Foreign Language Version

After sound came in, alternate versions of some of the movies were made in different languages for the foreign market.


Harry Langdon and Thelma Todd in front of a blackboard on which their dialogue has been written.

 

Thelma Todd Photo

Thelma Todd with long hair, from back before the studios cut it.

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Early Paramount Publicity Photo

Early Paramount publicity photo.

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Early Paramount Publicity Photo

Another early publicity photo of Thelma Todd at Paramount.

Ebay seller's description:

THELMA TODD taken in 1927 by photographer,  GEORGE P. HOMMEL with Paramount Pictures.  There is no photographer stamp but well documented this photo was taken by HOMMEL, thus an unmarked photo by HOMMEL.  Sexy pre-code photo in the early years of THELMA TODD.  She is only 21 years old in this photo.



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Early Paramount Publicity Photo

An early publicity photo of Thelma Todd at Paramount, taken in front of the same backdrop as the other drape art pictures. The back is stamped "Culver Service" and states that she is a beauty contest winner.

Ebay seller listing: Photograph of actress THELMA TODD taken during her early Paramount period.  There is a note on verso that reads "won state beauty contest as Miss Massachusetts" which might mean that this is taken right when she arrived in Hollywood. The photograph was used by Culver Archive and magazines (see credit stamps and labels on verso).



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Thelma Todd Fan Magazine Photo

A picture of Thelma Todd from the silent era that was published in a Portuguese publication. 


CINEARTE, November 26, 1928, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Special thanks to Jorge Finkielman for providing us with this picture. 

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Thelma Todd At The Beach

Thelma Todd is shown wearing snowshoes at the seashore in an early publicity photo for Paramount. Note her long hair, which had not yet been bobbed by the studio.

Special thanks to Jorge Finkielman for providing us with this page.


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Thematic Music Cue Sheet For THE GAY DEFENDER

Silent movies were not actually silent. They were run with a musical accompaniment. Here is a Thematic Music Cue Sheet for the 1927 silent movie THE GAY DEFENDER.

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Ebay Seller's description:

This is the Thematic Music Cue Sheet for the 1927 silent feature film THE GAY DEFENDER, starring Richard Dix and Thelma Todd. Back during the silent film era, cue sheets like this one would be sent out to movie theaters in advance of a film so that the musicians could assemble a suitable musical accompaniment.  In addition to identifying the on-screen cues where the music was supposed to change, Thematic Cue Sheets also provided the title, publisher and the first few measures of an appropriate piece of music to use for each cue.  (If a theater didn’t have a particular piece of music in its library, the orchestra leader or music librarian would substitute something similar.)  Using the few measures of music provided for each cue, a talented theater organist could also improvise an entire score just from the cue sheet!  Only a very small number of these cue sheets still survive and these are not, as a rule, easily accessible to the average person who wishes to consult them.  4 pages, measuring 9-1/2 inches by 12-1/2 inches. 





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NEVADA Photo

Thelma Todd dressed as a cowgirl in a publicity photo for the 1927 movie NEVADA. Photo by Richee.

 

 

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Early Thelma Todd Photo

Thelma Todd in an early publicity photo for Paramount. Notice her long hair. The studio insisted that she cut it because short hair was supposed to be fashionable at the time.

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Katherine Grant Mention - PHOTOPLAY Feb. 1932

"Cal York's" column mentions that silent star Katherine Grant's health was ruined by dieting in this article, which also has some news items on many other stars of the day, including Spanky McFarland.

 

 

 

Problems of Katherine Grant attributed to dieting on this page, beginning at lower left.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thelma Todd And Robert Andrews Photo

A better copy of the 1926 picture of Thelma Todd and Robert Andrews at the Paramount acting school, with caption.

 

 

 

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Early Dorothy Appleby Photo

From Richard Finegan on facebook.



Here she is at Paramount Pictures in 1927, just starting her film career:

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He Flubbed Kissing Thelma Todd

It sounds like a joke, but I'm not making it up. Of course, somebody else might have. Maybe it was all for publicity to begin with. At any rate it's one of a series, since we just had another photo with Thelma Todd practicing love scenes with Robert Andrews at Paramount's acting school.

 

 

 

 

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Thelma Todd And Robert Andrews Photo

Picture of Thelma Todd and Robert Andrews from about 1926 at the Paramount acting school, with the original caption.

 

 

 

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THE GAY DEFENDER Photo

THE GAY DEFENDER was a 1927 silent movie produced by Paramount which starred Richard Dix and Thelma Todd. Here is a publicity photo from this movie, with information about the movie on the reverse side.

 

 

THE GAY DEFENDER:
http://www.richarddix.org/gaydefenderpageone.htm



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Early Thelma Todd Photo

A picture of Thelma Todd from 1926.

Thanks go to Jorge Finkielman for providing us with this photo.


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Dorothy Coburn Photos

Some Dorothy Coburn photos from the silent era.

 

 

 

 

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Thelma Todd Photo

Thelma Todd in a publicity photo for THE GAY DEFENDER (1927)

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VAMPING VENUS Photo

Thelma Todd as Venus in VAMPING VENUS ( 1928 ).

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