Olivia de Havilland as Charlotte Brontë in Devotion (1946)

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1946, Devotion, Monique classique, Olivia de Havilland, Paul Henreid, The Brontë Sisters

With Paul Henreid.

Today’s interesting items on ebay

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Casablanca, Doris Day, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Gabor, Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Howard, Marlene Dietrich, Miriam Hopkins, Monique classique, Norma Shearer, Paul Henreid, Spencer Tracy, Theda Bara, Vivien Leigh

EVA GABOR Original Vintage 1961 JOHN ENGSTEAD Stamped DBW GLAMOUR Portrait Photo

MARLENE DIETRICH Original Vintage JOHN ENGSTEAD Stamp DBW Glamour Portrait Photo

MARLENE DIETRICH Original Vintage THE SPOILERS Universal Pictures Western Photo

Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, 21 Days, 1940 ~ ORIG scene still

LANA TURNER Original CANDID Dressing Room Vintage LIFE OF HER OWN MGM DBW Photo

LANA TURNER Director CURTIS BERNHARDT Vintage CANDID THE MERRY WIDOW MGM Photo

LANA TURNER Helen Rose Gown Original Vintage THE MERRY WIDOW MGM Portrait Photo

LANA TURNER & Camera Vintage CANDID THE MERRY WIDOW MGM Studio Cheesecake Photo

ELIZABETH TAYLOR MERVYN LEROY JUNE ALLYSON Vintage Candid LITTLE WOMEN MGM Photo

JEAN HARLOW Last HURRELL Porrtait ? Original Vintage 1937 Stamped MGM Photo

INGRID BERGMAN Original Vintage CASABLANCA Warner Bros. Key Book Portrait Photo

INGRID BERGMAN PAUL HENREID Vintage CASABLANCA Warner Key Book PORTRAIT Photo

Vintage INGRID BERGMAN Large Picturegoer Gallery Portrait Card 1940s Lovely

GRETA GARBO Original CANDID Make-up Chair Vintage 1936 CAMILLE MGM Studio Photo

NORMA SHEARER Stunning ORIGINAL Vintage GEORGE HURRELL MGM DBW Portrait Photo

THEDA BARA Silent Vamp Original Vintage 1910s Hal Roach Studio Portrait Photo

THEDA BARA as CLEOPATRA Original Vintage 1917 Fox DBW Silent Portrait Photo

LESLIE HOWARD Original Vintage 1934 BERKELEY SQUARE Studio DBW Portrait Photo

DORIS DAY Beautiful Original Vintage 1959 MIDNIGHT LACE Studio Portrait Photo

JOAN CRAWFORD Beautiful ORIGINAL Vintage ’34 HURRELL Stamp MGM DW Portrait Photo

JOAN CRAWFORD SPENCER TRACY Original Vintage HURRELL Stamped MGM Portrait Photo

MIRIAM HOPKINS Original Vintage 30s GEORGE HURRELL Stamped Studio Portrait Photo

Movie of the Week: Now, Voyager (1942)

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1942, Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Gladys Cooper, Now Voyager, Paul Henreid

One of the most remarkable films in the monumental career of Bette Davis, “Now Voyager” was a hit of the 1940s. This classic made by Warner Brothers Studios is the screen version of the novel by Olive Higgins Prouty, and it reunites the legendary actress Bette Davis with some other fine actors: Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, and Gladys Cooper. The story is really interesting and it is focused on the main character, Charlotte Vale, an old maid, a frustrated woman or, we might as well say “an ugly duckling”, who turns into a beautiful, desirable and loving woman. The metamorphosis of Bette Davis throughout the whole film is astonishing, and the direction of Irving Rapper is by all means a solid, masterful work. I would like to note the outstanding performance of Gladys Cooper, who played wonderfully well the dominating and selfish mother of Charlotte. It’s not easy to act as an old, bitter woman at only 56 years old. But Gladys managed to be so convincing in all her scenes, and I think she deserved her Oscar nomination, together with Bette Davis (too bad they didn’t win the awards). The film received an Oscar for Best Music, composed by the gifted Max Steiner, a genius of the dramatic themes. I highly recommend you to watch “Now, Voyager” because of the powerful story, a real-life lesson; the cast is also a fundamental reason why this film survived the passing of time; one could never forget the face of Bette Davis in her suffering moments, then her revival, rising from the ashes of the phoenix. She is a winner here, because she has will, a heart of gold, and the necessary strength to fight for her life and to survive. She is also a woman capable to renounce unselfishly to her only and true love. In the final scene, with Bette Davis and Paul Henreid, you could hear one of the most memorable lines in cinema history: “Oh Jerry, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We have the stars”. The perfect ending to a flawless film, that you should watch at least once in your lifetime.