But the Flesh is Weak ...Great Title for an Autobiography

 "Director Jack Conway, Robert Montgomery, the star, and Nora Gregor, the leading lady, discuss the next scene on the set of The Truth Game."  

Yeah, the final name of the movie, But the Flesh is Weak (1932), is an improvement.  It lets the audience know right up front what the movie is about.  I like having the father/son duo as the Gold Diggers.  C. Aubrey Smith (Dad) and Bob (son) are quite believable in their roles.  

The photo below displays the set built for the swing of the two lovers.  Just love the contraptions the movie's crew would come up with.  

Thought you might like to actually see the people in the photo.  

Who Was That Handsome Man With The Whip?

I came across this photo a while ago.  It is a re-issue print from the original negative made in 2003 for Public TV.  The line on the bottom of the image tells you about the negative, this one originally made in June of 1929.  A lovely photo with a great subject.  Let's see ... there's Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. on the far left.  Just 19 and already an established star in silents.  Next to him is Jack Conway, a prolific director at MGM, who directed four of Montgomery's pictures (Untamed, 1929; The Easiest Way, 1931; But the Flesh is Weak, 1932; and Hell Below, 1933). 

Next is Joan Crawford, of course.  She looks rather natural with a whip in hand.  Then comes the young man I could not identify for sure.  He looks like William Haines, and he and Joan were good buds, but why would he be showing them whips he just happened to be carrying around.  I could not identify a movie the four were all in.  Anyway, time passed, I'd forgotten the photo, until I ran across another photo showing the familiar set and whips, as well as the distinctive collar of Joan's blouse. Voila!  The movie is Our Modern Maidens (1929), directed by Jack Conway and starring Joan, Doug and Rod La Rocque (not Haines).

Movies, photography and social history of the first half of the 20th century....all my favs combined in one photo.  Just makes my day.  And I have a new movie line to add to my favorites.  The movie is a silent so this is a card that reads, "There is something in my pocket.  Dig in for it."  Definitely a pre-code, pre-MeTooMovement line for young Mr. Fairbanks.