Happy Birthday, Buster Keaton!

Buster Keaton was born on this day in 1895.

Buster Keaton, Thelma Todd, and Jimmy Durante in SPEAK EASILY ( 1932 ).




Buster Keaton:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster_Keaton


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1934 Ad For MGM Shorts, Including Roach's

From MOTION PICTURE DAILY, June 27, 1934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dickie Moore In DECEPTION

Reblogged from http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/leo-carrillo-and-barbara-weeks-in-bedroom-with-child-dickie-news-photo/148265798

Caption:Leo Carrillo and Barbara Weeks in bedroom with child Dickie Moore in a scene from the film 'Deception', 1932. (Photo by Columbia Pictures/Getty Images)


Reblogged from http://willmckinley.wordpress.com/2012/09/12/happy-birthday-dickie-moore/

Dickie Moore and Pete the Pup, 1933.


Dickie Moore and the gang in FISH HOOKY.

 FISH HOOKY - January 1933 features appearances by “retired” rascals Mickey Daniels (age 18), Mary Kornman (16), Joe Cobb (16), and Allen “Farina” Hoskins (13). FISH HOOKY also marks the first speaking roles for Daniels and Kornman in an Our Gang comedy, since their tenure took place during the silent era.


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DECEPTION

 

 

 DECEPTION was a 1932 Columbia picture which starred Leo Carrillo, Dickie Moore, Nat Pendleton, Thelma Todd, and Barbara Weeks. Nat Pendleton, who had done some wrestling in real life, was credited with the story.

 

 

 

 

Nat Pendleton was also in HORSE FEATHERS with Thelma Todd during this period.  So you might say there are some similarities there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Anyway, there's some horsing around in this one, too.

 

 

 

 

"I seen him foist!" 

 

Leo Carrillo says he seen Thelma foist.

This poster is very similar.

Although Thelma Todd was fourth billed, this poster used her likeness to promote the film rather than that of Dickie Moore, Nat Pendleton, or Barbara Weeks, the "good girl" of the story.






Leo Carrillo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Carrillo

DECEPTION:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022750/combined

Dickie Moore:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601129/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Nat Pendleton:
http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/natpendleton.html

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671738/

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Thelma Todd And Leo Carrillo In DECEPTION

Thelma Todd and Leo Carrillo in another photo from DECEPTION.

 

 

 

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Thelma Todd And Leo Carrillo In DECEPTION

Leo Carrillo, left, with Thelma Todd and Nat Pendleton in a scene from DECEPTION ( 1932 ).

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Thelma Todd Photo By Stax

This is actually a positive view of an original camera negative that has been offered for sale on ebay. The date of 1936 is evidently given because it was the release date of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL, which Thelma Todd had been working on in late 1935.

PROVENANCE: The item offered in this listing comes directly from the WATSON FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE spanning four generations of professional photographers and representing more than a century of Los Angeles news and cultural photography. This historic archive houses a collection of nearly one million images including Hollywood studio portraits and candid celebrities, cultural life of the city of Los Angeles, crime and famous murder trials, sports, automobiles, aviation, politics, and many more subjects.

DESCRIPTION: Original vintage 8" X 10" camera negative on Eastman Kodak safety film of THELMA TODD flashing a big smile as she poses for the photographer STAX GRAVES in a fantastic portrait for the film The Bohemian Girl (M-G-M, 1936). This film was Ms. Todd's last before her tragic death.
This is the original negative that was in the camera at the time the portrait was taken and is therefore the only one of its kind in existence. (Please note this listing is for a camera negative, the scan is of its positive view.)



- SIZE: 8" X 10"
- TONE: B&W
- CONDITION: Fine, with light scuffs.

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