Oh my gosh.
After I recovered from the incredible cuteness, I was shocked to see that this photo originated from The Millie! Thank you for taking pity on Pete Duel fanatics everywhere, m’dear!
Gertrude Lawrence and Douglas Fairbanks in a vintage ad. This is the ad that Julie Andrews and Robert Reed probably made an ode to in ‘Star!’ in their photoshoot scene with the cherry cola.
I love this movie with its James Dean quoting possums!
That does it - I NEED to see this movie! Classic film references AND amazing British accents?! It’s for me!
I’m sending a copy of it to Kate (as a file), I can do the same for you, if you want! :-D IT IS COMPLETELY AWESOME.
Oooh! Yes, please!
Madeline Carroll from Kate Gabrielle’s Classic Film Scans.
Get a load of the hair!! If/when I cut my hair short - it’ll look like this.
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Danielle Darrieux - publicity portrait from the 1938 film The Rage of Paris
This late-30s gem is an engaging spoof that features the U.S. film debut of the French acting beauty Daniell Darrieux. She appears as a French model who’s come to New York to find a job. Things go a little awry in her first interview when she applies for a nude modeling position and gets the addresses mixed up. When she shows up at the wrong place and starts disrobing, the man at the desk (Douglas Fairbanks) thinks she’s a trouble-causing hussy and orders her to leave. Things look up for the frustrated model when she teams up with an ex-actress and a clever waiter who together convince her that as her agents, they’ll be able to make things happen for her. And they do.
Lieutenant Commander Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., USNR, Captain Henry C. Johnson, Lieutenant Commander John D. Bulkeley, USN
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