Comments on: Colleen Bobs Her Hair and The Stars and Stripes

By: Sugar Daddy

Sugar Daddy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:14:59 +0000

Can't get TCM in the bay area either. Wish I got to see it.

By: Suzie1

Suzie1 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:54:57 +0000

I had never heard of her. She was a doll! Thanks for the photo of Mickey Rooney. I've never seen him that young.

By: Batya

Batya — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:02:28 +0000

Robert, what a great story. I wish you'd let me know whenever you post these.

By: Batya

Batya — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:01:16 +0000

Write your comment here…

By: Anton

Anton — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:09:16 +0000

I usually come to Big Hollywood for the political stuff (and often via a link from HotAir). But some of my favorite features on the site are the Hollywood history and "inside baseball" features that you and other contributors write. I had never heard of Colleen Moore until your article. I will definitely look for some of her films.

Sadly, I don't get TCM on my local cable channel.

By: Sgt Rock

Sgt Rock — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:47:13 +0000

Hackette !

By: Campaspe

Campaspe — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:05:01 +0000

What a great post–I love reading you on this subject. "Silent Star" is a wonderful memoir, frank and unsentimental. Moore was accomplished in so many respects, and rather than mourning her lost stardom, got on with life. I always thought her lifelong friendship with the brilliant King Vidor would make a charming, low-key movie, but biopics tend to focus on Big Dramatic Lives. Did you ever read A Cast of Killers, about Vidor pursuing the William Desmond Taylor murder? It was not a triumph of writing style but was fascinating nonetheless, and Moore was one of the most intriguing figures in it. ____As for Louise Brooks, I love her, but she was her own worst enemy. I think the stunning impact of Pandora's Box had a lot to do with her cult, that and her laser-beam intelligence and marvelous writing. When you read Barry Paris' excellent Brooks bio you realize that it was her own recalcitrance that in large part ended her stardom, and that Lulu in Hollywood is brilliant but not exactly a model of research accuracy.

By: Bill_Brandt

Bill_Brandt — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:39:21 +0000

I laughed out loud when I heard "Yes, We Have No Bananas" – and picturing the entire room standing and silent.

You really bring Old Hollywood to life Robert – Maybe you should write a book with these compilations? I am always fascinated by history and how we "got here from there" – and I learned a bit more today. Colleen sounds like she had a good soul.

That picture of her in Desert Flower is beautiful – in a wholesome sort of way. I would suspect millions of women identified with her.

By: Bill_Brandt

Bill_Brandt — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:35:23 +0000

Man – talk about good PR (for Kelly!) – from tramp to princess

By: jonnyrancher

jonnyrancher — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:03:48 +0000

I love this website!