We have such thrilling news!
We’ll be co-hosting The Madeleine Carroll Blogathon with our friend, Dorian, of Tales of the Easily Distracted. Hooray!
The beautiful and talented Madeleine, as you know, was once the highest-paid actress in the world. She starred in such films as The Thirty-Nine Steps, Lloyds of London and My Favorite Blonde.
The blogathon will run February 26-27, 2015, and we’d love for you help us celebrate her career – and her birthday (Feb. 26) – in style!
You can read all the details on Dorian’s site HERE.
Blog | Movie | URL |
Tales of the Easily Distracted | My Favorite Blonde (1942) | http://doriantb.blogspot.ca/ |
Silver Screenings | The 39 Steps (1935) | https://silverscreenings.org/ |
Font & Frock | Honeymoon in Bali (1939) | http://fontandfrock.com/ |
Speakeasy | The General Died at Dawn (1936) | http://hqofk.wordpress.com/ |
Movies, Silently | The First Born (1928) | http://moviessilently.com/ |
Caftan Woman | On the Avenue (1937) | http://www.caftanwoman.com/ |
Flick Chick | A Fan’s Love Letter to Madeleine | http://flickchick1953.blogspot.ca/ |
Crítica Retrô | Crítica Retrô | http://criticaretro.blogspot.com/ |
Wide Screen World | The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) | http://widescreenworld.blogspot.com |
Girls Do Film | The 39 Steps (1935) | https://girlsdofilm.wordpress.com/ |
Citizen Screen | Secret Agent (1936) | http://aurorasginjoint.com/ |
Old Movies Nostalgia | Honeymoon in Bali (1939) | www.oldmoviesnostalgia.com |
Movie Classics | Fascination (1931) | http://movieclassics.wordpress.com/ |
Mildred’s Fatburgers | The Fan | http://www.mildredsfatburgers.com/ |
Margaret Perry | I Was A Spy | http://margaretperry.org |
wolffianclassicmoviesdigest | Favorite Blonde, 39 Steps, Honeymoon Bali | https://wolffianclassicmoviesdigest.wordpress.com/ |
Bunnybun’s Classic Movie Blog | MC, as Bunnybun’s Fave Movie Blonde | http://bunnybunclassicmovies.com/ |
That top photo is sensational!
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Isn’t it gorgeous? I had not seen it before.
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It’s a new one for me, too. Of course, she was always incredibly beautiful…but this photo has an extra special quality.
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Sounds great! Looking forward to it.
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Me too! 🙂
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Great news. She’s an actress we don’t hear a lot about.
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So true! It was Dorian’s idea to have a blogathon on Madeleine’s birthday. 🙂 Please say you’ll be joining us…?
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Wonderful! Put me down for “On the Avenue”, please.
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You got it – and I’m so happy you’ll be joining us! 🙂 Dorian will be posting the participant list on her website.
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Aw, thanks, Ruth! I’m as you guys and gals are about our gal Madeleine Carroll Madeleine Carroll!! She’s been a fave in our family for years, so we’re especially thrilled to give her the accolades that this talented and beautiful actress deserves, and in time for her birthday, too! We’re so delighted that you and I have joined for forces to get Madeleine Carroll awareness among movie lovers! 😀
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Ooh, Paddy, that’ll be fun with ON THE AVENUE, especially with my fave Dick Powell before be became a swell movie tough guy! 😀 Nice choice, my friend!
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And yes, I too think that photo of Madeleine is truly ravishingly beautiful in that photo; so glad you included it here, Ruth, you clever gal! No wonder it’s claimed that blondes have more fun 😀
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What a beauty! That first photo should appear in Wikipedia as an illustration for the phrase “Making love to a camera.” This will be a great blogathon, Ruth. 🙂
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Thanks, John. That is a breathtaking photo, isn’t it? And she was very talented, too. It’s going to be an exciting time, our blogathon!
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Madeleine Carroll was the first screen crush of a now deceased dear friend – I’d love to write about that love story.
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What a wonderful tribute that would be! Yes, please join us with that “love letter”. So glad you’re going to be part of the fun! 🙂
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Marsha, I second that emotion; a lovely tribute indeed!
