Why Claudette Colbert Was A Nightmare To Work With?

[@taylorrice8612]

This is giving my age away, but in Boston at Saks 5th Ave I actually assisted her with her cosmetic needs. She was an Elizabeth Arden fan. I have never been more dumb struck before or since. She was very patient with me because I was in shock…She even helped me locate a jar of cream that she wanted. She was sweet and lovely.

[@larrybarnett9249]

Thank you for the heartwarming remeberance.

[@mistyhammond753]

That is so amazing!!

[@valentina6429]

Was it the same cream that Harry mentions in his recent book?

[@Booklivre]

What makeup bases did she use ? Did she use white foundations ?

[@peace-yv4qd]

As a actress back in those days you had to be hard as nails or you wouldn't survive. Much respect for this woman who worked hard and achieved success.

[@mchapman132]

Apparently in recent Hollywood history, with Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby it was still difficult for women.

[@laraegodwin6008]

You are so right!!

[@angelacarleton9575]

She was wise to expect more money because she was worth having more of what she needed. After all, if you don't ask for what you want you won't get it.

[@scotnick59]

Claudette just exuded charm in spades, very feminine and her comedic timing and vocal delivery was superb

[@leukdagen11]

She doesn’t sound like much of a nightmare. She sounds like a real trooper!

[@AgeOfVintage]

haha, yeah maybe. Thank you for your comment! 🙂

[@RayPointerChannel]

Exactly. There are stories about current "stars" who are real nightmares. The people back then were artists and most of all professionals. That level of professionalism is extremely rare today.

[@JustAPrayer]

Yes this video is ridiculous. Clark Gable puts a hammer down his pants and she’s a “nightmare” for being uncomfortable with that? The narrator of this video makes no sense. Not to mention he mentioned nothing she did that actually was controversial at the time, like her relationship with Helen O Hagan.

[@44032]

Those comments seem limited to her films with Frank Capra.

[@mitchflorida]

Trouper.

[@cherylforfang8671]

She's one of my favorites. "It Happened One Night" is probably my favorite movie. One of the few I've seen several times.

[@gilgamesh3328]

Excellent choice.

[@Weeeewriter]

*I've never seen that movie but now I'm going to lol*

[@helga4791]

It might be one of my faves of hers, it is enjoyable start to finish. She also does one with Jimmy Stewart that is cute.

[@cybermuff]

I liked the scene in which her and Clark made the fake BLOW OUT SCENE for the detective.

[@trevorlee7945]

Yea a great film that Gable was forced to do as punishment from his production company .

[@mlbrooks4066]

Richard Long's first job was as Colbert's son in Tomorrow is Forever. His words:"I was just out of high school, seventeen years old and scared as hell. Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) was my first picture, and playing Claudette's son was the break of my life. Of course I was green and awkward, and I know she sensed my hesitancies and doubts. I always felt that in the complicated scenes I had to do with her that she was playing back specially to me, her eyes willing ease and encouragement. I know I played off her eyes, often. Claudette was a woman of great dignity, and for all her warmth, had a kind of charming reserve." Some nightmare.......

[@heatherhillman7280]

So she was a strong advocate for herself and had little patience for unprofessional little boys. I don't see anything nightmarish in her behavior at all.

[@mhenry4248]

Agree

[@rray1953]

Must piss you off knowing that all of the things in life that you crave are provided by unprofessional little boys...

[@TubeHeiress]

@@rray1953 Only because unprofessional little boys muscled in and in their weakness controlled everything.

[@JCSAXON]

She was worth the “tantrums”. I’ve yet to witness her in any role that she didn’t own completely and never imagined someone else replacing her. New to your channel and I just subscribed. Thanks

[@eleanoraquitaine2966]

When a woman stands up for herself, she's throwing a tantrum. When a man does it, he's seen as strong and confident. This video is deeply sexist.

[@dzonbrodi514]

@@eleanoraquitaine2966 Yeah, this presenter oozes masculine complacency.

[@eleanoraquitaine2966]

@@dzonbrodi514 I'm talking about the content, dear. Try to keep up.

[@davidreneau8212]

@@eleanoraquitaine2966 LOL good for you

[@susandavis3544]

I miss the beautiful costumes the studios dressed their starlets and leading ladies in. So much detail, expensive fabrics, and gorgeous designs!

[@AgeOfVintage]

I miss it too! 😟 Thank you for your comment!

[@queenmaxinew2707]

TRUE

[@zoeoneeva6397]

That bandage flapper dress! 😍

[@janetlieb2507]

Yes! A wonderful glamor!❤

[@TheNawlinzNative]

you mean their prostitutes? 😉

[@bookmouse2719]

I loved her, she had comedic timing and so beautiful.

[@jeffhemsley8693]

Claudette Colbert acted beautifully, naturally and so brilliantly funny: the best I've ever seen, totally complete, sets the standard and will never be bettered, we are truly blessed, timeless. Bless her soul! thanks Claudette.

[@cattuslavandula]

I was 13 (1978) when I saw It Happened One Night on a local station in Detroit. I loved it! Been a Colbert fan ever since.

[@zoeoneeva6397]

It’s a shame she’s no longer widely known except among us fellow classic movie lovers. Such a talent and delight to watch.

[@lisag18]

Funny how a woman is called a "nightmare " when she's strong and doesn't put up with crap. Then I'm a nightmare, too

[@scotnick59]

As you should be, dear; what crapola in the heading!

[@Sebadoh1995]

Yeah a woman who doesn’t take the usual shit is “difficult” , but a man is strong, and knows what he wants. A lot of these video titles seem to put women down.

[@se7entv261]

@Chantel lol talking about insecurities you seem very anxious and terrified 🤣🤣🤣🤣 calm down

[@rray1953]

Most of you are nightmares...

[@garyfrancis6193]

Doubt it. Just lonely.

[@joansmith1195]

Back in those day's women had to be tough and resilient to survive. I loved everything that she did. She was unique.

[@avmgeorge]

In the early 1980's my girlfriend and I saw her on stage at the Kennedy Center in "A Talent For Murder." She was wonderful. Just a couple of years later when we were on vacation in Barbados, we saw her home from a catamaran as we toured around the island. The captain said that Ronald and Nancy Reagan stayed at her home when they would visit.

[@AgeOfVintage]

Wow, thank you for sharing this! 🙂

[@johnfd0210]

I was wondering if her home on Barbados, which she named "Bellerive" is still standing, or torn down and some huge mega mansion built in its place?

[@avmgeorge]

@@johnfd0210 Thank you for reminding me of the name of her home in Barbados! I found online "Monarch Magazine," a publication out of Barbados, which talked about the British Colonial villa that Claudette Colbert owned as though it was still standing (maybe could be rented?)

[@zacklove3794]

There is nothing to indicate a difficult person to work with or a nightmare in any way. Sounds like a dedicated and talented actress, who handled her career well and intelligently and dealt with the way of those times quite well. She doesn't sound like one of the Hollywood beauties, whose lives end in tragedy, but sounds rather to be a serious and gifted and talented actress.

[@HOOG00]

Exactly, you never hear a man being talked about their prissy attitudes even though their egos and pride eclipsed anyone else’s in the room. And even still today lol.

[@Spiderman7Bob7]

Did anyone notice that this narrator repeats himself in the storytelling . And the pictures in the telling is way out of wack with what he's talking about ?

[@stevecharman8420]

I couldn't make it to the end it annoyed me so much.

[@TheSuzberry]

And the photos repeat.

[@brickabracbabe]

I agree! Someone needs to edit his script before he starts for flow. Editing would take a long time to match up the photos with the narrative, but its necessary to keep the OCD viewers like me to keep watching till the end.

[@mrtulipeater]

It’s a computer.

[@pilarantelo9555]

I'm not sure you would do better... Easy to criticize.

[@bellarosa009]

I've seen just a few of her movies and she's great in all of them - It Happened One Night, Imitation of Life and Boomtown. She's definitely one of my favorite actresses along with Barbara Stanwyk, Bette Davis, Katherine Hepburn and Joan Crawford. BTW, I think both Claudette Colbert and Lana Turner (another of my favorites!) were great in Imitation of Life. CC played the role in 1934 and LT played the role in 1959. The don't make great movies like that anymore or great actresses for that matter!

[@bellarosa009]

@Tom Reedy Me too! I love when TCM showcases her movies for the month. She's an amazing actress and definitely a favorite of mine.

[@ladywisewolf3942]

If your a real Colbert fan you must see two of her best roles that couldn't be more opposite from one another, showing her incredible diversity and range. One being the star of Cecil B. DeMille's 1934 "Cleopatra", ( nominated for a best picture Oscar). A glamorous role, where as tiny as Colbert was, she gave her portrayal power and gravitas. And the David O. Selznick 1944 moving war time drama "Since You Went Away" ( Colbert was nominated for a leading actress Oscar) She plays a middle class wife and mother of two grown daughters; Shirley Temple and Jennifer Jones( in her first film roll) who's husband has gone off to war. Colbert puts on a brave face trying to hold the family together while coping with money problems, rationing and various other "home front" situations in a very touching and realistic way. An unusual subject matter not often portrayed on film and a real treasure.

