Cocktails With Walter

The thought of getting a mixed drink from a bottle scares me a bit, but apparently it didn't bother Walter Pidgeon enough for this mid 60s ad for Heublein Cocktails.

For those of you playing at home, one version of the Manhattan:

3/4 oz sweet vermouth
2 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey
1 dash Angostura® bitters
1 maraschino cherry
1 twist orange peel

I'm partial to Brandy Old Fashioned Sweets myself...

Photo Friday - This is Joan Crawford

Here's an interesting one today - a clipping from Spot Magazine, which I'm assuming was something along the lines of a Maxim magazine of the 1940s.

Joan Crawford is playing the unsympathetic role of a horribly disfigured woman in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s “A Woman’s Face.” SPOT salutes her because she is a beautiful actress who would rather be an actress than a beauty. The studio hasn’t release pictures of Miss Crawford in character, but we present our conception of how she’ll look as a scarred extortioner.

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Just Joan to You

I just fell in love with this letter, for sale on ebay now. From Joan to Bob...

My Client Curley

Good news for you OTR fans out there. I've been able to dig up more Robert Montgomery radio shows, which I'll be listing here in the next few weeks.

Today's selection is My Client Curley from The Screen Guild Theater, presented February 2, 1946. Bob is a promoter who's client is a dancing caterpillar. I'm not kidding. It's a cute story with a nice change of pace.

MP3 - 30 minutes (6.7 MB)

The storyline is also the premise of Cary Grant's Once Upon a Time.

TCM Bob Schedule for October

As always, check your local listings for exact start time for your time zone. Nothing against Mr. Jordan, but the last two are always a treat to watch.

21 Sunday
8 p.m. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
A prizefighter who died before his time is reincarnated as a tycoon with a murderous wife. Cast: Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains. Dir: Alexander Hall

22 Monday
6 a.m. No More Ladies (1935)
A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous. Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Charlie Ruggles. Dir: Edward H. Griffith

25 Thursday
8 a.m. Hide-Out (1934)
Farmers take in an injured racketeer and try to reform him. Cast: Robert Montgomery, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mickey Rooney. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II