FASCINATING YOUTH Ad

A page of Paramount movie ads from a Brazilian newspaper; at top left is an ad for FASCINATING YOUTH, the first movie for Thelma Todd, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Josephine Dunn, and the other graduates of Paramount's acting school.


O PAIZ, Sunday, February 13, 1927, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil






At center is an ad for IT'S THE OLD ARMY GAME with W.C. Fields and Louise Brooks.








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RUBBER HEELS Ad

RUBBER HEELS was Thelma Todd's second movie and Ed Wynn's first. Here is an ad for this movie in Brazilian from a Portuguese newspaper, which doesn't mention Thelma Todd.


1927 - RUBBER HEELS - Victor Heerman - (O PAIZ, Sunday, February 12, 1928, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)















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Thelma Todd And Patsy Kelly

Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly from ALL-AMERICAN TOOTHACHE.













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Positive And Negative

A camera negative and the positive version which represents a print made from the negative.









Special thanks to Jorge Finkielman.




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VAMPING VENUS Photo

Joe Bonomo as Hercules and Thelma Todd as Venus in VAMPING VENUS.













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VAMPING VENUS

VAMPING VENUS was a First National picture made in 1928. Here is a publicity photo of Thelma Todd as Venus.











Special thanks to Jorge Finkielman.






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Early Publicity Photo Of Thelma Todd With Long Hair

Thelma Todd from her early days at Paramount, before they cut her hair to conform to flapper fashions.



















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Our Gang

From Terry Soto on facebook:




A vintage inscribed press shot of Our Gang's Spanky McFarland, Buckwheat Thomas, Porky Lee, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and Darla Hood enjoying those jelly sandwiches, circa 1930s!




























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Happy Thanksgiving!

From Mary Philbin.















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Happy Thanksgiving!

A couple of Thanksgiving pictures which have Thelma Todd in them and which also happen to be publicity pictures for the movie NAUGHTY BABY.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving Day!


   Thelma Todd, Loretta Young, Jack Ford, and Doris Dawson star in a historical reenactment for First National around the time that Thelma Todd and Loretta Young made SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN.

 

 

 

 

The mention of NAUGHTY BABY dates this to 1928. Thelma Todd and Doris Dawson were in that movie, although it doesn't seem that Loretta Young was.

 

 

 

 

And here is a shot of Loretta Young from SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN,

 

 

which they also would have been working on in 1928, although it was released at the beginning of 1929.

 

 

 

Massachusetts figures in the story of Thelma Todd as well as the story of the Pilgrims. Thelma Todd was from Massachusetts, which is also where the Pilgrims lived when they came to the United States, met the Indians, and started celebrating Thanksgiving.

 

 

 

Loretta Young Site:

http://www.loretta-young.com/

 

 

Loretta Young At Silent Hollywood:

http://silenthollywood.com/lorettayoung.html

 

 

SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN:

http://www.aycyas.com/sevenfootprintstosatan.htm

 

Happy Thanksgiving

From Our Gang













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Happy Thanksgiving

Our Gang's Spanky McFarland preparing for Thanksgiving, circa 1935.



























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Happy Thanksgiving

From Shirley Temple!



















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Happy Birthday, Dorothy Granger!

Dorothy Granger, seen on the right of Thelma Todd, was born on 11/21/1912.















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Happy Thanksgiving

From Dorothy Sebastion!











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Happy Thanksgiving!

From Dorothy Sebastion.







Movie star Dorothy Sebastian is all set to bag a turkey that just happens to be flying over a cranberry patch, late 1920s. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)










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Happy Thanksgiving!

From Gwen Lee and Dorothy Sebastion!



















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THE CRASH Item

Publicity piece for THE CRASH in Portuguese from a Brazilian newspaper.


CORREIO DA MANHA, Sunday, May 26, 1929, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil











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






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SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN Ad

SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN ad in Portuguese from a Brazilian newspaper.


1929 - SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN - Benjamin Christensen - (CORREIO DA MANHA, Friday, June 7, 1929, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)













Special thanks to Jorge Finkielman for providing this ad.








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FASCINATING YOUTH Ad

FASCINATING YOUTH was Thelma Todd's first movie.* Here is an ad for this movie in Portuguese, from a Brazilian newspaper.


1926 - FASCINANTING YOUTH - Sam Wood - (JORNAL DO BRASIL, Thursday, March 2 , 1927, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)











*This is the usual story. Another version has it that she appeared in a couple of movies made in Massachusetts prior to the making of FASCINATING YOUTH.




