Photo Friday: Sworn Enemy

Bob Young & Florence Rice from 1936's Sworn Enemy.

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Mid Week Laugh

It's been one of those weeks, so I hope I can share some laughter with this clip from What's My Line. John Payne is the guest panelist and Ed Sullivan is the mystery guest in this segment from I believe 1958.

2009 Calendar

The 2009 Robert Montgomery Calendar is now available. The electronic, printable calendar is a freebie and doesn't make any money. Just one more way to remember a favorite actor and maybe "educate" a few folks along the way ("who's that?").

One catch....because bandwidth has become an issue for me, I'm only offering the calendar to those who request one by emailing me.

Many thanks to Renee for taking the time to put this together and contributing and to Liz for contributing!

It Never Happened One Night

If you've ever done any digging into Robert Montgomery, you've probably run into information on him missing out on Clark Gable's Oscar winning part in It Happened One Night. Some sources say he turned it down while others day MGM didn't want to loan him out.

Fast forward to an interview recently posted on Alternative Film Guide with Allan Ellenberger on Miriam Hopkins. Mr. Ellenberger is working on a book about Miriam, which should be a fascinating read once released.

Mr. Ellenberger offered up a fact I never knew: Miriam Hopkins refused Claudette Colbert's Oscar winning role in It Happened One Night.

1934 was already a busy year for Bob with films such as Forsaking All Others, Hide-Out, Riptide, The Mystery of Mr. X, Fugitive Lovers released.

Now there's a fascinating Hollywood "what if."

Miriam & Bob had at least one thing in common: not getting along with Bette Davis - and the feelings were all mutual. The interview offers up more on the Hopkins/Davis rivalry.

I don't care to pull info from Wikipedia, but this is cited and I've read this before: Davis clashed with her co-star Robert Montgomery while making June Bride (1948), later describing him as "a male Miriam Hopkins... an excellent actor, but addicted to scene-stealing".

Bob & Miriam also had some connections back to Summer Stock as well, but that's another post and some needed research.

My New Music Love

Ted Weems & his Orchestra. The best part...his stuff can be found in MP3 format on Amazon. This song is guaranteed to get stuck in your head for the next hour.