A nun is giving a tour of Arlington Cemetery when a child asks her why Lt. Richard Perry (Robert Taylor), whose headstone they pass, is not listed in the guidebook. The nun gives a generic response about how surely he performed some "unusual service" for the country. The child may never know the answer, but … Continue reading This Is My Affair (1937)
True Story is one of my favorite old mags to collect. While the truth of the stories is, in reality, questionable, these issues are a lot of fun to read, full of wild tales, interesting vintage ads and even some classic Hollywood features. A recent addition to the TMP vintage magazine archive is the May … Continue reading “Robert Taylor Tells His Greatest Love Story”: True Story, May 1937
The favorite film: Waterloo Bridge, a 1940 wartime melodrama from MGM, directed by Mervyn LeRoy The synopsis: Just as England is headed toward war again, a British officer (Roy) decides to visit Waterloo Bridge. Here, he reminisces on a night just before he left to fight in World War I. On that night he met … Continue reading Favorite things about… Waterloo Bridge
Bushrod Gentry (Robert Taylor) is a frontiersman living in the budding territories of the midwest and working as a trapper. One day he meets Mary (Eleanor Parker), an outdoorsy "tomboy" of a woman who has her very own gun and knows how to use it. She's a bit of a tough gal, and she runs … Continue reading Lindsey Tries to Appreciate Westerns: Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
When Rita Wilson (Barbara Stanwyck) meets and falls for epidemiologist Chris Claybourne (Robert Taylor), they have an instant connection and quickly fall in love with each other. But Chris isn't 100% invested in their relationship; he's also wrapped up in his work. When he decides to leave for the tropics against Rita's wishes to find … Continue reading His Brother’s Wife (1936)
