*CANDIDS*

[mongoII]

Moira, forgot to mention that the Laurel & Hardy Thanksgiving pic was
a surprise to me also. I don't recall ever seeing that still in any one of their films, unless it was in a short subject.
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Newlyweds Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester.


Linda Darnell, husband Peverell Marley & adopted daughter Lola.


Director Vincent Sherman and Rita Hayworth on the set of "Affair in Trinidad".



Lovely Carol Lynley now and then



Rugged actor Stuart Whitman now and then.



Blonde actress Anne Francis now and then.


Fabulous Andrews Sisters: Laverne, Patty & Maxine


Maxine, Patty & Laverne in "Buck Privates".


Last surviving Andrews Sister is Patty (who is now 90 years old).


Ralph Meeker & Betty Hutton in publicity shot from "Somebody Loves Me".


Child star Freddie Bartholomew arriving to film "Anna Karenina"


Frequent co-stars Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford all smiles.


Kirk Douglas helping to serve Thanksgiving dinner to the needy in 2006


Ella Raines pampering husband Major Kenneth Trout.


Katy Jurado pointing the finger at Marlon Brando.


Ronald Reagan & Nancy Coleman on the set of "Kings Row"


Jane Wyman kisses her Oscar for her role in "Johnny Belinda"


William Wellman directs James Whitmore, Nancy Reagan & Gary Gray in "The Next Voice You Hear"


Marlene Dietrich cuts a rug with director Elia Kazan.


Hugh O'Brian shows off his big fish


Marilyn Monroe in the mist.


It's Darren McGavin years before his yen for turkey.


Beautiful starlet Suzan Ball lost life to cancer in 1955 at 21.


Legend Edward G. Robinson sporting a beret in the 1930s.


Splendid character actress Anne Revere doing summer stock 1949.


Jocelyn Brando and brother Marlon Brando on the set of "The Chase".


Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas rehearsing for the Oscars in 1958.


Queen of Warner Bros. Bette Davis at home on the set.


Roy Roberts, Humphrey Bogart & Bob Steele kibitzing on the set of "The Enforcer"


Costume designer and 7 time Oscar winner Edith Head wearing a helmet hat.


Top notch Brits Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.


A final Thanksgiving reference for this post!


Rita Hayworth accessorizing her beauty in 1957.


Movie star Sterling Hayden in the realm of his domain...a ship


Anne Bancroft exposing her pantaloons on the set.



A dapper Eugene Pallette and as he is familiar to movie fans.



Child star Jane Withers and as she appears today at 82.



Rugged Cliff Robertson today and as he was in his hunky days.


Our own Robert Osborne with Nina Foch 84, at the Barbara Stanwyck centennial.


Mr. Osborne introducing Olivia de Havilland 92, at the Bette Davis centennial.


Robert Osborne chatting with Joan Leslie 83, at the Bette Davis centennial.


The wacky antics of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis


Don Murray & Marilyn Monroe in a publicity shot from "Bus Stop"


Joan Crawford in the center of James MacArthur and mom Helen Hayes.


Grand character actress Alison Skipworth outside of her bungalow ready to take off.


Claudette Colbert getting made up for "Drums Along the Mohawk"


Bela Lugosi about to suck some blood on New Year's Eve.

[moira finnie]

Hi Mongo,
Thanks so much for the spritely off camera photo of Ann Revere, looking considerably more chic than her character roles ever allowed her to appear.


Cliff Robertson's sad photo prompts me to ask if someone could please start to advise actors in their 80s to pass up the trip to that plastic surgeon? Wearing one's years with pride might prove much more novel than seeing actor's trying desperately to look "good for their age."

[charliechaplinfan]

I love Rita Hayworth's smile, it's so sweet and genuine. She's such a beautiful woman.

I like the shot of Marilyn too, the one where she is naked underneath the fabric. When I looked at these pictures as a teen I didn't really see the beauty but now I can see it. At the end of her life she looked at her thinnest but she suited the extra weight, she was built to be voluptouous.

This reminds me of my mother. The lady who has been on a diet for as long as I'd known her, none have been very successful, she is a slightly plump 70 year old and it suits her. From her I have this grain of wisdom. 'There's no point trying to be thin past 40 because if you're thin, you've no fat to fill out your wrinkles' It makes sense to me.

[Ann Harding]

Thanks so much Mongo for putting a face on Peverell Marley! I have always adored this splendid cinematographer. He made such gorgeous images like in DeMille's The Godless Girl. I didn't know he married Linda Darnell. It seems that quite a few cinematographers married film stars like George Barnes & Joan Blondell and Harold Rosson & Jean Harlow. Thanks!

[Vecchiolarry]

Hi Ann H,

And, Lucien Ballard married Merle Oberon!!
He in fact invented 'the Obie' for her - a very bright white light that when shone directly onto the face erased all the flaws...
An aging movie goddess' best friend!!

Larry

[mongoII]

Moira, it was my pleasure to post an image of Anne Revere, a favorite of mine always.
Mr. Robertson does look a bit tucked although I believe he still has his own hair.

CCfan, that was a funny bit about the diet. It's not easy.

AnnHarding, it's usually difficult finding images of stars with their spouses. I was lucky with Linda Darnell and Peverell Marley. Peverell?
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Grand character actress Alison Skipworth outside of her bungalow ready to take off.


