24 November 2017

Film Partners

Last month, we had a French postcard series on every Saturday. From today on, we will focus on Great Britain. We start today with a post on a Real Photo (Picturegoer) series called 'Film Partners', published in the 1930s in London. The postcards have either horizontal or vertical formats. Some are in black-and-white; others are hand-coloured. And yes, this was the United Kingdom in the 1930s, so all the couples are strictly male/female.

Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon. British postcard in the Film Partners Series, London, no. P 150. Photo: London Films. Publicity still for The Scarlet Pimpernel (Harold Young, 1934).

Ivor Novello and Elizabeth Allan in The Lodger (1932)
Ivor Novello and Elizabeth Allan. British postcard in the Film Partners series, London, no. P 41. Photo: Stanborough. Publicity still for The Lodger (Maurice Elvey, 1932).

Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge in Jack's the Boy (1932)
Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge. British postcard in the Film Partners Series, no. P 42. Photo: Gainsborough Pictures. Publicity still for Jack's the Boy (Walter Forde, 1932).

Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shotter in Summer Lightning (1933)
Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shotter. British postcard in the Film Partners series, London, no. 81. Photo: British & Dominions. Publicity still for Summer Lightning (Maclean Rogers, 1933).

Brian Aherne and Victoria Hopper in The Constant Nymph (1933)
Brian Aherne and Victoria Hopper. British postcard in the Film Partners series, no. P 121. Photo: Gaumont-British. Publicity still for The Constant Nymph (Basil Dean, 1933).

Leslie Howard and Heather Angel in Berkeley Square (1933)
Leslie Howard and Heather Angel. British postcard in the Film Partners Series, London, no. P 123. Photo: Fox. Publicity still for Berkeley Square (Frank Lloyd, 1933).

Tullio Carminati and Grace Moore in One Night of Love
Tullio Carminati and Grace Moore. British postcard in the Film Partners Series, London, no. P 151. Photo: Columbia. Publicity still for One Night of Love (Victor Schertzinger, 1934).

Madeleine Carroll and Clive Brook in The Dictator (1935)
Madeleine Carroll and Clive Brook. British postcard in the Film Partners series, no. P 166. Photo: Toeplitz. Publicity still for The Dictator (Victor Saville, 1935).

Derrick De Marney and Nova Pilbeam in Young and Innocent (1937)
Derrick De Marney and Nova Pilbeam. British postcard in the Film Partners Series, no PC 236. Photo: Gaumont British. Publicity still for Young and Innocent/The Girl Was Young (Alfred Hitchcock, 1937).

Jack Hulbert and Patricia Ellis in Paradise for Two
Jack Hulbert and Patricia Ellis. British postcard in the Film Partners Series, London, no. P 241. Photo: London Films. Publicity still for Paradise for Two/Gaiety Girls (Thornton Freeland, 1937).

David Niven and Ginger Rodgers in Bachelor Mother
David Niven and Ginger Rodgers. British postcard in the Film Partners Series, London, no. PC 211. Photo: R.K.O. Radio. Publicity still for Bachelor Mother (Garson Kanin, 1939).

Barry K. Barnes and Valerie Hobson in This Man in Paris (1939)
Barry K. Barnes and Valerie Hobson. British postcard in the Film Partners Series, no. PC 284. Photo: Paramount British. Publicity still for This Man in Paris (David MacDonald, 1939).

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1 comment:

Beth Niquette said...

Oh, my goodness! These are wonderful...and inspiring. I adore that time in history and often use old postcards for reference when I do my artwork. Once again, I am in awe of the work you put into your blog, Paul.

Have a lovely week. It is sunny here--though it is only 3 p.m. it feels much later. The sun is so far to the west in winter. Short winter days are here. Happy thought--maybe it will snow. :D