[@hemming57]

True story: I went to see a play Colbert was starring in LA in the 1980's. When I went to the snack bar during intermission I turned and standing behind me was Frank Capra.

[@AgeOfVintage]

Wow, awesome story, thank you for sharing! 🙂 What happened next?

[@mchapman132]

What did Capra tell you about Colbert?

[@hemming57]

@@mchapman132 I didn't realize it was him until I got home! I thought he looked familiar?

[@mchapman132]

@@hemming57 - lol, I’ve been there. I live and worked in NYC, I saw many famous people. I was elbow to elbow with Natalie Wood and her body guard crossing Avenue of the Americas. I never had the courage to speak with any of them......fear of being embarrassed I suppose.

[@hemming57]

@@mchapman132 As a directing student at that time there was several thousand questions I would like to have asked. Though I doubt he would have had the patience. By the way, you know who was Colbert's co-star at that play? Rex Harrison!

[@tommunyon2874]

Since she so closely resembled a lifelong friend of mine who lived to be nearly 100, I always pictured her a being just as sweet as my friend.

[@somyod2u]

Some years ago, I had a friend who worked for British Airways as a steward ( as they were than called ). One youngish pilot, with whom he flew regularly on the UK /US route, liked to be informed of any ' celebrities ' in 1st class. On one trip he espied Claudette Colbert who was coming to London to appear in a play with Rex Harrison in the West End. My friend went to the cockpit and excitedly told the pilot that a famous movie-star was on board. " Who is it ? " asked the pilot, and he was told who it was. " Claudette Colbert ? " he said " never heard of her ! "

[@rlavassaur5333]

I didn't get where Claudette was difficult to work with--she sounded professional and very grounded to the end. 92 great job.

[@mariaevans7811]

Loved colbert, her face always reminds me of a chipmunk, loved her in, it happen one night!!!! Great video yet again, loved the way you always say our little community, yes your right, we are all lovers of old films and great actors!!!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@AgeOfVintage]

Thank you Maria for your wonderful comment! 🙂

[@ruthlawrence8046]

@Maria Evans, loved that movie as well. Cheers Ruth to the wonderful UK 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@zoeoneeva6397]

She was a unique beauty. My maternal grandmother resembles her.

[@Weeeewriter]

*I'm still wondering when she was a nightmare. It seems the producers and directors were the nightmares, forcing people to do films and other....things stars don't want to do.*

[@KdubsSupergma-eb8mo]

My friend Barbara Dann and I loved "Tomorrow is Forever," and we would always tell each other when we saw it listed on TV. Now I suppose you can just buy it!

[@Gardosunron]

I didnt hear anything all that nightmarish here. She was the best Cleopatra. Much better than Liz.

[@Bethi4WFH]

Vivian Leigh

[@georginamannor4373]

She was a witty person with a great sense of humour.

[@crsmith845]

Claudette Colbert was so stunning and beautiful!! Omg💗I wonder if her older brother became an actor?? I love the amazing clothes these actresses and actors wore on the set!!amazing🎬🎥📺📽What A wonderful actress Thank you for sharing this. Age Vintage!!💗💗💗💗

[@intuitive7274]

Yes TCM is where we can see all these people from the past. My favorite. It happened one night. That was to me her great movie.

[@AgeOfVintage]

Thank you for your comment! 🙂

[@tomyost6330]

I had no idea, and she was beautiful and amazing, and a woman of her own mind, no doubt. I am surprised the narrator didn't touch on her role as Cleopatra(I think), since many photos were shown of her in this role, but nothing talked of it. Must have lived right somehow get to 92. Thanks for this story.

[@paulcaron400]

Finally someone who pronounces French names and words thank you fellow Brit,💜

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

Loved her in The original "Imitation of Life" movie

[@TWayneD1020]

Thank you so much !!

[@AgeOfVintage]

Thank you! 🙂

[@RayPointerChannel]

I'd like to know where the information about Miss Colbert's difficulty on IT HAPPENED ON NIGHT came from since all other accounts acknowledge that this was the movie neither star wanted to make. But once they got into it, they stared enjoying making the movie, and filming went quickly. This would not have been possible if Colbert had been causing problems.

