Friday, March 26, 2021

ZENIT 26

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Rare Italian Magazine July 1931 Format: 36,5 cm x 27,5 cm. Also in the issue: Miss Universe in Galveston ( 1 Photo: Miss Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and New York ) Thelma Todd ( 1 Photo ) Loretta Young ( 1 Photo ) Meg Lemannier ( 1 Photo ) Rosita Diaz ( 1 Photo ) Joan Marsh ( 1 Photo ).











Thelma Todd and Pete the Pup on the right.   






















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Monday, March 22, 2021

CAREERS Herald

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Billie Dove was the star of CAREERS. Thelma Todd was also in the cast.










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Vitaphone Ad

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SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN among the films listed.










 Two stars in one



so there are two pictures of each star in the ad, including Thelma Todd for SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN. 










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NAUGHTY BABY Movie Photos

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Thelma Todd in NAUGHTY BABY
 
 
 
 
Thelma Todd, center, in NAUGHTY BABY 
 
 
 





Alice White









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NAUGHTY BABY Photo

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Alice White and Thelma Todd












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NAUGHTY BABY Herald

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NAUGHTY BABY

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Jack Mulhall and Alice White



Alice White and Thelma Todd


Alice White and Thelma Todd



Alice White and Thelma Todd




Jack Mulhall and Thelma Todd




Thelma Todd



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Lost Thelma Todd Films Found

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Two lost films featuring Thelma Todd have been found.


From Ron Hutchinson on Facebook:
It's always great when I can announce a "lost" film discovery, and today I can announce TWO!
First, Alice White's second starring feature, NAUGHTY BABY ('28) which had a Vitaphone music and sound effects track, has been found by our friend and author James Layton. You'll recall that three years ago, Alice's lost first starring feature, SHOW GIRL ('28) was found in Italy, and has been restored with its Vitaphone track. Warner Bros still needs to complete some work on re-doing the Italian inserts (headlines, business cards, notes, etc.) before it is again screened. I was able to show it at Film Forum last year and it is a fun film with a great peppy soundtrack of pop dance tunes. James now works at MOMA's film vaults in Pennsylvania, and noticed the NAUGHTY BABY title. So while technically not lost, it has been hiding and unknown for over 8 decades. Art Pierce has announced that Capitolfest will be screening NAUGHTY BABY with live piano accompaniment on August 12th (will post link in comments below). Meanwhile, The Vitaphone Project will be working with MOMA and Warner Bros to ultimately get the film re-synched with the surviving full set of Vitaphone disks!
The second discovery, 1929's First National feature CAREERS ('29) starring Billie Dove, has been found in Italy and again all of its Vitaphone disks survive. We are working with the involved parties to also get this film wedded to it's soundtrack disks.
Stay tuned on both fronts!
Last edited by drednm on Thu Apr 13, 2017 3:28 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Ed Lorusso
Writer/Historian
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NAUGHTY BABY ('28) :

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020209/


CAREERS ('29) :

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019751/


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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Thelma Todd Filmography

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"The Devil's Circus" (1926) has been added. 


