montgomery has returned from his Pacific service and is recovering from a nasty case of Dengue Fever.  He looks tired, putting on a forced smile.  It has been a long year for Bob.  

My first impression is that the picture was signed "To Andrew Baxter", but could it be Candace instead?  Whoever, but it was one lucky Baxter.  

Oh, My ... To See A Non-Blurry Letty Lynton ... To Die For!!

 The last I heard, Letty Lynton will finally be legally available for release in 2025.  Does anyone know if Warner Bros. plans to release it then?  You would think they would since it is perhaps the only Crawford movie that hasn't been.  Of course our interest is seeing an amazingly handsome Mr. Robert Montgomery in a what appears to be a beautifully photographed movie.  Just look at the photo below.  Is that one handsome couple or what!!  

                   Bob and Joan Crawford in Letty Lynton (1932)

Happy Birthday to One Nifty Gent

William Brian de lacy Aherne was born on May 2, 1902, in King's Norton Worcestershire, England, UK.  Such a nifty name, and birthplace.  Mr. Aherne appears to have been a nifty gentleman, as well.  May I share what I think is a rather nifty quote of Mr. Aherne's.

"Brilliant actress though she is, surely nobody but a mother could have loved Bette Davis at the height of her career.  Evidently I failed to make my admiration of her clear, however, because in her lively and self-revealing book, "The Lonely Life," she says I looked at her with loathing."  

He didn't look all that bad either.