Pre-Codes: Thelma Todd

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

Комментарии • 225

  • @mikehawk4388
    @mikehawk4388 6 лет назад +100

    God, she had it all. Funny, adorable, talented, sexy as hell. Her comedic timing still stands up to today's standards. Gone WAY too soon. Like someone else said in the comments, the audience could tell she was having fun, & loved her for it.

    • @spindalis79
      @spindalis79 3 года назад +7

      With how physical and flexible she was, I feel like if she didn't die an untimely death in the 30s, she could have made it well into the 80s or early 1990s.

    • @jarnopylkkanen5453
      @jarnopylkkanen5453 3 года назад +2

      @@spindalis79 she was gorgeus 6!

    • @jazzygirl1327
      @jazzygirl1327 Год назад

      A bit chubbier than I expected tho

  • @_sunchildd
    @_sunchildd 3 года назад +28

    it breaks my heart how thelma died and never got the justice she so much deserved☹️

  • @danielstump3204
    @danielstump3204 7 лет назад +49

    It's always fun to see Thelma Todd.
    She was a fun actress.
    And she was such a beauty!

  • @stuffnuns
    @stuffnuns 5 лет назад +16

    She worked with some the era’s greatest comic artists. She was a great clown herself. That’s why they all loved working with Thelma. We lost her too soon.

  • @charleshonig7080
    @charleshonig7080 6 лет назад +12

    Thanks for this brief but comprehensive compilation of the late Great Thelma Todd, the first great screen comediane. Gone but never forgotten.

    • @scvandy3129
      @scvandy3129 5 лет назад

      I'm a huge Todd fan too and I understand your complimentary, sentimental comment, but many film historians would say you're certainly overlooking Mabel Normand at a minimum.
      Spell check: And it's comedienne, not comediane.
      As for the clip being "brief" since the theme is Pre-Code Thelma Todd, our presenter "KevtinK" was quite generous in providing dozens and dozens of titillating visuals of Thelma in brief attire in 6 1/2 minutes. As fans know her acting skills are stellar. If our host here had chosen a different retrospective format with extended scenes of dialogue and/or entire scenes then of course 6 1/2 minutes would not adequately serve Thelma Todd, much less his theme.
      In my evaluation "Pre Codes: Thelma Todd" is a "keeper." I'm delighted to see an indication most agree with 677 "thumbs up" (as of 5/24/19).
      I'll let some other poster have a crack at what could possibly be behind the 24 negative votes.

  • @ShakespeareCafe
    @ShakespeareCafe 3 года назад +17

    Imagine Thelma Todd rocketing down Sunset Blvd in her 12 cylinder Lincoln Phaeton heading out to her pad in Malibu

  • @windstorm1000
    @windstorm1000 7 лет назад +55

    Thelma was having fun--and the audience felt that and had fun too.

    • @elizabethlinsay9193
      @elizabethlinsay9193 4 года назад +1

      That's what it's all about. Fun. That is.

    • @HungryH1951
      @HungryH1951 Год назад

      @@elizabethlinsay9193 Girl's just wanna have it.

  • @deadpan80
    @deadpan80 5 лет назад +10

    she had an amazing career -she literally worked with the all the comedian of her time. What a loss she left us so young and in her prime..

  • @bairdduvessa
    @bairdduvessa 5 лет назад +42

    Any person who could hold their own with the Marx Bros is a legend, so tragic an end

    • @harlow743
      @harlow743 2 года назад +3

      Not only with "The Marxes" but "Laurel And Hardy"....."Buster Keaton"....."Joe E Brown"

  • @pamelakelley5335
    @pamelakelley5335 6 лет назад +28

    I've watched all of the documentaries about your life and death. And there is nothing to say but I'm sincerely sorry that we lost such a wonderful
    actress and that there will always be a suspected bunch of characters. Thelma Todd rest in peace somewhere there is an answer.

  • @mick62mick
    @mick62mick 7 лет назад +52

    Absolutely excellent Thelma Todd compilation. I am a big fan and I appreciate this greatly!
    Thank you.

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  7 лет назад +8

      Thanks for the kind words. It was really fun putting together. Glad you liked it.