Claudette Colbert getting made up for "Drums Along the Mohawk".


Bela Lugosi about to suck some blood on New Year's Eve.


Actor Dewey Martin with his bride, songbird Peggy Lee.


Harold Lloyd on radio with his daughter, Gloria.


Lauren Bacall entices President Harry Truman to play the piano.


Impressive image of Van Heflin & Alan Ladd on the set of "Shane."


Errol Flynn promoting his film "Dodge City" with the help of Humphrey Bogart.


The one and only Gary Cooper in an early western.


It's 3 time Oscar winner Walter Brennan in a casual mode.


It's the wonderful Maria Ouspenskaya as Maleva the Gypsy in "The Wolf Man"


It's dandy character actor James Gleason sporting a beret.


It's two-gun totin' Joan Crawford reved up for "Johnny Guitar"


It's 'tough guys' Ernest Borgine & Henry Silva in 2007.


La-di-da! It's beautiful Frances Farmer all decked out in the 1930s.


Actress Ruth Roman waits anxiously for word of her son Dickie
in New York. Both were passengers on the SS Andrea Doria.


In 1956 the MS Stockholm collided with the SS Andrea Doria, sinking it. Miss Roman and her 4yr old son were separated during the rescue.


Mother and son are tearfully reunited.


Safe and sound, they exit the rescue ship.


Lovely Paulette Goddard and those darn suds


Buster Crabbe taking a pre-code shower.


Beauty Sophia Loren bathing in style.


It's dependable actor Chester Morris reading a script on the set.


Jane Powell & Liberace co-starring together in Palm Springs.


Dancing whiz Fred Astaire gives those feet a rest.

[jdb1]

Joe, that photo above (with Harold Lloyd) doesn't really look like Gloria Vanderbilt; could it be someone else? I don't recall ever seeing a photo of her as a blonde, either. Maybe it's some other heiress of the day? Just wondering.

[mongoII]

Judith, you are 100% correct. After double checking it turns out that the lady is Lloyd's daughter Gloria. I thank you.

[Vecchiolarry]

Hi Joe,

Wow, that gargoyle in the Sophia Loren photo certainly looks like it's enjoying the view!!!

And, those pictures of Ruth Roman waiting for her son after the Andrea Doria tragedy brought home to me a lot of emotion.
I was there at that time and witnessed her reunion with little Richard. No one was sure if he'd survived and it was only about 10 minutes before the Stockholm came into NY harbour that she got the news he was onboard.. She broke down into Ann Warner's arms and the look on her face when she finally heard him call down to her could never be duplicated......
That's my only sighting of Ruth Roman.

My grandmother and I were scheduled on the return voyage of the Andrea Doria to Italy but of course it never happened...
We boarded the Ivernia 4 days later and passed over or near to where the ship sank.

Larry

[myrnaloyisdope]

Love the Joan Crawford picture.

[mongoII]

Larry, I could imagine what Ruth Roman was going through that day. It must have been terrifying for her. Thank goodness all turned out well for her and her son.
And it is certainly something I'm sure that you'll never forget being there amongst all the turmoil of a disaster.

MyrnaLoy, I hought the Joan Crawford image was a hoot.

[feaito]

Dear Joe, as always your pictures are priceless. Thanks!!

I specially liked the James Gleason & Joan Crawford stills. By the way, the Crawford photo is from the 1930 MGM production "Montana Moon".

[charliechaplinfan]

Those pictures of Ruth Roman brought a big lump to my throat, I would hate to be seperated from either of mine for anytime let alone worry that they had drowned whilst I had survived.

I never knew that about Ruth Roman, I learn something new everyday.

Briliant pictures as always

[mongoII]

Fernando, thanks for the heads up on the Joan Crawford image. I didn't know it was a sill from "Montana Moon". It's always a pleasure to view a shot of practically everyone's favorite James Gleason.

CCfan, It had to be very traumatic for Ruth Roman and her son on that day in 1956.
Miss Roman died in her sleep at age 77 in 1999. Her son Richad is now 56.
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It's character actress May Robson aka Apple Annie.


Oscar winners Olivia de Havilland, Harold Russell, Cathy O'Donnell (accepting for Fredric March) and Anne Baxter for the best of 1946.


Silent film and pre-code actor Richard Dix in his prime


James Stewart escorting Grace Kelly to a film premier


Gary Cooper out on the town with the Countess di Frasso


Adolphe Menjou joins Greer Garson and husband Richard Ney at dinner


Tyrone Power and a hair-raising Lloyd Nolan on Air Force base


Roy Rogers singing "Thank Heaven for Little Girls"?


A young and lovely Ethel Barrymore...grand actress indeed.


Producer Merian C. Cooper & Fay Wray with King Kong's footprint


Lovely pre-code star June Lang with a macho extra.


It's Laraine Day sporting a nice pair of gams


Mary Pickford washing her hair in the sink (like mom use to do)


Sydney Geenstreet as beer drinking Nero Wolfe on NBC in 1950


Mirrored image of Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane of the jungle.

[feaito]

Looking at the picture of the young Ethel Barrymore (IMO) it's amazing the resemblance with her great niece, Drew Barrymore.