tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874613557373134808.post839637331334045547..comments2024-03-18T12:07:53.702-07:00Comments on Thelma Todd: Chester Morris And Thelma Todd PhotoBenny Drinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551822850367423117noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874613557373134808.post-83759608658766576892016-02-20T07:50:34.613-08:002016-02-20T07:50:34.613-08:00From the Hal Roach studio page on facebook:
Ran...From the Hal Roach studio page on facebook: <br /><br /> Randy 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.<br />Like · Reply · 3 · February 17 at 11:28am<br /><br />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.<br />Like · Reply · 3 · February 17 at 11:31am<br /><br />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.<br />Unlike · Reply · 3 · February 17 at 2:06pm<br /><br />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.Benny Drinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551822850367423117noreply@blogger.com