[@ajfoxw]

She was my favorite actress (of those who made movies before I was born). I was so impressed by her when I was a child that I judged all actresses by her performances.

[@brianh3253]

This was very interesting. I’m going to go and look up her movies now! Thanks 😊

[@kelb6073]

It Happened One Night is one of my favorite movies of all time. Even my husband loves it! I had no idea Clark and her got together during it...I thought they hated one another. She seems like someone who was just born lucky, but knew better than to let the opportunities go to waste. Like acting just fell in her lap and then she ended up in one of the best movies of all time (a movie she didn't even like) with Clark Gable of all people. Then she lived a long life to 92.

[@gilbertobrien7261]

I wonder if it's always necessary to have such a random, disorganised selection of photos with these films. If the comment is talking about films in the 1920s, why not show photos from the 1920s instead of photos from the 30s, the 40s, the 50s? It would make more sense and help to illustrate the points better. And if someone like Colbert started on stage, surely there are photos from stage productions to use as illustrations. This lack of attention to detail is sloppy, or lazy, or both.

[@AgeOfVintage]

Sometimes it is really hard to find good quality pictures of a movie, era, spouse...even from the actor/actress itself. If I only find pixelated photos, I don't use them, only the high resolution ones. In this case, I found it better to show random pictures of the actress. I know it is sometimes confusing, but I made this decision in the favor of better resolution. Thank you for your comment!

[@vickysmith1435]

No need to be do damn rude. OMG!

[@ruthlawrence8046]

@@vickysmith1435 Hi Vicky, totally agree with you're comment. If u can't say anything nice, absolutely no need to be rude. Cheers Ruth from Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍

[@AgeOfVintage]

@@vickysmith1435 Thank you Vicky! 🙂

[@AgeOfVintage]

@@ruthlawrence8046 Thank you Ruth! 🙂

[@patriciapalmer1377]

I believe the seeming anxiety she expressed early in her career was borne out an innate perfectionism and sense of her own capabilities. She wanted the best out of herself and people of that nature are often sharply critical of those who aren't as demanding of themselves at all times.

[@meganagetro6302]

Why put on that title? 🙄 she just was a strong woman/actress that stood up for her choices, that’s all.

[@eleanoraquitaine2966]

Men who fear women do that.

[@cynaraslover]

We saw her onstage in "The Kingfisher," opposite Rex Harrison, in 1979. She was 75, and still absolutely gorgeous, with a superb knack for stage comedy.

[@jimmydaves]

You didn't mention that she was cast in "All About Eve" in 1950 for the role of Margo Channing. However, 6 weeks before filming, she broke her back and was replaced by Bette Davis.

[@nadyarossi5102]

Thank God! I can't imagine anyone else but Bette Davis in that role.

[@lisasantorelli4367]

Claudette Colbert was an amazing actress. I've a love for the black&white movies and Claudette was one of my favorites. Some men just can't tolerate a head strong woman. I recommend all her movies. ❤️

[@Celluloidwatcher]

I get the impression that Claudette Colbert was strongly dedicated to her craft as an actress. Good for her. I have always admired her beauty and, of course, her wonderful range of characters, mostly delightfully wholesome ladies, be it girlfriends, mothers, wives, or sisters. I don't recall hearing anything controversial about her. In fact, I don't get the impression that she was hard to work with from this video, which I thank you for presenting, I might add. I conclude that she was so down-to-earth with everyone in Hollywood and elsewhere. There will never be another Claudette Colbert or a generation of actors like hers, but they left behind a huge body of work to be shared by all.

[@patriciamartinez5836]

Loved her. She had some great roles

[@erikramaekers63]

Midnight(1939) directed by the great Mitchell Leisen is my favorite Claudette Colbert movie.

[@AgeOfVintage]

I love that movie too! 🙂

[@flyboy13131]

@@AgeOfVintage My fave of hers ! Loved Marcel in that movie ! What a queen !

[@benknowles3760]

You missed some big time roles! The egg and I, with Fred MacMurray. Midnight with Don Ameche. And who could forget Cleopatra!

[@AgeOfVintage]

Thank you for your comment! 🙂

[@flyboy13131]

I loved everything I saw her in . I especially loved Midnight (1939). Not nearly as famous as It Happened One Night , but a lot of the humor was superb !

[@benknowles3760]

@@flyboy13131 the baron cherney! Wasn't John Barrymore great too!

