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/





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BOTTOMS UP Sheet Music

John Boles, Thelma Todd, Spencer Tracy, and Pat Patterson are on the cover of this sheet music for a song from the 1934 Fox production BOTTOMS UP.

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BOTTOMS UP

BOTTOMS UP starred Pat Patterson, Spencer Tracy, and John Boles. Thelma Todd was also in it.

                                                                 With John Boles

 

 

 

 

With John Boles and Pat Patterson.

 

Glass slide

Thelma Todd is at right.





http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D0DEFD9133EE53ABC4B51DFB566838F629EDE

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19331202&id=65FRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M2kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3416,73522

http://books.google.com/books?id=VblBUIE0TqwC&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=bottoms+up+pat+patterson&source=bl&ots=TWOO4OQmpS&sig=i3PG1vOkPxGnJVrhIgQJ5Ky8xSU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9Q6ZUqvALo_aoASbmYKQBw&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=bottoms%20up%20pat%20patterson&f=false

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Dorothy Appleby In RIFFRAFF

Gentlemen may prefer blondes, but Spencer Tracy appears to prefer a certain brunette.

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BOTTOMS UP

BOTTOMS UP was produced by Fox before they became 20th Century Fox.

 The 1934 Fox pre-code comedy / musical film, BOTTOMS UP starred Spencer Tracy, Pat Paterson, John Boles, Sid Silvers, Herbert Mundin, Harry Green, Thelma Todd, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Dell Henderson, Suzanne Kaaren, Douglas Wood, Lucille Ball, Lynn Bari, June Gale, Barbara Pepper and Mariska Aldrich. The film was directed by David Butler. The photo features a great shot of Pat Paterson hugging Thelma Todd as John Boles waits beside a microphone.







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BOTTOMS UP Glass Slide

A glass slide advertising BOTTOMS UP, the 1934 Fox production starring Spencer Tracy, John Boles, and Pat Patterson.

Thelma Todd is at the right. She was playing the "other woman" again in this one.






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BOTTOMS UP Flyer

BOTTOMS UP starred Spencer Tracy and English actress Pat Patterson. Thelma Todd was one of their costars.

Thelma Todd is in the picture in the middle on the right.

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Pat O'Brien And Thelma Todd At Cookout

Pat O'Brien, Spencer Tracy, and Thelma Todd at a cookout. This must have been in the same period as the picture with Thelma Todd at Pat O'Brien's party.

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