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"What are you giving me with the flying fish"
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• Laura she/her • mostly Old Hollywood •
• someone on twitter once told me I post too many Carole Lombard pics •
Leithmakers.co.uk 105 Leith Walk. A gallery, studios and shop featuring a range of locally crafted wares for sale, plus exhibitions and events
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A Pathé photo snipe describes that her gown was so tight she had to rest on a specially rigged contraption called a "relaxer" between scenes. However, Photoplay magazine put the story to the test, "and how that gal can sit!"
November 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Joan Blondell & Dick Powell by Elmer Fryer, c. 1935.

The two were married from 1936 to 1944. They made 10 (!) musicals together.
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Thank you. I shall!
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Isn't it. Quite an unusual shot
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Going to see this on the big screen on Sunday. So excited!
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
One of my favourite films
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Tom Conway and Frances Dee in I Walked With A Zombie (1943)
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM