Tweet Color from Black-and-White: colorized photos

Bob,

I'm sure this will be a new page. Oh yeah, your pic of an older Jolson and friends was great.

Here are some Lobby-Cards of Lost films that you will enjoy. They are not Colorized. Oh my Gosh, Betty Bronson on that Buckboard! Is she the cutest thing that ever lived or what? Lo, was Norma really that Tiny?



Norma Talmadge in "Poppy" (1917)



Priscilla Dean- "She's Outside The Law (1921)



Anita Stewart-"WHISPERING WIRES (1926)



Virginia Valli- "MARRIAGE" (1927)



Olive Borden And Antonio Moreno-"COME TO MY HOUSE" (1927)



Betty Bronson- "OPEN RANGE" (1927)

I wouldn't have known that was Norma in the Poppy still if it didn't say so. The Outside the Law poster was pretty clever. Betty really does look cute! She looks like a 12 year old there.

Still can't transfer. I think I'll post from another computer.

Martie

Bob, Caesar, Martie, Etc,

Three lovely lobby-cards for Harold Lloyd's GRANDMA'S BOY (1922)

Martie,

Did you see the Betty Compson with Legs up in the air on the previous page? I thought I posted this one before. Couldn't find it so maybe not. A 1925 Portrait of Marion Davies. It's a little grainy due to the news print.

Presenting Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis in Dr. Jack:


For the sake of comparison, here is an image I found online of the poster art for Dr. Jack

Caesar,

I like it for the most part. Great still. I have several lobby's for Dr. Jack as well. I'll look them up. Mildred as "The Sick Little Well Gil", an obvious good natured play on former Lloyd leading Lady Bebe Daniel's nickname of "The Good Little Bad Girl", though the fact is probably largely lost on modern audiences.

My Thanks to Jorge for finding these rare lobby-cards.

Don't expect any new colorizations for a while - I'm sick as a dog with a fever of 101. In other words, I couldn't make that Memorial Day colorization or transfer my colorization pics to another computer. But, don't be deterred - I will pull through!

Martie

Martie,

Get well quickly and I look forward to seeing your latest creations. Here's hoping you return to the, uh, pink of health soon.

Bob

Don't expect any new colorizations for a while - I'm sick as a dog with a fever of 101. In other words, I couldn't make that Memorial Day colorization or transfer my colorization pics to another computer. But, don't be deterred - I will pull through!

Martie

Get well soon. Crank some vintage Steppenwolf albums - that should chase the fever right out of you!

Here's Bebe Daniels enjoying summer and some coconut in "The Palm Beach Girl" (1926):

Caesar,

I like the Bebe. Fiddled with the Harold and Mildred from Dr. Jack a little. See what you think. Hope Martie is OK?




Here is some new stuff. The Corinne Griffith still is sort of unfinished looking. as is the last one.



Priscilla Dean Circle 1921


Corinne Griffith in CLASSIFIED (1925)


Dolores Costello in Profile




Ricardo Cortez and Dolores Del Rio- "Tango Tantalization's"

I've neglected this thread so here's a few new ones I worked on for the next Old Hollywood in Color book.

This photo originates from a substandard source but it is noteworthy historically - the Lux Radio Theater cast of MADAME SANS GENE rehearsing on December 14, 1936, Robt Taylor, Jean Harlow, Claude Rains and C. Henry Gordon:


Bogart in his breakthrough film, THE PETRIFIED FOREST (1936) with Leslie Howard and Bette Davis:


Bogie and Bette on radio in the mid-30s:


Bogie and Edward G. Robinson in BULLETS OR BALLOTS (1936):


Bogie and Robinson years later at Walter Huston's funeral on April 11, 1950:


Has anybody heard from Martie recently?

Bob,

Wow! Spectacular work. I'm not sure about the purple carpet in the last photo, but everything else looks terrific. Haven't been on the boards much at all either. Illness in the immediate family.

Here are three nice portraits of Doug and Mary I have not posted here in this thread. They are from 1922 and 1927 respectively. Also a unique La' Swanson still. Given past threads, this one ought to be pretty popular here.













Gloria- "Kiss The Birdie!"-from HER GILDED CAGE (1922)

Bob,

I really like this Busy Lobby-card. Undoubtedly, for a lost Fox feature. It has not been Colorized.




Blanche Sweet-"SINGED" (1926)


Another Fox Card from the same year. That's Margaret Livingston throwing the Hissy Fit!



Tom Mix- "YANKEE SENOR" (1926)

Little Caesar,

Went back and tinkered some with your still from MISS BLUEBEARD. See what you think?




Raymond Griffith And Bebe Daniels-"Petrified Lover!"

Little Caesar,

Went back and tinkered some with your still from MISS BLUEBEARD. See what you think?




Raymond Griffith And Bebe Daniels-"Petrified Lover!"

Gagman,
I like the improvements to Bebe's night gown. The improvements to the Dr. Jack still are good too. Now, here are Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante enjoying the perks of stardom:

Little Caesar, Bob,

Never knew Jimmy ever looked that young. Need help with this photo. Labeled as Rinty and June. I don't think it's RINTY, and I'm not sure which June? Marlowe or Collyer? They look quite a bit alike.

