Saturday, November 5, 2016

Friday, October 28, 2016

SNAPPY SNEEZER Photo




Thelma Todd And Charlie Chase in a photo from SNAPPY SNEEZER.








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Watch SNAPPY SNEEZER




SNAPPY SNEEZER is a two reel comedy from 1929 with Charley Chase and Thelma Todd.








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Sunday, October 9, 2016

NAUGHTY BABY Photo




Production shot from NAUGHTY BABY, with director (and then Alice White boyfriend) Mervyn LeRoy. Notice the reflectors and diffusers used to help with lighting the scene. 






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NAUGHTY BABY Lobby Card






Lobby card for NAUGHTY BABY with Alice White ( left ) and Thelma Todd ( right ).







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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

LET'S DO THINGS Photo

LET'S DO THINGS was the first film of the Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd series.











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Monday, October 3, 2016

French Pressbook For NEVADA ( 1927 )





NEVADA was a 1927 Paramount production starring Gary Cooper, Thelma Todd, and William Powell.




















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Sunday, September 25, 2016

Our Gang Comic Ad For Royal Gelatin





From the comic supplement PUCK for 23 Feb 1936. Note that Pete the Pup is shown as one of the stars in the lineup above the strip, along with Spanky, Buckwheat, Darla, Alfalfa, and Porky..









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Saturday, September 24, 2016

Spanish Fan Magazine From 1934






A picture of Thelma Todd from the movie PALOOKA may be seen on the back cover of this fan magazine, the name of which may be seen on the front cover. Although the title appears to be in English, this was listed as a Spanish language magazine on ebay.






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CORSAIR Item




CORSAIR was the movie that Thelma Todd made as "Alison Loyd".







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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

HORSE FEATHERS Display




An advertising display for HORSE FEATHERS showing the four Marx Brothers, along with a featherless horse.









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HORSE FEATHERS At Kentucky Theater 1932




Notice Betty Boop poster at right. The Fleischer cartoons were distributed by Paramount until they foreclosed on them and took over the studio in a move that was probably illegal. A Will Rogers movie is also being advertised. He was a top star in this period.





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HORSE FEATHERS Lobby Card




Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo Marx on a lobby card for HORSE FEATHERS.















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HORSE FEATHERS Lobby Card




Thelma Todd with Chico Marx and Groucho Marx on a lobby card for HORSE FEATHERS.













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HORSE FEATHERS




Thelma Todd with Zeppo and Harpo in a publicity photo for HORSE FEATHERS.














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HORSE FEATHERS Photo





Thelma Todd with Chico and Groucho in HORSE FEATHERS.









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HORSE FEATHERS Picture




Chico, Harpo, and Groucho with Thelma Todd in a publicity picture for HORSE FEATHERS.















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HORSE FEATHERS Photo




HORSE FEATHERS was a 1932 Paramount production, starring the four Marx Brothers. Here is a photo from this movie showing Thelma Todd with two of them, Zeppo ( left ) and Harpo ( right ).


The back of the photo has the names of  Harpo and Chico on it, although Chico didn't actually appear in this photo. 




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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

HIPS, HIPS HOORAY On TCM




HIPS, HIPS HOORAY will air on TCM tonight at 12:45 AM EST. Wheeler and Woolsey are the stars, and the supporting cast includes Thelma Todd, Dorothy Lee, Ruth Etting, and Marion Byron.






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Thursday, September 8, 2016

Thelma Todd Photo




Thelma Todd smiles for the camera.





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





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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Thelma Todd Photo




Thelma Todd photo with a caption in Spanish.






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

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Monday, September 5, 2016

Spanish Language CORSAIR Ad




An ad for CORSAIR from a Spanish language newspaper. American movies were very popular in Latin America and Spanish language versions of some movies were even produced for that market during this period. But I don't know if CORSAIR fared any better in other countries than it did here.