The Bohemian Girl (1936) .... Gypsy queen's daughter
All-American Toothache (1936) .... Thelma Alice Todd
Top Flat (1935) .... Thelma Todd
Hot Money (1935) .... Miss Thelma Todd
Twin Triplets (1935)
Slightly Static (1935) .... Thelma
Two for Tonight (1935) .... Lilly
After the Dance (1935) .... Mabel Kane
The Misses Stooge (1935) .... Thelma
The Tin Man (1935) .... Miss Todd
Sing, Sister, Sing (1935) .... Thelma
Treasure Blues (1935)
Bum Voyage (1934) .... Thelma
Lightning Strikes Twice (1934) .... Judith 'Judy' Nelson
Done in Oil (1934) .... Thelma Todd aka Mlle. La Todd
Opened by Mistake (1934) .... Thelma
Take the Stand (1934) .... Miss Sally Oxford
... aka The Great Radio Mystery (UK)
One Horse Farmers (1934)
Three Chumps Ahead (1934)
Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934) .... Lady Genevieve
I'll Be Suing You (1934) .... Miss Todd
Maid in Hollywood (1934) .... Thelma
Bottoms Up (1934) .... Judith Marlowe
Soup and Fish (1934)
The Poor Rich (1934) .... Gwendolyn Fetherstone
Babes in the Goods (1934) .... Thelma Todd
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) .... Amelia Frisby
Palooka (1934) .... Trixie
... aka Joe Palooka
... aka The Great Schnozzle (UK)
Counsellor at Law (1933) .... Lillian La Rue
Air Fright (1933) .... Thelma
Son of a Sailor (1933) .... The Baroness
Sitting Pretty (1933) .... Gloria Duval
Backs to Nature (1933) .... Thelma
Beauty and the Bus (1933) .... Thelma
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933) .... Lois Rising
One Track Minds (1933)
The Devil's Brother (1933) .... Lady Pamela Rocburg
... aka Bogus Bandits (USA: reissue title)
... aka Fra Diavolo (UK)
... aka The Virtuous Tramps (USA: reissue title)
Cheating Blondes (1933) .... Anne Merrick/Elaine Manners
... aka House of Chance (UK)
The Bargain of the Century (1933)
Maids a la Mode (1933) .... Miss Todd
Asleep in the Feet (1933) .... Thelma
Air Hostess (1933) .... Mrs. Sylvia C. Carleton
Pathe News ( 1933 ) .... Herself
You Made Me Love You (1933) .... Pamela Berne
Sneak Easily (1932) .... Miss Todd, Attorney for the Defense
Call Her Savage (1932) .... Sunny DeLan
Deception (1932) .... Lola Del Mont
The Soilers (1932) .... Thelma
Alum and Eve (1932) .... Thelma
Klondike (1932) .... Klondike
... aka The Doctor's Sacrifice (UK)
Show Business (1932) .... Thelma
Speak Easily (1932) .... Eleanor Espere
Horse Feathers (1932) .... Connie Bailey
The Old Bull (1932) .... Thelma
Strictly Unreliable (1932) .... Miss Thelma Todd
This Is the Night (1932) .... Claire
Red Noses (1932) .... Miss Todd
... aka Ladies In A Turkish Bath ( Home movie release title )
The Nickel Nurser (1932) .... Thelma Todd
The Big Timer (1932) .... Kay Mitchell
Seal Skins (1932)
On the Loose (1931) .... Thelma
Corsair (1931) (as Alison Loyd) .... Alison Corning
War Mamas (1931) .... Thelma
The Pajama Party (1931) .... Thelma
Monkey Business (1931) .... Lucille Briggs
Catch as Catch Can (1931) .... Thelma
Broadminded (1931) .... Gertie Gardner
The Maltese Falcon (1931) .... Iva Archer
... aka Dangerous Female (USA: TV title)
Let's Do Things (1931)
Aloha (1931) .... Winifred Bradford
... aka No Greater Love (UK)
Rough Seas (1931) .... Antoinette
Love Fever (1931) .... Miss Todd
... aka The Boy Friends: Love Fever (USA: series title)
The Hot Heiress (1931) .... Lola
The Pip from Pittsburgh (1931) .... Thelma
Swanee River (1931) .... Caroline
Chickens Come Home (1931) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Hardy
... aka Chicken Come Home (USA: reissue title)
Command Performance (1931) .... Lydia
No Limit (1931) .... Betty Royce
High C's (1930) .... Antoinette
Another Fine Mess (1930) (uncredited) .... Lady Plumtree
Looser Than Loose (1930) .... Thelma, Charley's Fiancee
Dollar Dizzy (1930) .... Miss Todd
Follow Thru (1930) .... Mrs. Van Horn
Her Man (1930) .... Nelly
The King (1930)
The Shrimp (1930) .... Jim's girlfriend
All Teed Up (1930) .... Thelma
Whispering Whoopee (1930) .... Miss Todd
The Fighting Parson (1930) .... The Blonde Dance Hall Girl
The Real McCoy (1930) .... Thelma
The Head Guy (1930) .... The Star
¡Pobre infeliz! (1930)


