Betty and Bob Actually Leave the House

 What I know about these clippings is that the first one comes from a July, 1946 issue of Screen Romances.  The middle one was probably taken at the same event at an art gallery.  The third, who knows.  Anyway, it's the brooch Buffy is wearing that caught my eye.  Then I realized she's wearing the same dress in all three photos.  

Bob looks bored.  Perhaps someone is trying to sell him a painting.  

The photo caption is for Nov. 6, when Betty announced from Las Vegas that she was divorcing Bob.   That was in 1950.  Their separation hit the gossip columns in August of that year.  The photo was taken some time before that.  Maybe even back in 1946.  Bob looking bemused.  Definitely not the look of a man in the midst of a divorce.  

1929 Was a Very Good Year for Bob

 Another version of our extremely photogenic 1929 Bob Montgomery.  Do not know anything about it.  This is a small photo, slightly smaller than a standard postcard.  Purchased it from a vendor in France.  Of course Bob was pretty much locked up in the studio at this time, so he didn't trek off to Paris to have it taken.  I'm thinking it was reprinted in France at a later time, which might explain the unusual size.  

Whatever, he is just gorgeous.  I like the emphasis on Bob's long delicate hand.  Nifty.  

Bob Opens His Mail ... Sure

 A STAR AT HOME...Robert Montgomery, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star last seen in "Yellow Jack," shows how an actor passes his spare time at home.  The setting is the interior of Montgomery's new Beverly Hills home.  (Stamped: Please Credit M-G-M Photo by Willinger.  Also stamped Aug -- 1938.)  

Keeping things real simple this time!  Another shot of Bob at his new home, walking, swimming and now opening correspondence!  I think it might have been a joke, that stern and distant look.  Bob liked his cedar walls, both at home and at the studio.  He also liked that movie reel tie.  It's everywhere!!

Tuesday Challenge Day - Whose Autographs Are These?

 Autographs of famous people are nifty.  I like the concept of having a piece of paper in hand that the famous person held as well.  Hey, it's as close to meeting these people that I could ever have been.  Growing up in rural Missouri had its drawbacks!  

I like Bob's autograph ... of course I would!  Very stylized and legible, more often than not.  A lot of autographs are a tad difficult to decipher.  I like this one, but I'd never be able to figure it out without someone having printed the name on the back of the page.  

Actually, every letter of this man's name is mostly legible, but that first letter makes it all rather confusing.  Interesting.  

If any of you can figure out this name ... well, you deserve a round of applause!  

At last, thank you, Helen.  No problem figuring out who signed this.  

I hope I'm not putting too much pressure on anyone.  At least it's not a Monday Challenge.  That could be rough.  Answers to appear in Thursday's post.  

Any Bob Movie Has its Moments

 A 10x13 version of this photo would look just great, framed and hanging on a wall of my home.  Yes, indeed.  Anyway, this is a really nice postcard by Ross Verlag from their collection of cream-colored photocards of MGM stars.  So luscious looking.  (Particularly the men!)  

If you're interested in watching Bob, Joan and Clark "live", Forsaking All Others (1934) is available for streaming on TCM until March 9th, as is The Divorcee (1930).  Forsaking suffers from being one of the first post-code productions.  Being hurriedly transformed from a quite racy Broadway play starring Tallulah Bankhead to a 'wholesome' movie to make the censors happy, well ... they did their best.