Kidnappers In Hollywood - PICTURE PLAY, 1932

Kidnappers were in the news after the Lindbergh case. A number of stars received kidnap threats, including Mae West and Thelma Todd.

Mae West receives extortion notes:
http://framework.latimes.com/2012/09/13/1935-mae-west-extortion-case/





A

Park Drive Cigarette Cards

Here is a Complete set of 48 Park Drive cigarette cards in their special album. These British cards were issued in 1935 and include Thelma Todd, Laurel and Hardy, Wheeler and Woolsey, Bebe Daniels, Ginger Rogers, Ronald Colman, Nancy Carroll, Gary Cooper, Ann Harding, and Maureen O'Sullivan, among others.

The Thelma Todd card depicts her as she appeared in THE DEVIL'S BROTHER. She went to England to promote that movie, and got a lot of publicity for it there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

Early '30's Movie Premiere Photos

Some pictures of Hollywood movie premieres of the early thirties, from the El Brendel blog. It appears that some of these photos were from the same premieres. A poster for Ann Harding's DEVOTION ( 1931 ) can be seen in the background of several pictures, and a poster for Maurice Chevalier's THE SMILING LIEUTENANT can be seen in some of the others. Some of the same flower arrangements can also be seen in more than one picture.

Reblogged from http://www.elbrendel.com/2009/10/early-30s-movie-premiers-part-2.html

                                                        

                                                  Harry Bannister and Ann Harding

 

The poster in the background is for Ann Harding's DEVOTION ( 1931 ).

 

 

 

Earl Fox

 

 

That could be the same poster in the background, but it isn't clear.

 

 

 

  Ivan Lebedeff and Thelma Todd

 

 

That looks like the same poster as in the previous picture.

 

 

 

Carmel Myers

 

 

 

 

Virginia Vali and Charles Farrell

 

 

 

 

Genevieve Tobin and George K. Arthur

 

 

 

 

Ernest Lubitsch and Ona Munson

 

 

Lubitsch was the director of THE SMILING LIEUTENANT, and the edge of a poster for that movie is visible in the background.

 

 

 

Helen Mann

 

 

 This photo appears to have been taken at the same place as the last one.

 

Irene Rich

 

 

 

Janet Gaynor

 

 

 

Marian Nixon

 

 

 

Mary Brian

 

 

 

 

Paul Kohner and Lupita Tovar

 

 

 

 

 

 

Myrna Loy

 

 

 

 

Polly Moran

 

Teamed with Marie Dressler in the most famous female comedy team of it's day 

 

 

 

 

Ralph Bellamy, June Collyer, Stuart Erwin

 

Poster in the background for THE SMILING LIEUTENANT 

 

 

 

Rochelle Hudson

 

 

 

Roy D'Arcy

 

 

 

James Dunn and Molly O'Day

 

 

 

 

 

Wallace Beery and friends

 

 

 

Wynn Gibson

DEVOTION:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devotion_(1931_film)

THE SMILING LIEUTENANT:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiling_Lieutenant




A