Stepping Out (1929)
Sky Boy (1929)
Crazy Feet (1929)
Her Private Life (1929) .... Mrs. Leslie
Look Out Below (1929)
Hotter Than Hot (1929)
Snappy Sneezer (1929) .... Mary White
Careers (1929) .... Hortense
The Bachelor Girl (1929) .... Gladys
Hurdy Gurdy (1929/I)
Unaccustomed As We Are (1929) .... Mrs. Kennedy
House of Horror (1929) .... Thelma
... aka The Haunted House (USA)
Trial Marriage (1929) .... Grace
Seven Footprints to Satan (1929) .... Eve
Naughty Baby (1928) .... Bonnie Le Vonne
... aka Reckless Rosie (UK)
The Haunted House (1928) .... The Nurse
The Crash (1928) .... Daisy McQueen
Heart to Heart (1928) .... Ruby Boyd
Vamping Venus (1928) .... Madame Vanezlos the Dancer/Venus
The Noose (1928) .... Phyllis
The Gay Defender (1927) .... Ruth Ainsworth
The Shield of Honor (1927) .... Rose aka Flora Fisher
Nevada (1927) .... Hettie Ide
Fireman, Save My Child (1927) (uncredited)
Rubber Heels (1927) .... Princess Aline
God Gave Me Twenty Cents (1926)
Fascinating Youth (1926) .... Lorraine Lane
The Devil's Circus (1926)...Girl

Soundtrack:
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) (performer: "Keep On Doing What You're Doing", "Keep On Doing What You're Doing")

Self:
1930s
1920s
Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 3 (1935) .... Herself
Hollywood on Parade B 8 ( 1934 )... Herself
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (Second Series) (1932) .... Herself, Miss Information
Harry Langdon Series Promotional Film ( 1929 ) .... Herself
Grantland Rice Sportlight - Players At Play ( 1929 ) .... Herself

Archive Footage:
"History's Mysteries: Infamous Murders"
    - Hollywood Murders (????) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Herself
Mysteries and Scandals ( 1998 ) "Thelma Todd"
Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Vol. 1 (1993) (V) .... Herself
Death Scenes (1989) (V) (uncredited) .... Herself
Entertainment Tonight ( 1989 ) Hot Toddy book
The Laurel and Hardy Show ( 1986 ) "Tribute to Thelma Todd"
Academy Awards ( 1984 ) Hal Roach honorary Oscar
Entertainment Tonight ( 1982 ) "Hollywood's Unsolved Mysteries: Thelma Todd"
The Age of Ballyhoo (1973) (V) .... Herself
Jimmy Fidler's Personality Parade ( 1938 ).... Herself

Disputed Titles:
Hell's Angels ( 1930 )
Abie's Irish Rose ( 1928 )
Tangled Hearts ( 1924 )
The Life Of St. Genevieve ( 1924)










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"The Devil's Circus" - Thelma Todd

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"The Life And Career Of Thelma Todd" says that Thelma Todd has a brief appearance in "The Devil's Circus".  I found this movie on you tube. Thelma Todd shows up about four minutes into the movie.



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Thursday, March 4, 2021

The Life And Career Of Thelma Todd Part 1

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Nicole Frederick documentary. 



"The Life And Career Of Thelma Todd" says that Thelma Todd was in "The Devil's Circus". A search found this item on the Wikipedia entry for "The Haunted House":

After his success in Europe with his 1922 film Haxan, director Christensen relocated to Hollywood in 1926, where he directed Thelma Todd in The Devil's Circus who would appear again in The Haunted House.[1]


Source: 

  • Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.

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Statement was madthathe only way Pat DiCicco was related to the mafia was that he was Italian. This is simply ignoring what is known about him. He could be said to have had underworld connections if you did not wanto admito anything else. 

There were two men arrested for writing the extortion notes, but the authorities  said thathe second man was the one who actually wrotthem. He was sent to an insane asylum.

Pat DiCicco:


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Tuesday, March 2, 2021