    • @craigdixon4113
      @craigdixon4113 5 лет назад +1

      Loved it, really who do you think, or what or who caused her death? Just ruminating for answers. Thanks

    • @TheSpiralnotebook
      @TheSpiralnotebook Месяц назад

      please make part 2.

  • @billy1858
    @billy1858 3 года назад +6

    love the little dance at 4.53 ,she was adorable!

  • @keithcrampton4564
    @keithcrampton4564 7 лет назад +20

    After seeing these old movie clips of Thelma Todd, I can understand why my grandmother named her daughter Thelma, I am delighted. Thanks.

  • @peterszar
    @peterszar 7 лет назад +20

    What a funny lady, and a cutie as well. This was a good way to start my day. Thanks for the laughs

  • @rackinfrackin
    @rackinfrackin 7 лет назад +63

    She worked with Laurel & Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Wheeler & Woolsey, Charley Chase, Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante. That's a pretty impressive comedy resume. We lost her way too soon.

    • @mrsbrownandhercat
      @mrsbrownandhercat 6 лет назад +1

      Yes and Roach tried several pairs of actresses to create a female version of the L & H team,pairing Todd with ZsaZsu Pitts.

    • @1950Grendel
      @1950Grendel 5 лет назад +3

      Not only worked with them, she held her own and made all her scenes better. One of my favorites is the double entendre scene with Stan in drag from Another Fine Mess. She legitimately cracks up listening to Stan talk about "housemaid's knees".

    • @TheSpiralnotebook
      @TheSpiralnotebook Месяц назад

      And Harry Langdon.

  • @JamieJobb
    @JamieJobb 6 лет назад +27

    Great job of capturing so many clips to show Thelma's physical acting attributes. Actors who spent time in front of "silent" cameras certainly knew how to tell stories with their bodywork! And this clip makes obvious that early Hollywood directors considered Todd a great foil for the grand comedians of the day. Not an easy job for an actor.

  • @joesweeney7216
    @joesweeney7216 5 лет назад +28

    My.uncle Neal took her to his senior prom. My sister still has the signed photo of her in which she accepted the invitation

  • @davidallen346
    @davidallen346 7 лет назад +64

    She looks like a fun person to hangout with

    • @robertsullivan4773
      @robertsullivan4773 4 года назад +2

      Wow just thinking the same thing. She looked like a hoot to be with. But you would have to keep you wits about you to keep you and her out of trouble.

    • @TheSpiralnotebook
      @TheSpiralnotebook Месяц назад

      I was thinking that too. She would have been great on SNL.

  • @TFABMN
    @TFABMN 6 лет назад +8

    Wonderful compilation. She was beautiful, very funny and very physical! To keep up with Groucho, among other things.... Kudos to her memory!

  • @kevinbutler1126
    @kevinbutler1126 6 лет назад +5

    A truly talented and sweet lady..that we sadly lost..all too soon.

  • @realisticamill7543
    @realisticamill7543 3 года назад +5

    I live in the home she grew up in, in Lawrence Ma.. I never knew who she was.. glad I found out.. She was talented #LawrenceMade

    • @theCat-mh2xf
      @theCat-mh2xf 3 года назад

      Is she still well-known in Lawrence?

  • @mosesberkowitz3298
    @mosesberkowitz3298 7 лет назад +43

    Wow...until I watched this I never realized what a live wire Thelma was. I just read Hot Toddy and it doesn't convey just how physical an actress she was. I see now why she was paired up with comedians a lot. She was great...terrible taste in men, though.

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  7 лет назад +12

      I’m somewhat skeptical about a lot of what’s in Hot Toddy. I’d recommend Ice Cream Blonde by Michelle Morgan for a different take on Todd’s death.

    • @mosesberkowitz3298
      @mosesberkowitz3298 7 лет назад +3

      Thanks...I hadn't heard of that one. I'm a Marx Bros. fan from way back and remember Thelma from Horse Feathers. Hot Toddy was interesting, but depressing because of Thelma's attraction to mobsters.

  • @mitchcompton2530
    @mitchcompton2530 7 лет назад +15

    This compilation is great! And I LOVE THELMA!!!

