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Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis, Haunted Spooks Lobby Cards

October 20, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis, Haunted Spooks

Shortly after making the 1920 silent short film Haunted Spooks, the film’s stars, Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis, were married. It was a union that STUCK, as they were husband and wife until her death in 1969.

In far less upbeat news, Harold Lloyd had a horrible injury to his hand while making Haunted Spooks. While posing for publicity photos, a prop bomb exploded in his hand. His face was badly burned and he was temporarily blinded. Even worse, he lost two fingers due to the horrific accident.

In future films, he is always seen wearing a prosthetic glove on his injured hand.

In spite of this, however, he (remarkably!) always insisted on doing his own stunts.

I Met Him in Paris Lobby Cards: Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, and Robert Young

October 11, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Three of my absolute all-time favorite stars are Melvyn Douglas, Claudette Colbert, and Robert Young. Love them so much – I spend so much time with their various movies they almost seem like family.

Funny how that happens with stars of movies, television, radio, and music isn’t it? Their wonderful faces and voices become so familiar to us it seems as though we know them personally.

It’s certainly that way for me with these three wonderful stars.

Given my love for each, is it any wonder I’m crazy about I Met Him in Paris?! Although, I have to confess, I spend the entire film just wanting Robert Young to get lost!

Hoping he’ll forgive me for that one… but in this particular love triangle, I had a clear favorite. It has zero to do with the great actor Robert Young, of course. It has everything to do with his character.

If you’ve never seen this adorable and fun movie, I hope you’ll check it out. It is really, really special and these stars shine brightly from the first scene to the last.

Even Robert! (just kind of kidding… a little)

You can find I Met Him in Paris (link to the dvd on Amazon) on Amazon but I don’t believe it’s on Prime Video yet.

Paulette Goddard and Gary Cooper, Unconquered Lobby Card

October 1, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Paulette Goddard and Gary Cooper

Paulette Goddard and Gary Cooper light up the screen in the 1947 film Unconquered. I wish they had made many, many more movies together.

The movie was directed by Cecil B. DeMille and also starred Boris Karloff, Howard Da Silva, Ward Bond, Cecil Kellaway, Virginia Campbell, and Katharine DeMille.

You can find Unconquered (link to the dvd) on Amazon.

Paulette Goddard and Gary Cooper

Maureen O’Hara and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. – Sinbad the Sailor Lobby Cards

May 28, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Maureen O’Hara, Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad the Sailor, while it lacks the action of other swashbuckling films (including two of my favorites, The Spanish Main and The Black Swan), is a ridiculously entertaining and colorful movie. Four of the reasons are Maureen O’Hara, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Walter Slezak, and Anthony Quinn. This is a perfect example of a film pretty much being carried by a very capable and well above average cast.

You can find Sinbad the Sailor (link to the dvd on Amazon ) on Amazon or watch it on Prime.

Maureen O’Hara and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sinbad the Sailor

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Maureen O’Hara: Sinbad the Sailor Lobby Card

March 30, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Sinbad the Sailor Lobby Card

I have an obsession with lobby cards and movie posters that defies description – I love them with everything I’ve got. The Sinbad the Sailor Lobby Card pictured above is especially beautiful, isn’t it?

LOVE the colors!