Robert Montgomery, d. Sept 27, 1981

 

         A view from the terrace of Mr. Montgomery's last home,
                     Hollow Brook in Canaan Valley, CT

"He had played many roles in his lifetime, off-camera and on-; the slender playboy of Our Blushing Brides had become a no-longer-slender country squire, but the grace of the performer remained what it had always been:  a prompting to merriment, an occasion for applause."  (From the article by Brendan Gill, published in the April, 1992, issue of Architectural Digest.)

Checking in on Bob in the 1950s

The May, 1954 issue of "Show" featured an article on our Mr. Montgomery.  I had never heard of the magazine before running across this issue, but I can assure you it is not the same one that is currently available.  After all, this is a PG rated blog (LOL)! 

It is a small magazine, approximately the same size as TV Guide Magazine.  The print is a tad small to read in this format, so my edited version follows.

One Handsome Gent (Well-Dressed too!)

This photo was used on the cover of Cine Monde, a french magazine, in 1933. ( I was relieved to discover that there was no inside article on him that I would have to translate, my interest was purely the photo anyway.  Do note the spelling of Bob's name in the blurb!)

28-year-old Bob was just so very handsome, and this is a nifty photo of him.  He appears to be modeling the perfect ensemble for recreational horseback riding, for the country club set.

I later realized I had a sister photo ... two excellent environmental portraits. 

Almost as good as this one, taken a few years later on his new yacht.  Still handsome and wearing the perfect yachtsman attire, I'm sure.  The man had class.  

                                              Bob at 57.

And two alerts for Bob movies on TCM:  Another Language (1933) will be shown tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. PST, and The Divorcee (1930)'s showtime is Thursday at 7:30 a.m. EST/4:30 a.m.

Bob for FREE?! Where's the Line?

A 9x11 double weight photo of Bob for FREE ... Now that's a great promo. 

Bob picks up a few extra dollars in England.  He was rather popular there, spending so much of his time there during the 1930s and at the beginning of WWII.  He was definitely an anglophile (nifty word). 

It's the 1950s, Bob and Desi Arnaz are receiving perhaps the ugliest awards I have seen.  If he had his Emmy shoved into a storage closet in his office, one can only imagine what happened to this one!

Bob Plays an Interesting Round of Golf

What are all those people watching?

Oh, why it's Bob and Dorothy Jordan.  Yeah, I'd stop and watch them too. 

Aren't they the cutest couple.  Isn't she just so petite.  And young Bob, of the beautiful head of hair.  I was never that petite.  Nor did I have such a thick shock of wavy hair.  One of the many reasons why I would much rather look at movie photos than my mirror ...

           Bob and Dorothy Jordan in Love in the Rough (1930)