  • @fredmertz1914
    @fredmertz1914 5 лет назад +7

    One of the all-time great comediennes. Thelma Todd was a Sweet & Gorgeous one, that's for sure.

  • @wolfgangbecher4906
    @wolfgangbecher4906 5 лет назад +5

    I liked her best in "Fra Diavolo" with Laurel & Hardy from 1933.
    One of Hal Roaches' best movies I think. Todd just looked stunning in the Rokoko style costumes they used in it.

  • @melikey3758
    @melikey3758 7 лет назад +25

    She seems like a comedic genius!

  • @geoffolehane
    @geoffolehane 5 лет назад +3

    She was a very talented comedienne and died way too young. Originally from Lawrence, Massachusetts and she was Miss Massachusetts once. It's nice to see all her "sexy" scenes in one place. Good job editing this.

  • @harlow743
    @harlow743 2 года назад +2

    She upstages the great Keaton in "Speak Easily's" drunk scene in 1931....wonderful EYES

  • @Maliceuk
    @Maliceuk 6 лет назад +13

    What a fantastic face. And she looked like she was fun as well.

  • @stevenroland7472
    @stevenroland7472 8 лет назад +40

    Great Compilation of an overlooked actress of the 30s. Its a shame that her tragic death has overshadowed her talents. She was a beautiful woman who could do slapstick with the legends. She was trying to get more serious roles at the time of her death. We'll never know how great an actress she could have been.

    • @miakaal
      @miakaal 7 лет назад +3

      Murdered by the Mafia so they say.

    • @kamak642
      @kamak642 7 лет назад +3

      so it was. Pat Dicicco via Luciano without a fuckin doubt.

    • @fredwucher4045
      @fredwucher4045 6 лет назад

      rienhold weege I had heard someplace that Paul DiCicco was related to future 007 film producer "Cubby" Broccoli. Have you ever heard that as well?

    • @cranecitytramp
      @cranecitytramp 6 лет назад +1

      Fred Wucher Cousins.

    • @mrsbrownandhercat
      @mrsbrownandhercat 6 лет назад +1

      @@fredwucher4045 They were cousins, and Pat (actually Pascale) was the one who named Albert Broccoli "Cubby".

  • @Mark_KE8YCV
    @Mark_KE8YCV 4 года назад +5

    "I could sit here all day if you didn't stand up"

  • @harlow743
    @harlow743 2 года назад +2

    Thelma was a great comic talent.....and she worked with the best Buster Keaton ....Laurel And Hardy and The Marx Brothers

  • @doctorcraptonicus7941
    @doctorcraptonicus7941 7 лет назад +9

    4:37 - OK, I'll admit it - I took my eyes off Thelma Todd for a moment.

    • @bohomouse8890
      @bohomouse8890 4 года назад +1

      I see what you mean 😉

    • @Thomasnmi
      @Thomasnmi 3 года назад +1

      What am I missing at that time stamp?

  • @easyrider7925
    @easyrider7925 2 года назад +2

    Todd was the man

  • @christopherlordon7457
    @christopherlordon7457 5 лет назад +5

    Have always been told told that I am a "distant cousin" of Patsy Kelly. While searching my family tree, I "discovered" Thelma Todd. Such a tragic loss that we lost someone so; beautiful, talented, and funny, so young. R.I.P. Thelma. You are not forgotten.

    • @theCat-mh2xf
      @theCat-mh2xf 3 года назад +1

      That's amazing! Patsy was awesome and underrated, too!

  • @1950Grendel
    @1950Grendel 7 лет назад +10

    Most of us think of Thelma supporting Laurel & Hardy, but when your CV also supports the Marx Brothers, Keaton and Durante, Wheeler and Woolsey, plus Barrymore, Chase, and Pitts, thaty's quite a resume. And the "Hello, Sam" at :32 was from the original sound version of Maltese Falcon, ten years before the Bogart/Astor film.
    Great compilation, by the way.

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  7 лет назад +1

      It would be strange but it’s not true. There are several clips from Todd’s appearances in Laurel and Hardy films and she’s with them at both :43 and 1:06.

