Thelma Todd: August 2016

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Bibliography II ( Revised )

This is a list of books that have been written, but not published.

Hamann, G. D. THELMA TODD IN THE 20'S. A collection of newspaper articles from the earlier part of Thelma Todd's career.

Stevenson, Dave                                          JUST THELMA. The Life and Career of Thelma Todd.
Announced years ago, another announcement dated Jul 31, 2011 said it was soon to be published and credited "Dave Stevenson, Cole Johnson and Mark Johnson. Proofreading and editing by Ali Stevenson"

Strait, Ray with Richard Gottlieb                                  THELMA TODD ( 1978 )



I usually try to write about this stuff in a more or less impartial way, after I made the other bibliography I thought maybe I should have said something like that. Certainly some of the books are better than others. Maybe I'll have more to say about them later, and maybe I'll have more to say about some of the unpublished ones later. - Benny Drinnon

Raymond Strait's site:
http://raymondstrait.com

Monday, August 29, 2016

Bibliography ( Revised )

Books about Thelma Todd. This list includes books that may deal with her only in part, but does not include books that have not yet been published.

Anger, Kenneth                              HOLLYWOOD BABYLON

Austin, John                                    HOLLYWOOD'S UNSOLVED MYSTERIES ( 1970 )
-----------------                                 HOLLYWOOD'S UNSOLVED MYSTERIES ( 1990 )
-----------------                                 MORE OF HOLLYWOOD'S UNSOLVED MYSTERIES

Carr, William                                  HOLLYWOOD TRAGEDY

Donati, William                              THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THEMA TODD
-------------------                             LUCKY LUCIANO
-------------------                             IDA LUPINO

Edmonds, Andy                               HOT TODDY

Guiles, Fred Lawrence                       STAN: THE LIFE OF STAN LAUREL

Hammond, G. D.                              THELMA TODD IN THE 30's

Heiman, Jim                                      OUT WITH THE STARS

Jacobson, Laurie                               HOLLYWOOD HEARTBREAK
----------------------                              DISHING HOLLYWOOD

Jenning, Patrick and Croddy, Marshall TESTIMONY OF A DEATH: MYSTERY, MEDIA, AND MYTH IN 1935 LOS ANGELES

McCabe, John                                  MR. LAUREL AND MR. HARDY
--------------------                              LAUREL AND HARDY

Maltin, Leonard                                  MOVIE COMEDY TEAMS
-------------------                                THE GREAT MOVIE SHORT SUBJECTS

Munn, Michael                                 THE HOLLYWOOD MURDER CASEBOOK

Morgan, Michelle THE ICE CREAM BLONDE


Neutzel, Charles                              WHODUNIT? HOLLYWOOD STYLE

Neibaur, James. THE HAL ROACH COMEDY SHORTS OF THELMA TODD, ZASU PITTS, AND PATSY KELLY

Parish, James Robert                     THE FUNSTERS
---------------------------                    THE HOLLYWOOD BOOK OF SCANDALS

Skretvedt, Randy                              LAUREL AND HARDY

Vanderbuilt, Gloria                           BLACK KNIGHT, WHITE KNIGHT

Ward, Richard Lewis                           A HISTORY OF THE HAL ROACH STUDIO

Wolfe, Donald H                                   THE BLACK DAHLIA FILES

Wolf, Marvin and Katherine Mader   FALLEN ANGELS

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Thelma Todd In SPEAK EASILY

Thelma Todd in a publicity photo for SPEAK EASILY

Thelma Todd In SPEAK EASILY

Another picture of Thelma Todd from the film.

SPEAK EASILY

Thelma Todd and Buster Keaton in a scene from SPEAK EASILY. MGM complained about Buster Keaton's morals while making his movies seem less moral.

SPEAK EASILY Photo

Thelma Todd with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in a scene from SPEAK EASILY.

SPEAK EASILY Ad

This ad from a British film mag from Dec. 1932 would have it that both Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante are in love with Thelma Todd, which isn't what is actually in the movie. Although Buster Keaton is supposed to be the star, Jimmy Durante's picture is bigger and is at the top of the page.

SPEAK EASILY Poster

A poster for SPEAK EASILY showing Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, and Thelma Todd. They used Thelma Todd's picture a lot in advertising this film. They used her picture a lot in advertising other films she was in. She wasn't always in them that much.

SPEAK EASILY Photo

SPEAK EASILY was a 1932 MGM production starring Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante, with Thelma Todd.

Monday, August 22, 2016

Thelma Todd And Jack Haley In FOLLOW THROUGH

Jack Haley and Thelma Todd in the 1930 Paramount production FOLLOW THROUGH. The idea is that they're at a costume party and that Thelma Todd is dressed as Cleopatra.

Sunday, August 21, 2016

1931 General Casting Directory

General Directory casting directory from March 1931.

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Watch SING, SISTER, SING

SING, SISTER, SING was a 1935 Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly comedy in which Thelma turns out to be a sleepwalker who walks out a window for a daredevil sequence of the Harold Lloyd variety.

You Tube description:
At a residence hotel, Patsy is moving in with Thelma. Thelma has prepared some rules, including singing whenever one feels quarrelsome or angry. Although Thelma tells Patsy that they'll share everything, there's precious little closet or drawer space for Patsy's clothes, little room to maneuver around Thelma in the bathroom, and then a sleepless night for Patsy when Thelma goes sleepwalking. Can they share and share alike, or will Patsy keep on singing? With Dutch subtitles.

SING, SISTER, SING:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027004/

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