Tuesday, September 15, 2009

AS SEEN ON TV: THALBERG (TWO FOR TUESDAY)

Monday marked the anniversary of the death of legendary wunderkind movie producer Irving Thalberg in 1936......

IRVING THALBERG


AS SEEN IN:
"The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Hollywood Follies"

AS PLAYED BY:
Bill Cusack

Thalberg hired young Indy to "baby-sit" director Erich Von Stroheim, to make sure he stayed under control and under budget.

AS SEEN IN:
"MOVIOLA: THE SILENT LOVERS"

AS PLAYED BY:
JOHN RUBENSTEIN

"The Silent Lovers" was the third TV movie produced from Garson Kanin's novel "Moviola". It dealt with the ill-fated love affair between Greta Garbo and John Gilbert.

Garbo was brought to America as part of a package deal to secure the talents of Swedish director Mauritz Stiller. But it was Garbo's star that would rise as Stiller's fame would fade.

Here Stiller and Greta Garbo are seen in Thalberg's office. Thalberg has his back to the camera.....
BCnU!

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