    • @CorbCorbin
      @CorbCorbin 7 лет назад +1

      michiganjfrog Seems like you were showing all the other work she did. Most remember her from L&H, but I always think of the Marx bros.

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  7 лет назад +1

      Todd only appeared in 6 films with Laurel and Hardy, one of which, her last, “The Bohemian Girl” is from 1936, well out of the pre-Code era, so that left me five to pull from. There are clips from “The Devil’s Brother” and “Unaccustomed As We Are.” My original cut of the video included a clip from “Chickens Come Home” but the video was too long. Sorry to disappoint you.

    • @vincemelamed
      @vincemelamed 5 лет назад +2

      @John Cornell there was a scene with L and H...when her dress was smoking

  • @jayfelsberg1931
    @jayfelsberg1931 6 лет назад +4

    Thelma in Horse Feathers is a hoot. Then again, the movie is a hoot. The football game is a classic to this day.

  • @Johnnycdrums
    @Johnnycdrums 7 лет назад +22

    What a doll !

    • @keithcrampton4564
      @keithcrampton4564 7 лет назад +4

      I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING OLD MOVIES BECAUSE IT REMINDS ME OF MY PARENTS. I think Thelma Todd was terrific.

    • @keithcrampton4564
      @keithcrampton4564 7 лет назад +3

      Johnnyc drums Thanks for saying that. I agree.

  • @DeadLisa
    @DeadLisa 6 лет назад +5

    I never heard of her. ☹ she was awesome! 👍

  • @thisoldminer
    @thisoldminer 5 лет назад +2

    Thx for showing these pre- ROMAN CATHOLIC CODES.

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles 4 года назад +2

    From Lawrence, Massachusetts, Thelma intended to become a schoolteacher, but her looks started winning her beauty contests, and stardom beckoned. These clips show her body on display. She had a gift for comedy, two decades before Lucille Ball confirmed that looks and comedic ability were not incompatible with each other She was at the top of her career when she died mysteriously in her own car in its garage in 1935. Todd had made a terrible marriage to a figure connected with organized crime; it is believed that she was murdered because she wouldn't give a piece of her restaurant to the mob; specifically, Lucky Luciano. "Hot Toddy" is a good read.

  • @krystallovesclassics508
    @krystallovesclassics508 3 года назад +3

    Thelma Todd was a total package.

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  3 года назад +1

      I agree. Todd could do drama, comedy, slapstick and always looked like she was having fun.

  • @harlow743
    @harlow743 2 года назад +2

    Best female comedy drunk of all time with Keaton in "Speak Easily"

  • @danielstump3204
    @danielstump3204 4 года назад +5

    Thelma Todd was gorgeous !

  • @capt.molyneaux7037
    @capt.molyneaux7037 6 лет назад +7

    Great comic !

  • @harlow743
    @harlow743 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thelma TREMENDOUS EYES

  • @johnnyjohntheschemindreame9193
    @johnnyjohntheschemindreame9193 2 года назад +2

    I had no idea so many other people have been smitten by Thelma Todd

  • @sanmichele5395
    @sanmichele5395 7 лет назад +18

    Thelma was such a sweetie. I like her better than Harlow, methinks.

    • @lisaa8795
      @lisaa8795 5 лет назад +2

      Both Todd and Harlow could be quite funny on occasion

  • @harlow743
    @harlow743 2 года назад +1

    What a great talent......so many early deaths in that era of great stars with great potential "John Gilbert" , "Jean Harlow" "Lon Chaney Sr." "Thelma Todd"...."Carole Lombard" "Leslie Howard"..."Charley Chase"...they could have given us so much more.....

  • @edsewetoob
    @edsewetoob 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for this splendid Thelma fix!

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  4 года назад +1

      Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video.

  • @Jay_Jones71602
    @Jay_Jones71602 5 лет назад +5

    Pre-code era seemed a lot more real in some aspects, while there was still chauvinism, women seemed more empowered and care-free.

    • @stevenroland7472
      @stevenroland7472 5 лет назад

      Take a look at the Book Complicated Women. The implementation of the Code was a giant step backwards for women in all aspects of the Movies.

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles 4 года назад +4

    I stand corrected: Thelma was found in her car in the garage of Jewel Carmen, near her restaurant, Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe. Her death was ruled accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, but officials at the time were corrupt, and could be bought off.