Here's a new one I just did for my OLD HOLLYWOOD site - Anita Louise, Errol Flynn and friend from GREEN LIGHT (1937):

Here's a few more new ones. Let's hear from the gentlemen for a change:


A candid of Conrad Veidt and Peter Lorre several years before they teamed up in ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT (1942)


Wallace Reid in what I suspect is a late portrait circa 1922


Valentino with soulful eyes from MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE (1924)

Bob,

Great stuff. I really like the Wally Reid and Valentino. The other one was sort of a grainy image to start with and I know how hard those are to work with. have a fabulous shot of Renee Adoree in evening gown that is like that. Wish I could find a higher resolution version of the same photo.

Haven't posted anything in a while these are new to the thread.




May Allison- "Blonde And Dangerous"




Pola Negri- "Lady In White"




Billie Dove- "Prize Beauty"




Vilma Banky- "Belle Of The Court"

Bob, Caesar, Martie, Etc,

Not much going on here right now. This still shows Corinne Griffith with a Blonde, livening up the party. It looks to be Gwen Lee, or maybe Getrude Astor? I can't really tell for sure. Any other ideas? The graphic is very soft. Not as sharp as I would like. Maybe there is a better monochrome version out their someplace. Don't know what movie this is from.




"The Spike Of Life!"

Bob,

A rare still from the 1926 version of CAMILLE.



Norma Talmadge And Gilbert Roland- "Determined Suitor"


Must say, this lady looks mighty alluring upon passing out. Yipes! Not sure who that devious dude is hovering over her here, but I sure as heck wouldn't trust him in this compromising situation!




Greta Nissen- "Out Like A Light!" From The Silent Witness (1926)

I'm back after being gone from this thread for way too long.
My fever got worse (it once reached 105! ) and lasted over a week, so we had to grit our teeth and get antibiotics, but I'm perfectly fine now. Then, we got very busy at home.
Well. anyway, the point of this post is not to discuss my personal woes and misfortunes, but to post my colorizations. Here goes:

Clara Bow. Notice how her beautymark is in the shape of a star!

Alice White

Pretty sure this is Billie Burke.
I did these all in my alabaster style, and I think their skin is a little too pale.

That's all I'll post for today, I've learned to "save" other colorizations for next time.
Also, as a side note, I progressed in maturity on June 3rd. Too bad this wasn't waiting for me on the dining room table.



Martie

With July 4th coming upon us once more, I thought I'd do a little flag-waving on the Old Hollywood in Color site by posting the radio version of YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942) that includes most of the film's cast including "FDR." The color transfers were easy because I'm using mostly lobby cards in their original color but here are two b/w that I did especially for the occasion.


Joan Leslie and James Cagney try to sell "Harrigan" to unimpressed song publishers

Cagney worked hard to imitate the facial gestures and tics of the real George M. Cohan, including Cohan's habit of talking out of the side of his mouth. Compare Cagney's facial expression above to this photo of the real George M. below:

Bob, Martie,

Cool! Hey Welcome back. I need to find something that ties in with the 4rth. Happy Independence Day weekend to one and all! Anything special planned?

Here is a new one. Wow, what a photo! My thanks to Catherine on GAOH for finding this!




Jetta Goudal- "Gypsy Glorious!"

That pic of Jetta looks nice. I really like the way you did her outfit.

Here's Greta Garbo.

I tried to make her hair more strawberry-blonde. Her eyes were blue, right?

Here's Pola Negri. I think I made her eyes too light-brown.



I started over on the Naldi pic. Her eyes are green in this one.


Here's a great poster from Sadie Thompson:



Martie

Martie,

That Garbo is new to me. Are you sure that first one is Pola? Never saw her with that long of a face before. The second one doesn't seem to have much color to it. Nita's eyes were green. Finally the Sadie Thompson poster loaded. Looks great. It wouldn't link last night. Several of these I was not able to view.

Here are 2 photos of the intense Greta Nissen. Also Esther Ralston. See what you think.




Esther- "Nordic Princess"




Greta Nissen-"Miss Fluffy Sleeves"




"Blonde Hair And Blue Eyes, A Deadly Combination!"

I guess it's been a while since I've posted anything. I saw "The Phantom President" last year and thought that if I didn't know any better I would be thinking that George M. Cohan was trying to imitate Cagney.
Here's a photo of Doug and Mary that I acquired a little while ago. I tried adding a little brown to the fox terrier's face (according to the press snipe, the name of the dog was Zorro btw), but I never got the coloring to look right. Having just seen "The Artist," I have to wonder if Zorro served as an inspiration to Uggie.

Little Caesar,

Great photo and I like the muted colors. Does anybody notice that before Doug became a producer with UA, he flashed his "million dollar" smile in just about every candid photo? But once he became a film executive, he adopted a more serious, indeed dour expression. This photo is a good example of "I'm important." If that's not what he's thinking, then what's going on? I like the pre-ZORRO Doug but after UA he adopted a different attitude, which Pickford herself noted in her "as told to" autobio.

The staircase looks familiar and I realized why. Here it is some years later (I've posted this photo before) obviously redone in what might be called "post-Fairbanks."


Mary and Errol Flynn in her short-lived 1936 radio show, "Parties at Pickfair."

Thanks for the observations, Bob. I've wondered when this photo was taken. Sadly, the original press snipe is somewhat tattered, and I can't get much info from that (aside from the name of the dog).
I went back this morning and added a little brown to Zorro. I had a fox terrier while I was growing up (he died a few years ago at the ripe old age of 16), and I must admit that was the main reason why I wanted this photo (granted, I am a fan of Doug and Mary too).