From Mary Brian!
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A Blog For Thelma Todd Thelma Todd was a star of silent movies and later the talkies. She is remembered as much today for her mysterious death as she is for her films. In this blog, we take a look at Thelma Todd, her movies, and various commentaries.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Happy New Year
From Clara Bow and Richard Dix!
Clara Bow and Richard Dix ring in the New Year of 1925
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
ONE HORSE FARMERS Lobby Card
One of the lobby cards that was shown on the press sheet for ONE HORSE FARMERS.
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ONE-HORSE FARMERS Press Sheet
ONE-HORSE FARMERS was a Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly comedy. Here is a press sheet with promotional items for this film.
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Monday, December 29, 2014
THE TIN MAN Photo
This isn't a scene that appears in the movie.
Possibly it was an unused alternate ending.
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Sunday, December 28, 2014
Dorothy Appleby In The Fan Magazines
Dorothy Appleby items from the fan magazines.
MOTION PICTURE NEWS November 20, 1926
Dorothy Appleby mention at middle left.
THE FILM DAILY Jan. 5, 1928
Dorothy Appleby mentioned as having been added to SQUARE CROOKS cast on the right.
UNIVERSAL WEEKLY May 5, 1934
HOLLYWOOD FILMOGRAPH, Sept. 24, 1932
At lower left Dorothy Appleby is mentioned as being in the movie WILD HORSE STAMPEDE and Thelma Todd is mentioned as being in DECEPTION, here referred to as CAULIFLOWER ALLEY.
MOTION PICTURE HERALD June 8, 1935
Item on the left about the movie LET 'EM HAVE IT with photo of theater that ran the movie. Mention is made of Bruce Cabot and Dorothy Appleby pictures being used in an advertising campaign for motorcycles in connection with this movie.
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MOTION PICTURE NEWS November 20, 1926
Dorothy Appleby mention at middle left.
THE FILM DAILY Jan. 5, 1928
Dorothy Appleby mentioned as having been added to SQUARE CROOKS cast on the right.
UNIVERSAL WEEKLY May 5, 1934
HOLLYWOOD FILMOGRAPH, Sept. 24, 1932
At lower left Dorothy Appleby is mentioned as being in the movie WILD HORSE STAMPEDE and Thelma Todd is mentioned as being in DECEPTION, here referred to as CAULIFLOWER ALLEY.
MOTION PICTURE HERALD June 8, 1935
Item on the left about the movie LET 'EM HAVE IT with photo of theater that ran the movie. Mention is made of Bruce Cabot and Dorothy Appleby pictures being used in an advertising campaign for motorcycles in connection with this movie.
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Thelma Todd In The Fan Magazines
More from the fan magazines.
THE NEW MOVIE MAGAZINE, Sept. 1932
MOVIE CLASSIC Mar-Aug 1935
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Thelma Todd In The Fan Magazines
Thelma Todd mentioned on left.
CAULIFLOWER ALLEY is an alternated title for DECEPTION.
Thelma Todd item at left center.
I don't know about Pat DiCicco negotiating anything for Thelma Todd: as for FRATHEADS, that was a college movie that was planned for Wheeler and Woolsey that was dropped in favor of COCKEYED CAVALIERS.
FRATHEADS:
http://books.google.com/books?id=b55DAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA212&lpg=PA212&dq=fratheads+wheeler+and+woolsey&source=bl&ots=ABLKFmVbFL&sig=EBS0nohZy8jclTReoV6LO1NGZpY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YF5mVIG4EuH9iALtzIH4Cw&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=fratheads%20wheeler%20and%20woolsey&f=false
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Thelma Todd In The Fan Magazines
Thelma Todd clippings, from the Laurel and Hardy Archive on facebook.
Here we see Thelma Todd misidentified as "Lola Todd".
THE CRASH was one of Thelma's dramatic movies.
LOOK OUT BELOW was made at Educational.
SEAL SKINS with Zasu Pitts and the world's tallest man.
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Thelma Todd In The Fan Magazines
Some magazine clippings from the Laurel and Hardy Archive on facebook.
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