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Prisoner of Zenda, please.
http://widescreenworld.blogspot.com
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Absolutely, Rich! Happy to see you’ll be joining us. Looking forward to your thoughts on Prisoner of Zenda! 🙂
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Rich, I second that emotion — Ruth and I are delighted that you’ll be joining us with The Prisoner of Zenda! 😀
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Timely blogathon as I was recently gifted several Carroll DVDs that I can’t WAIT to watch… but I think I might be unoriginal (!) and take The 39 Steps if it’s still available as I have been wanting to write about that for a while!
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Ooh – that IS fortuitous! And I’m so glad you want to help celebrate Madeleine’s Birthday!
The 39 Steps is all yours. Such a good film! You should know that I have chosen it, too, but I hope that won’t dissuade you from reviewing it. I think our reviews would make a good tag-team approach to this film, no?
Dorian will be posting the participants on her site in a few weeks, but in the meantime I’m so glad you’re joining us. 🙂
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Great idea for a blogathon. Would it be OK if I join in and review ‘Fascination’, a little-known British drama from 1931 which is being released on DVD in the UK in mid-January?
I’ve recently started up a new blog, British Film Classics ( britishfilmclassics.wordpress.com ) which will be focusing on older British films, though there is very little content there as yet, so this would be an ideal topic for me there – plus I will reblog it on my Movie Classics blog! Hope that is OK with you!
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Sounds great, Judy! Very happy you’re going to join us. 🙂 I’m away from a computer until next weekend, but when I get back I’ll add you to the list. -P.S. I love the idea of your new British Classics blog!
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Thanks, Ruth, and hope you have a great Christmas!
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Judy, I’m looking forward to check our your British Classics blog, too, as our family loves British movies as well!
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Thanks so much, Dorian – there’s almost nothing there at the moment, but I’m intending to get it up and running properly soon!
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Victoria, you’re a lucky gal to have a collection of our gal Madeleine Carroll’s films! We’re looking forward to seeing what you’ll blog about our birthday girl! 😀
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May I cover THE FAN (1949), her last film?
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You bet! We have added you to the list, and we’re so glad you’re joining us! 🙂
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my name is joey,i am a reviewer for wolffian classic movies digest,https://wolffianclassicmoviesdigest.wordpress.com/ i would love review My Favorite Blonde (1942) and 39 Steps, The (1935) and Honeymoon in Bali (1939) for it. i am interested in joining it
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Hi, Joey! (Are you kin to my friend Joey from MONSTER GIRL? If not, you’d love her!). I already MY FAVORITE BLONDE, but you and our dear friend and fellow Blogathon co-hostess are also allowing bloggers to have more bloggers than one blogger to blog about more than one or more posts, as everyone has their own versions of favorite Madeleine post. We hope you’ll join the fun!
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nope i am not laugh out loud. i am happy take part in it. thanks
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Joey, we’re so glad you’re joining the party! Madeleine deserves a grand blogging tribute. 🙂
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Joey, by any name, you sound like our kind of people! Looking forward to your upcoming post! 😀
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I’d like to participate, not exactly on a specific movie but on how she became “Bunnybun’s Favorite Blonde” I will touch a bit on Prisoner of Zenda though
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Ruth, we love your idea about “Bunnybun’s Favorite Blonde”! There’s always something for all of us Madeleine lovers to enjoy in many ways! We’re looking forward to your post! 😀
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That sounds wonderful! We’ll add you to the list. Looking forward to reading your thoughts on the fab Madeleine. 🙂
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https://wolffianclassicmoviesdigest.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/madeleine-carroll-the-queen-of-british-cinema/ MADELEINE CARROLL The Queen of British Cinema my artcle for the event,thanks for this wonderful chance look at her classics
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Excellent! You’ll be included in tonight’s recap. Looking forward to it!
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Let’s go strolling on the avenue: http://www.caftanwoman.com/2015/02/the-madeleine-carroll-blogathon-on.html
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Fabulous! Will include you in the recap tonight!
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My post is now up at British Film Classics:
https://britishfilmclassics.wordpress.com/2015/02/27/fascination-miles-mander-1931/
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Excellent! Thanks, Judy. I will add it to our Birthday Re-cap this evening. I’m looking forward to learning more about that (to me) unknown film.
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Ugh. I am so sorry. I was on vacation last week and then got snowed in an off the grid for several days. I’m afraid I blew it. My apologies! I’ll still post about the Fan, but very late.
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That’s OK. We missed you, but I understand how life gets sometimes. 🙂
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Don’t worry, Beth, it happens to the best of us, even swell gals like us! 😀
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