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Post by tom on Nov 26, 2021 23:59:49 GMT -6
Just watched this film again.
It's a rare loan out by MGM of Joan, in this case to Republic Pictures. One of only 3 non-MGM films by Joan before she left the studio. The others are Rain, for United Artists, in 1932. And the other is They All Kissed the Bride in 1942. The latter is the film that Joan replaced Carole Lombard after her death in a plane crash. Joan donated her salary for the film to the Red Cross, which had helped retrieve Ms. Lombard's body.
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Post by tom on Nov 27, 2021 0:11:36 GMT -6
This blog has a very nice story about Joan and the film. littlebitsofclassics.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/when-joan-crawford-was-fifth-fiddle-tramp-tramp-tramp-1926/amp/Interesting tidbits that I either didn't know or had forgotten, include... - Frank Capra, later famous for his directing, was a writer on this film - Capra says in Joan's big scene with star Harry Langdon that she was cracking up so much at his antics that they had to shoot her mostly from behind - Joan thought she looked better and was photographed better than she was at MGM, and took this intel back to her home studio with her |
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Post by tom on Nov 27, 2021 0:23:30 GMT -6
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Post by tom on Nov 27, 2021 0:27:42 GMT -6
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Post by tom on Nov 27, 2021 0:33:11 GMT -6
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Post by tom on Nov 27, 2021 14:22:58 GMT -6
Some of my favorite pics of Joan from Tramp x 3.  Worried JC.  Smiling Joan. |
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Post by tom on Nov 27, 2021 14:24:55 GMT -6
  Hat-less Joan. I think she does indeed look more appealing here than in her prior MGM pics to date. Less severe hairdo, just softer looking. More on 20's hairdos below. |
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Post by tom on Nov 27, 2021 15:20:14 GMT -6
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Post by tom on Nov 27, 2021 16:27:08 GMT -6
If you read some of the 1926 reviews (search within the text for 'Crawford', Tramp Tramp Tramp reviewed quite well... archive.org/stream/exhibitorsherald25unse/exhibitorsherald25unse_djvu.txt"I’ve always been a Harry Langdon booster and his initial First National production, “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,” is such a thoroughly pleasing com- edy, now I’m sold 100 per cent. It is brimful of clever situations, the chuckles are plentiful and the big laughs come just where they’re needed. There isn’t much plot to the thing, it’s a tale of a foot race from Connecticut to California, but it has limitless exploitation possibilities. A manufacturer offers a prize of $25,000 for the first pedestrian to reach California wearing his shoes. Many start out in the race, but at the finish only two remain, Harry and the world’s champion walker. Of course Harry wins. He also wins the girl, daughter of the shoe manu- facturer, prettily played by Joan Crawford.""...Mr. Langdon is incomparably funny. Joan Crawford is adequately demure in
the feminine lead and the others hit regularly throughout. It’s a great comedy." |
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Post by tom on Nov 27, 2021 16:29:02 GMT -6
From the Huff Post article referenced above.  From what I have been able to deduce online, the above photo was taken by Clarence Sinclair Bull. |
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Post by Admin on Nov 29, 2021 21:31:20 GMT -6
I'm always looking for contemporary reviews of Joan films to add to the BOE site, but the below link gave only a tortured mess of text. Is your quoted review below the entirety? (If so, then I'll add THAT to BOE...) If you read some of the 1926 reviews (search within the text for 'Crawford', Tramp Tramp Tramp reviewed quite well... archive.org/stream/exhibitorsherald25unse/exhibitorsherald25unse_djvu.txt"I’ve always been a Harry Langdon booster and his initial First National production, “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,” is such a thoroughly pleasing com- edy, now I’m sold 100 per cent. It is brimful of clever situations, the chuckles are plentiful and the big laughs come just where they’re needed. There isn’t much plot to the thing, it’s a tale of a foot race from Connecticut to California, but it has limitless exploitation possibilities. A manufacturer offers a prize of $25,000 for the first pedestrian to reach California wearing his shoes. Many start out in the race, but at the finish only two remain, Harry and the world’s champion walker. Of course Harry wins. He also wins the girl, daughter of the shoe manu- facturer, prettily played by Joan Crawford.""...Mr. Langdon is incomparably funny. Joan Crawford is adequately demure in
the feminine lead and the others hit regularly throughout. It’s a great comedy." |
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Post by tom on Nov 30, 2021 14:26:40 GMT -6
I'm always looking for contemporary reviews of Joan films to add to the BOE site, but the below link gave only a tortured mess of text. Is your quoted review below the entirety? (If so, then I'll add THAT to BOE...) If you read some of the 1926 reviews (search within the text for 'Crawford', Tramp Tramp Tramp reviewed quite well... archive.org/stream/exhibitorsherald25unse/exhibitorsherald25unse_djvu.txt"I’ve always been a Harry Langdon booster and his initial First National production, “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,” is such a thoroughly pleasing com- edy, now I’m sold 100 per cent. It is brimful of clever situations, the chuckles are plentiful and the big laughs come just where they’re needed. There isn’t much plot to the thing, it’s a tale of a foot race from Connecticut to California, but it has limitless exploitation possibilities. A manufacturer offers a prize of $25,000 for the first pedestrian to reach California wearing his shoes. Many start out in the race, but at the finish only two remain, Harry and the world’s champion walker. Of course Harry wins. He also wins the girl, daughter of the shoe manu- facturer, prettily played by Joan Crawford.""...Mr. Langdon is incomparably funny. Joan Crawford is adequately demure in
the feminine lead and the others hit regularly throughout. It’s a great comedy." Hi Stephanie. When I have a min, I will find the originals and try to clean up, source and cite appropriately. |
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Post by tom on Nov 30, 2021 18:48:20 GMT -6
OK. One of the reviews is from the March 20, 1926 edition of the Exhibitors Herald. On page 89 of that issue, there is a review of T3.  Not sure if this will reproduce well. On Archive.org, there is a facility to view in diff modes - text, PDF, etc. |
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Post by tom on Nov 30, 2021 18:58:47 GMT -6
Page 134 of the May 15th issue.  |
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