Mel Selfe
@melselfe.bsky.social
Lecturer in Cultural Policy at the University of Glasgow. Media history nerd. Likes archives. Not actually Eve Arden.
Do moral ‘crimes’ count? Although she returns to the stage (and her stage door admirer) to finance her husband’s operation, not her child’s.
September 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Do moral ‘crimes’ count? Although she returns to the stage (and her stage door admirer) to finance her husband’s operation, not her child’s.
There’s also a whole Stetson song, which contains the first sequential close ups of the chorines—and their hats. Stetson were so pleased with it, they took out a full page ad in Variety!
August 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
There’s also a whole Stetson song, which contains the first sequential close ups of the chorines—and their hats. Stetson were so pleased with it, they took out a full page ad in Variety!
Post some product placement.
Busby Berkeley’s first screen gig (Whoopee! 1930) was a spectacular product placement for Stetson!
Busby Berkeley’s first screen gig (Whoopee! 1930) was a spectacular product placement for Stetson!
August 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Post some product placement.
Busby Berkeley’s first screen gig (Whoopee! 1930) was a spectacular product placement for Stetson!
Busby Berkeley’s first screen gig (Whoopee! 1930) was a spectacular product placement for Stetson!
Delighted to be accepted for #HWC25 at USC in July. And the timing works for a longer archive trip too. Planning UA records at Wisconsin, followed by more Goldwyn research at the Herrick.
March 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Delighted to be accepted for #HWC25 at USC in July. And the timing works for a longer archive trip too. Planning UA records at Wisconsin, followed by more Goldwyn research at the Herrick.