[Update: This is Joan Crawford in “The Ice Follies of 1939.” ] Hm. What’s going on here?
[Update: This image was published Jan. 3, 1939, in The Times Midwinter Edition, which wasn’t microfilmed, so no reference copy is available.
The Midwinter Edition was a souvenir publication/almanac that The Times printed every January from at least the 1890s up to about 1961 as a way to promote Southern California. Although nothing appears in the clips, it’s entirely possible that Otis Chandler did away with the Midwinter Edition as one of his many reforms after he became publisher.]
The actress dressed as a princess is none other than the then-reigning Queen of Hollywood, Joan Crawford. The name of the production, however, is not known to me.
Looks like an MGM musical (or a Paramount vehicle for Bob Hope) about some princess on a Caribbean island – the little uh, “native” children are meant to make it look more authentic. What a hoot. Gotta love the golden age of Hollywood.
Joan Crawford in Un-PC Ice Follies of 1939?
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This woman has obviously stolen this gown and these ladies are trying to get it back.
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Can it possibly be Joan Crawford in a long forgotten out-take?
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Whut’s going on? That’s easy. They’re making’ a moom pitcher. The lady obviously is a princess or a wannabe. I hope I missed this flick.
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Joan Crawford as Cinderella in “Ice Follies of 1939”
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The actress dressed as a princess is none other than the then-reigning Queen of Hollywood, Joan Crawford. The name of the production, however, is not known to me.
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IS that Busby Berkeley standing under the camera in the light shirt?
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I think it’s from the musical version of “Gone with the Wind,” called “Scarlett!”
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Looks like an MGM musical (or a Paramount vehicle for Bob Hope) about some princess on a Caribbean island – the little uh, “native” children are meant to make it look more authentic. What a hoot. Gotta love the golden age of Hollywood.
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She not only stole the dress, but Joan Crawford’s forehead, too.
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“Ice Follies of 1939,” huh? I surely did miss this one. “It’s stuff and nonsense,” says Mollie.
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