Glad tidings.

Warmest wishes to all this holiday season! A new job (among other things) has kept me busy, but I wanted to take the time to spread some joy and cheer, this time in the form of the wonderfully hardboiled Glenda Farrell. She's become a perennial favorite and my go-to for comic relief, and she could do it in style...

Promotional portrait for Man's Castle. "The dress has a definite [bateau] neckline with a border of galyak that emphasizes the shoulders. The sleeves are modified leg-o-mutton and the belt is black suede. An unusual belt clasp has a very cute holder for a red lipstick in the center. A red pin is fastened in the black galyak trimming. Black purse, black kid shoes, black galyak hat and cream suede gloves are used with the dress."

Promotional portrait for Go Into Your Dance.

The first Glenda Farrell photo I ever purchased, featuring a dress worn in Havana Widows. I adore the beaded starburst design.

Promotional portrait for Man's Castle. "This swagger suit is fashioned of rough grey wool alternately striped in black and white and trimmed with a broad mannish collar of black Persian lamb fur. In this photograph the broad shoulders are stressed, proving once again that Hollywood creates its own fashion decrees. Miss Farrell has chosen a grey cloth hat fashioned of the same plain material as the skirt of her suit. Her other accessories for wear with this outfit are of black, resulting in an effective blend of gray, black and white."

Promotional portrait for The Big Shakedown. "Her fall street frock is of brown crepe trimmed with stitched white crepe, and the matching hat is created along the new Chinese trend, with a pointed peak. Orry-Kelly designed them."

Second dance.

Edith Meinhard is best known for her Weimar-era work, most notably 1929's Tagebuch einer Verlorenen (Diary of a Lost Girl), but she also held status as a featured player with major German film studio UFA in the late 1930s. Unlike the few UFA projects she completed earlier in the decade (such as 1931's Voruntersuchung), these roles were relatively minor, but she received substantial press just the same.

               Top photo, Edith is on the top left. Bottom photo, Edith is second from right (the "3"). Photo credit.

A lovely, lucky recent find.

Another acquisition, a promotional photo for 1939's Hallo Janine!

Het Weekblad, 1935

No major findings to report on the Edith Meinhard front, but while strolling the usual searches, I came across this snippet from the Dutch magazine Het Weekblad:

Interesting that it gives her birthday as November 4th instead of November 22nd, and that it names the two films for which she is still known for her most substantial roles, Diary of a Lost Girl and Voruntersuchung. It may prove useful to scope out Dutch film archives and databases...

The enchanting Jeanette.

The new year has brought another treasure to light! My latest eBay acquisition is a copy of Zeitgeschehen Unsere Illustrierte, a German publication covering current events, including upcoming film releases. This particular issue included an article on Musketier Meier III, which features Edith Meinhard in a minor role as Jeanette. Despite the bit part, she received a healthy dose of attention from the press:

Scan from Zeitgeschehen Unsere Illustrierte, featuring a lovely, rare promotional portrait of Edith (forgive the crease).

Article from Filmwoche, February 9, 1938.

Scan from the Musketier Meier III film program.