Carole..


am I the only one who thought a lot about "I Love Lucy" or Lucille Ball while watching Carole Lombard's acting in this movie??

I know Carole & Lucy were friends, maybe this kinda inspired Lucy on how she should act?

Carole was wonderful really she was so funny I loved the way she speaks so darn fast and has an answer for everything, you can't help but love her :)

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I thought a bit about Gracie Allen (who costarred with Lombard two years earlier in WE'RE NOT DRESSING) as Irene kind of has Gracie's birdbrain reasoning but of course Gracie was no glamour girl and Carole makes the role her own creation.

"Lucy" was never dumb like Irene so I don't see too much of an influence but I can see in Lucille Ball Carole Lombard's willingness to go for a wacky laugh and jumping into comedy with both feet which most glamour girls don't really do when they play comic roles.

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