Happy Thanksgiving

An early publicity picture of Thelma Todd with beans because of the association of beans with Boston. She wasn't from Boston anyway ( she was from Lawrence ), but they didn't let that stop them.

She has about the same look here as in this autographed picture which I posted recently. They both would have been taken during the same period.

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Thelma Todd Paramount Photo

Thelma Todd in a publicity photo for HORSEFEATHERS ( 1932 ). Visible at the right is a vase that can also be seen in a couple of other publicity photos from this period.

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Same Backdrop

This picture of Clara Bow at Paramount was taken in front of the same backdrop

as this picture of Thelma Todd.

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Paramount Publicity Pictures Of Clara Bow

Some drape art pictures they made of Clara Bow at Paramount during the silent era. The same studio made drape art pictures of Thelma Todd.

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Early Paramount Publicity Photo

One of the drape art photos of Thelma Todd, this one stamped LOOK library on the back, along with a notation that Thelma was no longer among the living. 

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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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TWO FOR TONIGHT Photo

Thelma Todd and Bing Crosby in another photo from the 1935 Paramount production TWO FOR TONIGHT.

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Thelma Todd and Bing Crosby Photo

TWO FOR TONIGHT was a 1935 Paramount production. Here is a publicity photo of Thelma Todd and Bing Crosby from this movie.

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Thelma Todd At Paramount

A Paramount publicity picture of Thelma Todd. I think this is from HORSEFEATHERS ( 1932 ).

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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.

2X Enlargement:

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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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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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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Thelma Todd Photo

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

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Early Publicity Photo Of Thelma Todd

An early picture of Thelma Todd at Paramount, taken before she had her hair bobbed.

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




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SITTING PRETTY

Some of the pretty girls that were in SITTING PRETTY.

What you go to the show for.




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