tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post175245864886026663..comments2024-01-07T20:03:49.027+01:00Comments on All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing!: Colleen bobs her hairJonas Nordinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06065342609209811314noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-43498168857723145042014-12-15T07:21:07.972+01:002014-12-15T07:21:07.972+01:00True story:I had that "do" back in the &...True story:I had that "do" back in the "Charleston Days". It was called the "boot head" -allegedly because an unfortunate lady got hers after a stint with a seedy horse. So whenever I 'charlestoned' at the dance hall.I was ALWAYS greeted with jeers and leers as they called me "boot head". They really believed that I got the hairstyle because I was kicked in the head and had to have the hair removed to allow the scalp to heal. Also,people thought it changed my head's 'shape' like a boom-a rang. Thanks for bringing back the memories-even if some of them DO hurt.Laugh At Loude.Thunk you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-43313809026066893162009-10-28T22:38:47.681+01:002009-10-28T22:38:47.681+01:00I sure wish that SYNTHETIC SIN (1928) and WHY BE G...I sure wish that SYNTHETIC SIN (1928) and WHY BE GOOD? (1929) were both being restored as we speak, but as far as I know they are still stuck in a vault in Europe and are Nitrate only. No Safety-film transfers have been struck yet. Very discouraging. I hope Warner's get's to these before it is to late to save them. Already the project has been postponed each year since 2006. HER WILD OAT (1927) at least has been restored, and maybe LILAC TIME (1928) too. Hopefully, these films will pop up on TCM in the coming year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-88802872714108858112009-10-12T21:00:31.572+02:002009-10-12T21:00:31.572+02:00Professor Jonas. I was remiss to post a comment ev...Professor Jonas. I was remiss to post a comment even though I have already waxed poetic about how wonderful this post was. Truly a wonderful study on culture and 1920s and movies and Colleen Moore! Thanks for breaking down another myth.<br /><br />Just so happens I'm reading Flappers and Philosophers! Can't wait to get to Bernice Bobs Her Hair.Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-12400216926184607162009-10-12T20:09:28.363+02:002009-10-12T20:09:28.363+02:00Wow--how were these silents rediscovered? A collec...Wow--how were these silents rediscovered? A collector's contribution? A dusty vault? I'm always fascinated how these previously lost films reappear.KING OF JAZZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-17117458078621427382009-10-12T09:32:02.223+02:002009-10-12T09:32:02.223+02:00Thank you all for your nice comments!
I think the ...Thank you all for your nice comments!<br />I think the reason why Colleen is largely forgotten is the fact that so few of her films has survived. There is hope though as both Why Be Good and Synthetic Sin, her two last silents from 1929 has been found recently and is undergoing restoration at this moment. Yay!Jonas Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065342609209811314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-292840522717932152009-10-12T08:24:00.155+02:002009-10-12T08:24:00.155+02:00Great post! Every time I go to the MSI, I always m...Great post! Every time I go to the MSI, I always make a point to stop at Colleen Moore's fairy castle, simply amazing.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212743923364795680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-10006797223793467272009-10-10T15:03:44.192+02:002009-10-10T15:03:44.192+02:00Woops...it's WEDNESDAY night
(10/14) on TCM a...Woops...it's WEDNESDAY night <br />(10/14) on TCM as per Wheeler & Woolsey.king of jazznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-48493461899898948042009-10-10T15:00:56.155+02:002009-10-10T15:00:56.155+02:00Hmmmm..."Anonymous" above is me, KING OF...Hmmmm..."Anonymous" above is me, KING OF JAZZ. <br /><br />Anyway, my comments still stand! <br /><br />Hey, don't forget, there's a Wheeler & Woolsey marathon on TCM next Tuesday!KING OF JAZZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-58031218001814516862009-10-10T02:13:04.418+02:002009-10-10T02:13:04.418+02:00It's interesting how something as seemingly fr...It's interesting how something as seemingly frivolous as a hairstyle could be such a cause for scandal. Great post, Jonas!Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797180553972324709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-91653295278152151962009-10-10T01:13:42.917+02:002009-10-10T01:13:42.917+02:00I just hope there are, by some miracle, "lost...I just hope there are, by some miracle, "lost" silent movie nitrates that will emerge someday from hidden collections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-75250307944727478802009-10-09T21:14:38.677+02:002009-10-09T21:14:38.677+02:00Great post! I love Colleen Moore. It makes me so m...Great post! I love Colleen Moore. It makes me so mad that more of her films aren't available:(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950207764204473859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-19746132878814438792009-10-09T15:13:31.516+02:002009-10-09T15:13:31.516+02:00Wonderful post! One thing, though - while Colleen...Wonderful post! One thing, though - while Colleen Moore may have been the first to make the "Dutch bob" popular, Louise Brooks actually wore her hair most of her life that way. I have childhood pictures of her with the bob already in place. ^_^Flapper Flickers + Silent Stanzashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519672156109642104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-19961557544763957162009-10-09T13:56:43.457+02:002009-10-09T13:56:43.457+02:00Great post, Jonas. I like how you worked in F. Sc...Great post, Jonas. I like how you worked in F. Scott Fitzgerald. It's a shame so many of Moore's films have been lost. Thanks for the charming clip of "Ella Cinders." Terrific commedienne.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-69315788869049985362009-10-09T12:32:46.175+02:002009-10-09T12:32:46.175+02:00That film clip was lovely too - I loved the photog...That film clip was lovely too - I loved the photograph scene! What a frustrating fly! Haha.Lolita of the Classicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596876234508882958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-8806208341343061682009-10-09T12:20:07.201+02:002009-10-09T12:20:07.201+02:00This was a fantastic post! A lot of things I didn&...This was a fantastic post! A lot of things I didn't know, and all about my favorite subject - flappers. It was Bernice Bobs Her Hair that made me fall in love with Fitzgerald, it was the first short story of his that I read.<br />Again: Great post!Lolita of the Classicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596876234508882958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-89374407110987409162009-10-09T06:10:56.496+02:002009-10-09T06:10:56.496+02:00wow, I learned so much in this post!! I can't ...wow, I learned so much in this post!! I can't believe that dollhouse!! And that Colleen Moore's uncle was the inspiration for the Walter Burns character?! Her eyes?!<br /><br />I really wish more of her movies were available, I'd love to see them! I'd especially be interested in seeing Flaming Youth, now!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026961018017690353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-70596929942560779522009-10-09T01:50:14.854+02:002009-10-09T01:50:14.854+02:00It is a shame that Colleen Moore has been forgotte...It is a shame that Colleen Moore has been forgotten today. I think she could well be ripe for rediscovery! Of course, when it came to the two most famous actresses with bobs, I have to say I always preferred Louise Brooks. Not only was she more beautiful in my opinion, but it seems to me her bob was perfect.Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.com