TCM update for June: Fast and Loose (1939) and Night Must Fall (1937) will begin their June showings on June 4th and Lovers Courageous (1932) on June 13th. Meanwhile, three movies from May will continue to run until June 14th (The Divorcee and The Easiest Way) and June 15th (They Were Expendable). That's a lot of Bob available to watch!
I definitely need to check out Lovers Courageous. It has been ages. Bob and Madge made such a great couple.
Nice photograph of Madge Evans, taken as part of the ad campaign for Hell Below (1933). The bathing suit almost blends in to make it appear Madge is wearing only straps and a belt. Not that it wasn't intentional, I'm sure. I still wonder about high-heeled shoes being paired with a swimsuit and swimming cap. Just never saw that at the beach.
A look at the October, 1936 issue of Movie Mirror ... Let's see, a one-page feature on Piccadilly Jim (1935) and a friendly review. Nice photo of Bette Davis on the cover.
Actually, Bob's next movie will be The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) and, no, Madge would not have worked out in Roz Russell's role as Olivia in Night Must Fall. The casting is perfect as is.
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Madge Evans ... just couldn't break the good girl casting. She found playing the nice girl all the time as just too boring. Finally chucked it all and married a Pulitzer Prize winning and very successful dramatist named Sidney Kingsley (Men in White, Dead End, Detective Story) who took her off to his 18th Century Oakland, New Jersey estate.
I didn't realize until after purchasing Madge's photo that she had signed it. You can see "To" just below her right hip and a swirl beginning the M in Madge. Looking at the photo itself you can just make out scribbling across her dark skirt. But, hey, it's still an autographed photo, right?! (Sorta!)
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.
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.
And I cropped the photo to be used as wallpaper, on my computer of course. Too cute.
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It appears that Bob and Madge are really into the scene. Goooo, Madge! This is one of the sexiest scenes I have seen between the two of them.
In When Ladies Meet (1933) Alice Brady portrays the friend who owns a beautiful summer "cottage" in New Jersey, large enough for the entire group. She is 42 years old in this rather nice photograph taken in 1935.
Maureen O'Sullivan is 21 years old in this gorgeous photo taken by Ted Allan. She co-starred with Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), proving her body was as beautiful as her face. Maureen teamed with Bob in Hide-Out (1934), my personal choice of Bob's most beautiful leading lady. Such a great pairing. There really should have been a Hide-Out, Part 2 made.
Madge Evans starred with Bob in four movies between 1932 and 1936. They were a handsome couple who simply jelled on screen. I particularly enjoyed her performance as the ex-wife in Made on Broadway (1933).
I used this photograph of Bob and Madge Evans on the blog some time back. It is just one of numerous gorgeous photos taken of the two by Clarence S. Bull for the movie Lovers Courageous (1932). Now this is a scan of the photograph I purchased, but there is a slight problem with it that I overlooked. I certainly did not intend to misrepresent the photo. Have you figured out what is "wrong" with it?
Yup, it is a flipped image. I have run across flipped photos in magazines, newspapers, and what have you ... but few actual photos have that problem. Or at least that I've run across. Hmm...maybe I should thumb through my photo files.
It's the pocket on Bob's jacket being on his right side that was the tell sign. Whatever, they are both great photos! You hold onto him, Madge! He's a great catch.
The studio released a goodly number of publicity stills like this one for Piccadilly Jim (1936). I'm not sure if it was Bob who had the puffy face, or if it was the photographer who did a rather strange touch-up job. All in all this photo with Madge Evans came out rather well.
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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.
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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.
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Ramon Novarro and Madge Evans in Huddle (1932)
Right, Madge. Can you really trust this fellow?
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I have to admit it. I love the synopsis of Death on the Diamond (1934), starring Robert Young and Madge Evans. "Pop Clark is about to lose his baseball team, unless they can win the pennant so he can pay off debts. He hires ace player Larry Kelly to ensure the victory. As well as rival teams, mobsters are trying to prevent the wins, and as the pennant race nears the end, Pop's star players begin to be killed, on and off the field. Can Larry romance Pop's daughter, win enough games, and still have time to stop a murderer before he strikes more than three times?"
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Robert Young often said that he got the roles Bob Montgomery and others did not want to do. Yeah, I don't see our Bob in a baseball uniform. And it seems a bit strange to see Madge in the arms of Bob Young, not Montgomery. Really, Madge.
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By the way, Madge was born on July 1st. Lets give a shout-out for Ms. Evans!
Yes, Lovers Courageous (1932) is available for streaming on TCM until June 23rd. It has been too long since I watched it. Now I have no excuse not to.
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Oh, and They Were Expendable (1945) is also being shown, but on the 29th at 4:30 a.m. PT. Whoa. Not even TWE can get me up at that atrocious hour!
I miss men's hats. (Baseball caps are in a category all by themselves, part of a baseball uniform, not hats.) Everybody wore hats in the 1930s. Different styles, various colors ... and that's just the men's. Bob had a number of dark green hats. I'm sure that would set off his blue eyes and brunette hair. The hat he wore in Lovers Courageous (1932) is nifty, with the turned down brim. Like Madge's cloche hats as well.
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Reginald Owen's hat ... well, it is different.
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There are so many great publicity photos taken of Bob and Madge Evans for Lovers Courageous (1932). In my dream home (without a hubby with decorating veto power!), I'd fill an entire wall with them. This photo is in perfect shape on double-weight paper ... just gorgeous. Bob is a youthful 27, Madge is 22. And they are good friends, a great pairing.
Oh, you poor souls in the Plains and Midwest! Sub-freezing daytime temperatures, blowing snow, icy roads ... Aarrgh! Perhaps Bob and Myrna and Madge and Bette can provide some tips to help you survive your cruel weather.
Bob takes time out from filming Petticoat Fever (1936) to model appropriate cold weather clothing. Never leave home without a good pair of mukluks!
Myrna Loy joins Bob to model heavy fur coats with matching hoods. Don't they look all warm and cozy...
If you have to drive somewhere in this frigid weather, please stay attentive. Be sure and dress warmly should something happen, like driving your bus into a fierce snowstorm.
Of course, a friendly cuddle might be enough to keep you warm.
And the more the merrier!
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