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THE CRASH Ad

THE CRASH


1928 - THE CRASH - Edward F. Cline - (JORNAL DO BRASIL, Saturday, May 25, 1929)































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THE CRASH Ad

THE CRASH was a First National picture, which this ad says was distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer in Brazil.


1928 - THE CRASH - Edward F. Cline - (JORNAL DO BRASIL, Sunday, May 26, 1929)







The story does involve a train crash, and the ad shows Milton Sills carrying Thelma Todd from the scene of the crash.










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TRIAL MARRIAGE Ad

TRIAL MARRIAGE ad in Portuguese in a Brazilian newspaper.


1929 - TRIAL MARRIAGE - Erle C. Kenton - (JORNAL DO BRASIL, Friday, December 20, 1929, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)







Norman Kerry is best known today for his role in the famous silent movie PHANTOM OF THE OPERA with Lon Chaney. Sally Eilers was a friend of Thelma Todd's who would go to England with her in 1933.


Although Thelma Todd was not actually supposed to be the star, this ad gives her top billing.








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SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN Ad

SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN ad in Portuguese from a Brazilian newspaper.


1929 - SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN - Benjamin Christensen - (JORNAL DO BRASIL, Friday, June 7, 1929, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)









The ad shows Thelma Todd in the clutches of a gorilla, with Creighton Hale coming to her aid. Note the reference to "Vitaphone" in the ad. Although this film has been referred to as a talkie, it was actually a silent movie with musical soundtrack on vitaphone records played in sync with the film.




















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RUBBER HEELS Ad

RUBBER HEELS was a silent movie Thelma Todd made at Paramount with Ed Wynn and Chester Conklin. Here is an ad for this movie from a Brazilian newspaper.


1927 - RUBBER HEELS - Victor Heerman - (CORREIO DA MANHA, Sunday, February 12, 1928, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)












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








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THE HAUNTED HOUSE ( 1928 ) Item ( Portugese )

THE HAUNTED HOUSE was one of three horror comedies Thelma Todd made with Benjamin Christenson at First National in the late 1920's. Here is a publicity item for this film that appeared in a Brazilian newspaper  - CORREIO DA MANHA, Sunday, June 25, 1929, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil





























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Yvonne Craig

Autographed Yvonne Craig bathing beauty photo.















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CINEGRAMAS Feb. 17, 1935

CINEGRAMAS was a Spanish language movie magazine. This particular issue has an ad for the movie YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU with Thelma Todd and Stanley Lupino, which had been made in 1933.


















YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU





































DOLORES DEL RIO cover + inside art by Herreros for Cinegramas issue # 23 (02/17/1935); rare in this area (Cinegramas only lasted about 98 issues, between 1934-36, before the plant was bombed at the beginning of the Spanish war)    
CONTENTS include photos and sometimes articles on these stars:      *Back cover perfume ad (see photo 2)      *Dolores Del Rio by Herreros (pic 3)      *Thelma Todd ad + Fredric March (pic 4, 5)       *Anna Mae Wong (pic 6)      *Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Norma Shearer with "Oscar" from A.A. night (photo 7)      *Alice Faye      *Adolphe Menjou      *Kay Francis      *Kate Hepburn      *Dick Powell     *Other stars  












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ALL TEED UP Photo

ALL TEED UP was a two-reel comedy Thelma Todd made with Charley Chase, but there were also foreign language versions with different leading ladies.  Here is a publicity photo that Randy Skretvedt put on facebook.

Randy Skretvedt:
 Charley Chase still, a promo not only for "All Teed Up" but also for the French and Spanish editions, "Le joueur de golf" and "El jugador de golf." This was shot in 1930, and it's surprising how many of the folks shown here would be gone in just a few years. Thelma Todd (died 1935), Jack Hill (1963), Linda Loredo (1931), Georgette Rhodes (1977), Charley Chase (1940), Edgar Kennedy (1948).





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Press Sheet For SHIVER MY TIMBERS

SHIVER MY TIMBERS was an Our Gang comedy










































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Press Sheet For READIN' AND WRITIN'

READIN' AND WRITIN' was an Our Gang comedy with June Marlowe as "Miss Crabtree".


































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Press Sheet For THE NICKEL NURSER

THE NICKEL NURSER with Charley Chase was the last two-reel comedy Thelma Todd made at the Hal Roach studio outside of her own series.

























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Thelma Todd On BIBLIOTECA FILMS

Thelma Todd on the back cover of BIBLIOTECA FILMS #253.

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Cover Girl Thelma

Thelma Todd on the cover of CINEMA ILLUSTRAZIONE.

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