    • @corpselizzy
      @corpselizzy 3 года назад

      Her death was suspicious, she knew about cars and carbon monoxide plus the broken ribs and nose it was just weird

  • @inneropinion1111
    @inneropinion1111 5 лет назад +1

    what a glamorous time that was.

  • @44hawk28
    @44hawk28 Год назад +1

    Great gal. Great fun,and showed that a large endowment was totally unnecessary.

  • @thomash4578
    @thomash4578 4 года назад +6

    A woman like that could ruin a man
    If he were lucky

  • @peterfraser2137
    @peterfraser2137 7 лет назад +7

    Thelma Todd's Roadhouse is getting a make-over here on PCH. She was a beauty and got alot accomplished. One of her gangster 'friends' did her in. 7/1/17

    • @lisaa8795
      @lisaa8795 5 лет назад +1

      Thanks for the info about the Roadhouse - will have to check it out someday.

  • @petertopjian4095
    @petertopjian4095 5 лет назад +3

    I went to Thelma Todd’s grave the other day she is buried with her mom she was creamated burial is at Bellvue cemetery in Lawrence MA !

  • @deadpan80
    @deadpan80 2 года назад +3

    Thelma Todd was one of the rare breed of actress that was both legitimately sexy and funny

  • @telephilia
    @telephilia 7 лет назад +19

    Beautiful and talented but never got the stardom she deserved and then dead before reaching 30.

  • @g.h.1472
    @g.h.1472 6 лет назад +8

    She's the best in comedy an dramatics under rated an rare . ahead of her time she wants excitement , she wants to hot shicha.she an pitts are the best pair there is an was

  • @shamrock1961
    @shamrock1961 5 лет назад +1

    Groucho: "Did my son tell you you have beautiful eyes?" 😀😃👍

  • @daveatlarge5030
    @daveatlarge5030 5 лет назад +3

    They had Class... Style and Substance.

  • @alexk9185
    @alexk9185 Год назад

    from what little i know about her, she was a badass. sad she was taken so soon. at least we still know about her.

  • @fabiopomponi4837
    @fabiopomponi4837 3 года назад +1

    QUANTE PERSONE AVRANNO DETTO QUANDO ERA IN VITA A THELMA TODD " TI VOGLIO BENE, AMORE MIO " SONO PASSATI QUASI 90 ANNI DALLA SUA MORTE ED IO LO DICO ORA THELMA SEI MERAVIGLIOSA TI VOGLIO BENE E PENSARE CHE SE' NON AVESSI GIRATO LE PELLICOLE CON STAN LAUREL ED OLIVER HARDY NEMMENO AVREI POTUTO ASSOCIARE IL TUO NOME AL TUO VISO DOLCE E SPLENDIDO . R.I.P. ANGELO DEL PARADISO.

  • @novic63
    @novic63 8 лет назад +11

    In the first picture is Joan Blondell.

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  8 лет назад +3

      Yes it is Joan. I use that opening card for all of my pre-Code videos.

  • @Tupernaattis
    @Tupernaattis 7 лет назад +13

    Thelma Todd was most beatifull woman in the wold!!! And Funny! :)

  • @memphisward
    @memphisward Год назад +1

    Love her!

  • @bruceriley4610
    @bruceriley4610 4 года назад +4

    She sure was gorgeous.

  • @marstondavis
    @marstondavis 4 года назад

    Those were some great dancing scenes.

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  4 года назад

      The dancing sequence was a lot of fun to put together. Glad you liked it.

  • @stonesinmyblood27
    @stonesinmyblood27 5 лет назад +1

    A great comedian

  • @Someonesaidthis
    @Someonesaidthis 3 года назад +2

    Def funnier than Jean Harlow

  • @hoochikooch
    @hoochikooch 6 лет назад +4

    Gee whiz, that was swell!

  • @iluvhou
    @iluvhou 6 лет назад +4

    Thanks!

  • @p1dru2art
    @p1dru2art 2 месяца назад +1

    Okay I just spent an hour searching photos because I had a hunch and it is true,,,,, ..your first photo on the front page of your RUclips video is Joan Blondell....

