Happy Thanksgiving!

 ... from Leila Hyams and friend Tom.

Bob and Madge, From Cute to Handsome

And my, what a handsome couple.  Yes, it's Bob and Madge, again, appearing two years later in Fugitive Lovers (1934).  Going from cute couple in Lovers Courageous (1932) to handsome couple in just two years. Bob has matured quite a bit, definitely improving his acting skills.  

                   Bob and Madge Evans in Fugitive Lovers (1934)

I use the full photo for my wallpaper.  Nice way to start the morning.  

Bob and Madge and Clarence Makes Three

 My, but were they a cute couple, I mean Bob and Madge Evans of course.  And photographer Clarence S. Bull took numerous great pictures of the two for the film, Lovers Courageous of course.  

                Bob and Madge Evans in Lovers Courageous (1932)

And I cropped the photo to be used as wallpaper, on my computer of course.  Too cute.  

Everything is Now Right in the World

 I was curious as to what Bob had in his hand in the group photo below.  Seems it is a pack of cigarettes.  

And while playing around with the photo, I noticed that all four reporters are left-handed.  A tad unusual think I, so I checked out Bob's suit, and yes, the handkerchief is on the wrong side!  It's an inverted photo.   

So, I flipped the scanned image, and everything is as it should be:  four right-handed reporters and Bob's hanky is on the right side of his jacket ...and the ring is on the left hand.  Everything is now right in the world.  

I used to know the occasion for Bob's talking to the press.  It's somewhere in my notes ... 

Thank You All

That's One Big Smile, Mr. Montgomery!

This is the November, 1932 issue of True Story.  Love the cover, gorgeous use of color.  Unfortunately, the inside of the magazine does not carry-on the feature, it's all black and white on very inexpensive paper.  There are a few pages of photos in front with brief bios, but the rest is all fiction stories.  

And the reason why I purchased the magazine is this photo page of a very young Mr. Montgomery.  Love the smile.  

Happy 119th BD to Mr. McCrea!

 Let's see, Joel was 6'2-1/2 " tall.  Veronica was 4'11".  Pity the poor cameraman who had to keep them in frame.  

          Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941)