This night shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theater was taken in February 1939 during the one-week run of MGM’s “Idiot’s Delight.” That banner stretched across Hollywood Boulevard reads “SHEARER GABLE” to advertise that the movie starred Norma Shearer and Clark Gable, not that it helped. The movie lost money, which must have stung for a studio at the top of its game, featuring two of its biggest stars, during the year we now consider to be studio-era Hollywood at its zenith. Mind you, that blonde wig Norma wore couldn’t have helped.
What do you think about this wig? Thumbs up or thumbs down?
Thumbs down, way down. Not only is it a silly wig but seeing Norma Shearer as a Russian countess slinking around with her cigarette holder as if it were tiny lap dog like Marie Dressler’s Carlotta Vance in “Dinner at Eight” is very absurd.
This night shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theater was taken in February 1939 during the one-week run of MGM’s “Idiot’s Delight.” That banner stretched across Hollywood Boulevard reads “SHEARER GABLE” to advertise that the movie starred Norma Shearer and Clark Gable, not that it helped. The movie lost money, which must have stung for a studio at the top of its game, featuring two of its biggest stars, during the year we now consider to be studio-era Hollywood at its zenith. Mind you, that blonde wig Norma wore couldn’t have helped.
super fake.
You have to wonder what Sydney Guilaroff was thinking.
i think you may just have found the inspiration for Barbara Stanwyck’s horrendous wig in “Double Indemnity”! ?
Oh my! I think you may be right!
Thumbs down, way down. Not only is it a silly wig but seeing Norma Shearer as a Russian countess slinking around with her cigarette holder as if it were tiny lap dog like Marie Dressler’s Carlotta Vance in “Dinner at Eight” is very absurd.
According to Gavin Lambert, she admitted to him that she was parodying Garbo. It’s hard to look past that ridiculous wig.