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PALOOKA was a comedy based on the comic strip JOE PALOOKA, which was released on January 26, 1934.

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PALOOKA starred Stuart Erwin, Jimmy Durante, and Lupe Velez

Lupe Velez and Jimmy Durante appeared together on Broadway as well as in several other films. 

Thelma Todd appears as "Trixie", but that name may have only been used in the credits.

Another shot in the same costume.

Another shot with a cigarette. Smoking is supposed to indicate that she is a bad girl. 

Robert Armstrong as Palooka senior. The booze also indicates that Thelma Todd's character is supposed to be a bad girl. But this is a comedy, so it is not supposed to be taken seriously.

This is supposed to be funny, too. .

"Joe Palooka" is played by Stuart Erwin, and Mary Carlisle played his girlfriend. Neither appears in any scenes with Thelma Todd in this film, her character being involved with Joe Palooka's father in the story

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PALOOKA ( Complete Movie )

Here is the movie PALOOKA. Thelma Todd is in it, but has only a small part as the "other woman" that Joe Palooka's father ( Robert Armstrong) gets involved with, setting the stage for a triangle involving Stewart Erwin, Mary Carlisle, and Lupe Velez.






PALOOKA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palooka_(film)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025619/




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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




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