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Sunday, September 4, 2016

CORSAIR Poster ( Spanish )





Spanish poster for CORSAIR, with the alternate title MODERN PIRATE. Note that Thelma Todd is billed as "Alison Loyd". The girl on the poster was not intended as an accurate representation of Thelma Todd and is more of a generic pretty girl for the period.








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Engrave-O-Tint Card




A card from a weight machine that also gave a fortune, which has a picture of Thelma Todd on it, along with a credit for Hal Roach studios. These were dispensed by a penny machine which imprinted ( engraved ) your weight on the card.












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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Bibliography II ( Revised )




This is a list of books that have been written, but not published.




Hamann, G. D.                                      THELMA TODD IN THE 20'S. A collection of newspaper articles from the earlier part of Thelma Todd's career.
                     


Stevenson, Dave                                          JUST THELMA. The Life and Career of Thelma Todd.
Announced years ago, another announcement dated Jul 31, 2011 said it was soon to be published and credited  "Dave Stevenson, Cole Johnson and Mark Johnson. Proofreading and editing by Ali Stevenson"




Strait, Ray with Richard Gottlieb                                  THELMA TODD ( 1978 )

                      

I usually try to write about this stuff in a more or less impartial way, after I made the other bibliography I thought maybe I should have said something like that. Certainly some of the books are better than others. Maybe I'll have more to say about them later, and maybe I'll have more to say about some of the unpublished ones later. - Benny Drinnon





Raymond Strait's site:
http://raymondstrait.com

Monday, August 29, 2016

Bibliography ( Revised )

Books about Thelma Todd. This list includes books that may deal with her only in part, but does not include books that have not yet been published.


Anger, Kenneth                              HOLLYWOOD  BABYLON



Austin, John                                    HOLLYWOOD'S UNSOLVED MYSTERIES ( 1970 )
-----------------                                 HOLLYWOOD'S UNSOLVED MYSTERIES ( 1990 )
-----------------                                 MORE OF HOLLYWOOD'S UNSOLVED MYSTERIES


Carr, William                                  HOLLYWOOD TRAGEDY



Donati, William                              THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THEMA TODD
-------------------                             LUCKY LUCIANO
-------------------                             IDA LUPINO


Edmonds, Andy                               HOT TODDY


Guiles, Fred Lawrence                       STAN: THE LIFE OF STAN LAUREL



Hammond, G. D.                              THELMA TODD IN THE 30's


Heiman, Jim                                      OUT WITH THE STARS



Jacobson, Laurie                               HOLLYWOOD HEARTBREAK
----------------------                              DISHING HOLLYWOOD


Jenning, Patrick and Croddy, Marshall    TESTIMONY OF A DEATH: MYSTERY, MEDIA, AND MYTH IN 1935 LOS ANGELES


McCabe, John                                  MR. LAUREL AND MR. HARDY
--------------------                              LAUREL AND HARDY


Maltin, Leonard                                  MOVIE COMEDY TEAMS
-------------------                                THE GREAT MOVIE SHORT SUBJECTS


Munn, Michael                                 THE HOLLYWOOD MURDER CASEBOOK


Morgan, Michelle                             THE ICE CREAM BLONDE

                            
Neutzel, Charles                              WHODUNIT? HOLLYWOOD STYLE


Neibaur, James.                                 THE HAL ROACH COMEDY SHORTS OF  THELMA                                                                        TODD, ZASU PITTS, AND PATSY  KELLY


Parish, James Robert                     THE FUNSTERS
---------------------------                    THE HOLLYWOOD BOOK OF SCANDALS


Skretvedt, Randy                              LAUREL AND HARDY


Vanderbuilt, Gloria                           BLACK KNIGHT, WHITE KNIGHT




Ward, Richard Lewis                           A HISTORY OF THE HAL ROACH STUDIO




Wolfe, Donald H                                   THE BLACK DAHLIA FILES


Wolf, Marvin and Katherine Mader   FALLEN ANGELS












Tuesday, August 23, 2016