Though it was not publicized as such, 1942s her cardboard lover turned out to be norma shearers final film appearance before retiring from acting. Cast off in hollywood, ricardo montalban lands safely on fantasy island cast off in hollywood, ricardo montalban lands safely on fantasy island. Her cardboard lover is a 1942 american comedy film directed by george cukor, starring norma shearer in her final screen role, robert taylor, and george sanders. A wealthy woman, trying to discourage a former boyfriend from. This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. His upperclass english accent and bass voice often led. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Lovestruck consuelo croyden norma shearer cant trust herself around dashing tony. Please consider splitting content into subarticles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Academy award winners norma shearer and george sanders star with robert taylor in a bigscreen adaptation of jacque devals classic stage farce, dans sa candeur naive, her cardboard lover. Her cardboard lover 1942 12 norma shearer, robert taylor.
In her cardboard lover, three screen greats play a farcical game of helovesandsheloves, complete with ruses, slapped faces, fisticuffs and terry donning consuelos satin pjs, but it all comes romantically right at the end. Retired in 1942 following the boxoffice bomb her cardboard lover. For taylor, hes pleasant enough, but if you want to see him and. This is a list of feature films originally released andor distributed by metrogoldwynmayer to include mgmua entertainment co. Ultimate george sanders thread page your favorites. Wodehouse, opened in new york city, new york, usa on 21 march 1927 and ran for 152 performances. Tovaritch, directed by jacques deval france, 1935, based on the play tovaritch tovarich, directed by anatole litvak 1937, based on the play tovaritch say it in french, directed by andrew l. Watch her cardboard lover 1942 22 waveofnostalgia on dailymotion.
Her cardboard lover full frame, manufactured on demand. Norma shearer biography, celebrity facts and awards tv guide. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. The english play, her cardboard lover by valerie wyngate and p. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Cast off in hollywood, ricardo montalban lands safely on. So norma hires bob as her cardboard lover to pretend hes the new man in her life. Her cardboard lover is a 1942 american comedy film directed by george cukor, starring norma shearer robert taylor, and george sanders.
Leonard and stars marion davies and swedish actor nils asther. A scene from the play, of bankhead undressing while talking on the telephone, was made into five minute short film in 1929 which in fact was the first sound version of her cardboard lover. Araciones con her in english with contextual examples. Loved him in rebecca, idolized him in the picture of dorian gray and voyage to italy.
Effectiveness of packaging waste management systems in selected. The cardboard lover is a 1928 silent romantic comedy film produced by cosmopolitan productions and distributed by metro goldwyn mayer. She entered films in her early 50s, debuting onscreen in 1926 and appearing in over 100 films. An uneven but overall amusing romantic comedy, the film sends shearer off with neither a bang nor a whimper although, financially, the film was a disappointment.
Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the. She concluded the year with show people, making 1928 perhaps the single best year for marion davies. If nothing else, the film is notable as the screen debut for ava gardner. Everyone hop on board, there are enough george films out there to warrant a sotm. After breaking up with her lover she works at a dentist friend to make ends meet. It appears from his biograhpy that the lover role may have been more real than the role in the movie. Norma shearer robert taylor george sanders 1942 a florida socialite norma shearer expects her male secretary robert taylor to keep her amorous exhusband george sanders at bay. Love among the ruins is a 1975 american madefortelevision romantic comedy film directed by george cukor and starring katharine hepburn and laurence olivier which premiered on abc on march 6, 1975. When her cardboard lover flopped, a rumor sprang up that mayer was trying to get rid of shearerwhich he had supposedly done with greta garbo and would do with jeanette macdonald, myrna loy, and joan crawford. To pay it off, she proposes that he pretend to be her lover, in order to make her. The cardboard lover immediately followed, and marions excitement at being able to play comedy is almost palpable.
Her cardboard lover original, play, broadway opened in new york city mar 21, 1927 and played through aug 1927. It was also marked her final year in silent films, and it was only fitting that she should go. She would make one other movie in 1942, her cardboard lover, before retiring. Shearer did not get quite the sendoff from the big screen that she thought she would have gotten, surely not anything like mrs. Meanwhile, in the 1928 british stage presentation of her cardboard lover, the lead role opposite leslie howard had been taken by tallulah bankhead.
George henry sanders 3 july 1906 25 april 1972 was a british film and television actor, singersongwriter, music composer, and author. Her cardboard lover full frame, manufactured on demand, mono. Songwriter terry trindale robert taylor, who has a crush on consuelo croyden norma shearer, racks up a large gambling debt to her while trying to gain her attention. With norma shearer, robert taylor, george sanders, frank mchugh. With this frothy comedy, norma shearer bid adieu to the movies after 62. The opening night cast included jeanne eagels, leslie howard, stanley logan and valerie wyngate. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. In her cardboard lover, three screen greats play a farcical game of helovesandsheloves, complete with ruses, slapped faces, fisticuffs and terry donning consuelos satin pjs, but it all. The twilight of the goddesses was not mayers plan to make room for new talent lana turner, judy garland, and greer garson, but it. The story is set in 1911, at the end of the edwardian period. Watch her cardboard lover 1942 now on your favorite device. Her cardboard lover, new york, 1927 inafferrabile leslie. Juliane thomas is an ambitious but unemployed young writer.
He began performing in early childhood, going on to appear in tent shows, vaudeville, and stock throughout the southwest. She then went on tour with her cardboard lover for several months. Italian english come risultanti dalla scheda italian german lagot kayo tagalogcebuano dirigente presso. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Norma shearer actress and hollywood star 40trading cards set condition. He formed chill wills and the avalon boys, a singing group in which he was the leader and bass vocalist, in the 30s.
Italian bridge collapses but coronavirus lockdown keeps casualty figure low evening standard. She usually portrayed spinster aunts or mothers, sometimes crotchety and sometimes sweet. Her cardboard lover, new york, 1927 her cardboard lover by jacques deval original title. Wilhelm marstrand italian woman waving from a window, end of the 1850s oil on. Support the movie title stills collection on patreon. Wright is based on the english translation of devals play dans sa candeur naive by valerie wyngate and p. Online pdf norma shearer photo book international edition japanese edition free books. Norma shearer actress and hollywood star 40trading cards. George sanders list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Amber the moon and sixpence the strange woman while the city sleeps foreign correspondent strange cargo her cardboard lover all about eve a date with the falcon this land is mine nurse edith cavell a scandal in paris sundown the rebel love is news. Her cardboard lover 1942 george cukor, norma shearer, robert taylor, george sanders, comedy, romance may 8, 2017 a wealthy woman, trying to discourage a former boyfriend from pursuing her, hires a young songwriter who needs money to pay off his gambling debts to pretend to be her boyfriend.