Happy Birthday, Dahling!

                                      Faithless (1932)

Tallulah Bankhead  was born on this day in 1902.  A very interesting lady, not your typical Southern belle, I'll just let her speak for herself.

      "I'm as pure as the driven slush."

     "My father warned me about men and booze, but he never mentioned women and cocaine."

     "If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling.  Be an audience."

And, purportedly, her last words were:  "Codeine ... bourbon."

Danny Gets Sized Up in Night Must Fall

 

                               Night Must Fall (1937)       

This scene does not appear in the movie.  I'm not sure if it is a deleted scene or a rather creative promotional shot.  Whatever, I'd love to know the results of the head measurement ... murderer?  another crazed actor?  size 7?

More Eye Candy for the Weekend

                                Song of Russia (1944)

My, what a handsome couple.  Just gorgeous...Robert that is. 

Bob (and Mustache) and Roz

There's something almost sacrilegious about having Bob's face defaced with a mustache.  Clark Gable's face needed a mustache to complete his face.  Not Bob, no help needed.  Anyway, with my mustache bias it took a while for me to appreciate this series of Bob and Roz photos taken for Trouble for Two.   

 

The first three photos are stamped C.S. Bull, the last one Griffith.  I am puzzled as to why there were two photographers on the same photo shoot, but glad there were.  The unformality of Griffith's photo is a nice contrast to Bull's rather static shots.  It's always nice to see a couple pros share a laugh. 

This post is a thank you to Desiree at rosalind-russell.blogspot.com for passing on the Versatile Blogger Award to this blog.  'Tis rather nice of her to do so, but, then, anyone keeping alive the memory of a classy lady like Roz, must be rather classy herself. 

A Little Eye Candy to Start the Week

The always beautiful Hedy Lamarr and, IMO, Robert Young at his handsomest.  I need to get out my copy of Pulham and give it another watch ... it's been ages.  Good movie, as I remember.

                                H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)