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  2 месяца назад +2

      @@p1dru2art The opening photo is of course Joan Blondell. A photo of Blondell opens all of my pre-Code Classic Clip videos as well as all of the tribute videos including: Barbara Stanwyck, Toby Wing, Jean Harlow and even Betty Boop. She also opens the two tributes to Blondell herself. The photo is just a consistent way to introduce the videos.

    • @adamc1966
      @adamc1966 Месяц назад

      It took you an hour to figure out that was Joan 😂 You could have just checked my office wall 😂

  • @avamangio4063
    @avamangio4063 4 года назад +3

    Wish she was still alive

  • @swallin19
    @swallin19 7 лет назад +7

    A sophisticated beauty who just liked to play the knowing Dumb Blonde, and she could act as well!
    Her death was most likely an accident, she simply warmed up the garage by running the car. West's deathbed confession, that he killed her, can be explained that in locking her out he felt that he had caused the death. A sad end to a still growing career, she had the lot, looks and intelligence, but poor taste in company she kept. Groucho Marx adored her, but commented on her other friends and her drinking.

    • @MrYeloot
      @MrYeloot 7 лет назад +1

      stephen wallin Why would someone warm up a garage by running a car with the door closed? Sheeeeesh

    • @debbiebarnette3093
      @debbiebarnette3093 6 лет назад +1

      She was found with a broken nose and 3 broke ribs. Her death was hardly accidental. Somebody beat the hell out of her.

    • @scvandy3129
      @scvandy3129 5 лет назад

      In one biographical interview with Grouch it's clear he was much, much, much more than just adoring Thelma Todd, when he exclaimed / praised, "Gawd, I wanted to fu*k her!" Preceded by sharing / admitting he never had the pleasure.

    • @seanohare5488
      @seanohare5488 Год назад

      True after all this was in southern California not in Vermont

  • @joehellno9097
    @joehellno9097 7 лет назад +4

    Hey, Michigan! This was great! What a depression era hot honey Thelma was! Got any idea who she was dancing with at 4:15? Not Charlie Chase. Love her with Groucho and Wheeler/Wolsey!
    Hello Mah Baby! Hello mah honey....... croak!

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  7 лет назад

      Hi, Joe. I’m really glad you like the video. At 4:15 in the video, Thelma is dancing with Jerry Mandy in the Todd/Pitts short, “Let’s Do Things” (1931).

    • @scvandy3129
      @scvandy3129 5 лет назад

      Joe, your justifiable enthusiasm comes through clearly, but movie nuts will go nuts over your unjustifiable spelling of the comedy greats. It's Charley Chase, not Charlie; it's Woolsey, not Wolsey.

  • @brianwolle2509
    @brianwolle2509 5 лет назад +1

    how can an idiot dislike this?
    thelma thelma thelma... she was in a lot more pics than i thought... and pretty damn funny too.

  • @jamesd.wheeler6190
    @jamesd.wheeler6190 6 лет назад +10

    that's my Idea of an attractive desirable lady!

  • @Kaymarie498
    @Kaymarie498 4 года назад +1

    When I think of how she died, it makes me sad. If not for her murder, she could have developed for decades more as a comedienne and actress...

  • @theCat-mh2xf
    @theCat-mh2xf 3 года назад

    Wonderful, inspiring woman and pretty underrated, just like her co-stars. Could you please do a video on Patsy Kelly? I think her temperamental and straight forward character was quite refreshing and as an uncloseted lesbian she was inspirational, too.

  • @marijadokoza8314
    @marijadokoza8314 5 лет назад

    Beautiful lady.....Rip...Thelma...😘

  • @fredthomson9899
    @fredthomson9899 7 лет назад +4

    Yes grew up in black and white era. Why .cant today's kids appreciate.

    • @lisaa8795
      @lisaa8795 5 лет назад

      @Fred Thomson sometimes called the Silver Screen - a term that seems more magical somehow...

    • @theCat-mh2xf
      @theCat-mh2xf 3 года назад

      I don't appreciate black and white films either. I LOVE them. I think one has to grow up with old comedies to appreciate them. Maybe many of the younger people consider black and white films primitive and don't care about them because of it. But if one takes a look at them one sees how much effort and great talent was put into those films.

