Here is a picture of Chester Morris and Thelma Todd from CORSAIR, the movie where Thelma Todd was billed as "Alison Loyd".
Yesterday would have been Chester Morris' birthday, we are a little late in making that observation today.
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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.
From the Hal Roach studio page on facebook:
ReplyDeleteRandy Skretvedt: Why, that's not Thelma Todd, that's Alison Loyd! Was it Roland West's idea to change her name for this film? It seems like such a strange thing to do, as Thelma was certainly well known under her real name.
Like · Reply · 3 · February 17 at 11:28am
Benny Drinnon: It was Roland West's idea, he claimed that the name of Thelma Todd was associated with comedy, and that she needed a different name for his movie because it was a drama. The whole thing might have been done for publicity.
Like · Reply · 3 · February 17 at 11:31am
Randy Skretvedt: I would think that instead they would just promote Thema's performance as something new and unusual for her. And she'd done dramatic roles before -- I just saw her in "Air Hostess," and she's really the villain of the piece in that one.
Unlike · Reply · 3 · February 17 at 2:06pm
Benny Drinnon I think Roland West wanted it to sound as if the idea of Thelma Todd being in a drama was new and different. And because he was in charge of the production, I think whatever failings the movie might have had were mostly his fault.