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Thelma Todd and Zasu Pitts and friend in a photo from SEAL SKINS.
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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.
Friday, May 28, 2021
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
"What The Picture Did For Me" (September 29, 1934)
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What The Picture Did For Me - "Motion Picture Herald' (September 29, 1934)
Reviews written by theater owners and managers for other theaters .
Zasu Pitts better known to the audience than Patsy Kelly at the time. The series with Patsy Kelly continued to be a success, but the replacement of Zasu Pitts with Patsy Kelly would have been seen as something of a decline.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Car - August 1932 Issue Of The "New Movie Magazine"
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William Drew in Thelma Todd Fan Group on facebook.:
I wonder if the car in this photo in the August 1932 issue of the "New Movie Magazine" is Thelma's Lincoln. The earliest reference to it I have found in print to date is in a column in the April 6, 1932 edition of the "Hollywood Citizen-News." In "Roamin' 'Round in Hollywood with Dallas MacDonnell," she noted: "Here and there in Hollywood we catch glimpses of the following. . . .Thelma Todd, driving along in her new Lincoln." At that time, as reported in the "New Movie," Charles Bickford had opened as a sideline to his flourishing film career a service station just across the street from the MGM studio in Culver City. While Thelma was, of course, more often in Culver City than anywhere else due to her work with Roach, I believe the only time she worked at the MGM studio itself was when she made "Speak Easily" with Keaton and Durante in mid-May to early June 1932. As she would have driven there in her new Lincoln Phaeton, perhaps she took it across the street to Bickford's gas station for a fill-up and a photo-op. Can any of those here familiar with Thelma's Lincoln determine from what is shown of the car in this photo if it might be her Lincoln?
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Monday, May 17, 2021
Thelma Todd Pays Fine on Speeding Charge
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William Drew in Thelma Todd Fan Group on facebook.:
I am constantly searching the online newspaper archives for information about the cinema's golden age. While looking for news about Thelma, I found the following item from the April 3, 1935 edition of the "Los Angeles Evening Citizen-News:"
Thelma Todd Pays Fine on Speeding Charge
Thelma Todd, screen actress, paid $7.50 by proxy for speeding. The fine was assessed by Justice of the Peace Cecil D. Holland in the Beverly Hills Township Court and was paid by an automobile club. Miss Todd, who did not appear in court, was charged with driving her car 45 miles an hour in a 25 mile zone on Sunset Blvd. March 22.
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Saturday, May 15, 2021
Billie Dove Celebrates Her 26th Birthday
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From William Drew in Thelma Todd Fans Group on facebook.
82 years ago today (May 14, 1929), Thelma and others of the cast and crew of "Her Private Life" help Billie Dove celebrate her 26th birthday on the set. Montagu Love is standing to the left of Thelma.
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Thursday, May 13, 2021
1928 Hommel Photo
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Posted by James Klima in "Thelma Todd Fans" on facebook.
Vintage photo of young Thelma circa 1928. From the famous photo shoot by Hommel. Note the long hair that she was made to cut in ‘28.
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Saturday, May 8, 2021
"Horse Feathers"
"Horse Feathers" - 1932 photo features David Landau, Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx and Thelma Todd.
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