  • @jasta12
    @jasta12 8 лет назад +4

    Could you post the list of films that you used? Did you use Cheating Blondes?

  • @thomashorton4435
    @thomashorton4435 3 года назад +2

    Thelma Todd... Those eyes. Sigh

    • @thomashorton4435
      @thomashorton4435 3 года назад +1

      One could say that she "had them there eyes" :)

  • @missmaggie2620
    @missmaggie2620 7 лет назад +11

    Hot Toddy!

  • @Stafford-d8u
    @Stafford-d8u 5 лет назад +2

    What a beautiful woman. Very talented and completely sexy. I’m sorry she didn’t get to realize her potential.

  • @StoriesFromMaine
    @StoriesFromMaine 4 года назад +1

    A true star of the 20th Century. The life and career of the "Queen Of Wisecracks", "This Is... Patsy Kelly" is streaming now on Amazon Prime Video.
    www.amazon.com/This-Patsy-Kelly/dp/B0844M64YY

  • @cynthiapickett7403
    @cynthiapickett7403 5 лет назад

    A LOT of these actresses early deaths (whatever actual causes) coincided with the advent of the Production Side's enactment in 1934; with the exception of Carole Lombard, Harlow, Todd, and leader-remembered stars like Lyda Roberti would either moved onto 📻 or eventually 📺, if not retiring from film altogether.

  • @yohannbiimu
    @yohannbiimu 6 лет назад +3

    What a tragic figure. So sad.

  • @spazza4303
    @spazza4303 5 лет назад +2

    The one and only Hot Toddy....beautiful, funny......tragic!

  • @Thomasnmi
    @Thomasnmi 3 года назад +1

    The scene where she is strapped in that moving chair; what movie that from?

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  3 года назад +1

      That's from the short, "Red Noses" (1932).

    • @Thomasnmi
      @Thomasnmi 3 года назад

      @@michiganjfrog thank you

  • @Fabo100
    @Fabo100 4 года назад +2

    Buzzfeed Unsolved 😥

  • @allanespinosa5740
    @allanespinosa5740 4 года назад

    Who's here after the Buzzfeed Unsolved!!!🤗

  • @muitoculto
    @muitoculto 5 лет назад +1

    thelma fight clara bow

  • @nicolajayne1594
    @nicolajayne1594 3 часа назад

    Thelma Todd is adorable and such a cutie ❤

  • @NoWayOut55
    @NoWayOut55 4 года назад

    PARTAY GURL!!!!

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles 4 года назад

    Pre-Code actresses were featured in the skimpiest, most revealing lingerie. See Clara Bow in "Call Her Savage" (1932), her talkie debut. That film also featured Thelma, with whom Bow has a catfight.

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  4 года назад

      There is a clip in the video from the fight Todd and Bow have in “Call Her Savage” (1932). “Call Her Savage” was Bow’s second to last talkie. Her first talkie was “The Wild Party” (1929).

    • @steelers6titles
      @steelers6titles 4 года назад

      @@michiganjfrog You're correct; "The Wild Party" was earlier. My bad. Apologies.

  • @Doug41160
    @Doug41160 5 лет назад +1

    what movie was it that Thelma was giving all of hose men the black eyes?

    • @TheSpiralnotebook
      @TheSpiralnotebook Месяц назад +1

      Pajama Party, with Charley Chase. She often throws a comic knockout punch, like at the end of "Dollar Dizzy"

  • @jasta12
    @jasta12 8 лет назад +2

    Thanks for the replies. Have you seen Whispering Whoopee and Cheating Blondes? I am looking for an editing program that allows you to fast forward through video, searching for scenes that you want to keep.

    • @michiganjfrog
      @michiganjfrog  8 лет назад +1

      I have both Whispering Whoopee and Cheating Blondes and several more Thelma shorts and silent films. Cheating Blondes is not a terribly great film, but it does star Thelma, in dual roles. What I have is incomplete. I'm unsure if the entire film has survived. I don't know much about editing programs, but I would think they would all allow you to fast forward through the films to find the sequence you want.