[@flyboy13131]

@@benknowles3760 “It’ll KILL Marcel ! “ he was also super . His expressions spoke more then his dialogue ...

[@coleparker]

Love the movie the Egg and I.

[@lindseycarribean5113]

A gem from France ❣ Thanks to tell the story of this national treasure. And as a proud Carribean myself, I'm glad to say that she rests in Barbados, the country of Rihanna, in the Carribean. I guess she was difficult to work with because she was a perfectionnist. Imitation of life is a beautiful, moving tale about two people of different ethnicity creating a new family together, learned together, and uplifted each other showing that fraternity & love is possible with people who are seemingly different from us. And her affair with Gable is everything but surprising ! He was a notorious womanizer. Rip Miss Colbert. 😉😘👏👍🧡💙💜💚❤🤍💛💟💕💞 from 🇨🇵 ❣

[@mariaevans7811]

What a beautiful part of the world you come from!!!!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@AgeOfVintage]

Thank you Lindsey! 🙂 Woah so you are from the Carribean and live in France? That is awesome!

[@lindseycarribean5113]

@@AgeOfVintage Yep❣😉😘

[@stuartshepherd8752]

I think if you check out the info I have is that her eider brother was born in Jersey,Channel Islands near France where Lilly Langtry was born, hence nickname. so she could have been British/French, I also think she could have lived here for a few years, also Lucille Le Sueur / Joan Crawfords father came from here in Jersey, Le Sueur is quite common here, so this little island gave the world a state in USA, best dairy cow in world & sports tops sports top.

[@lindseycarribean5113]

@@stuartshepherd8752 I went to Jersey and this is a very beautiful place. You're so lucky. Enjoy your place. By the way, in Jersey, they don't teach french at school ?

[@Lizzy00088]

Great info, great vid. Thanks!

[@FreyaF...]

My favorite Claudette Colbert movie is "No Time For Love" with Fred MacMurray. It's the best!!

[@vickysmith1435]

Age of Vintage: recently started viewing. Classical movie fan. I have been enjoying what I have viewed. Thank you! Note: I learn alot by reading the comments too. However, there are some rude and insensitive people out there that do not have a clue about providing helpful and constructive criticism. I know "They" will always be a part of life and it is necessary to blow it off, blame it their upbringing or something. I am so glad I was raised the way I was. I am not perfect by any means. However, I was taught how to treat others respectively and I have found it is a great tool in life. If you ever feel a bit of vibration on your device, it is me cringing, having just read another rude comment. 🙂 Thanks again!

[@AgeOfVintage]

Thank you so much Vicky! 🙂 Actually, on the weekend I was really sad because of this. I have read a bunch of negative comments and I though that my videos are not good. Then I've found positive ones so my hope came back! 🙂 Thank you for writing this to me and please enjoy my future videos!!!!

[@vickysmith1435]

You are welcome! I usually check the comments on the post I check out. And all of them have I guess what they call trolls that nitpick every little thing. And are so rude about. There are alot of angry, miserable people out there that are waiting to vent. I know it can be hard. But try not to take it personal. And so what if they don't agree or don't like it. I would love to see the job they would do if they tried... OMG! It could truly be a mess. Lol. At least you are doing something you enjoy learning things as you go and providing information that is fascinating and educational. Thank you for that! 😉

[@AgeOfVintage]

@@vickysmith1435 Thank you Vicky! 🙂

[@ruthlawrence8046]

@@vickysmith1435 Hi Vicky, totally agree with your lovely comment. I'm sure a lot of hard work is done behind the scenes, & I too just love to watch & pick up fascinating thing's that u didn't know about a certain Hollywood star. Cheers Ruth from Australia 🇦🇺😊

[@vickysmith1435]

@@ruthlawrence8046 Cheers Ruth! Thank you!

[@xhogun8578]

One of my all time favourite actresses. It doesn't sound like she was difficult. If she was that difficult I don't think she would have been given so many roles.

[@paulabuerger3465]

I enjoy your work, but you repeat yourself constantly and it detracts from the presentation. Perhaps you could working on editing the script to be a bit tighter?

[@AgeOfVintage]

Thank you for the tip. I like to get back to certain point on the script but if it feels repetitive I will improve it. Thank you for your comment! 🙂

[@doncarlodivargas5497]

@@AgeOfVintage - i do not notice you repeat yourself, how you modulate your voice make it pleasant to listen to the video, the pictures are absolutely top notch, if I should give a general advice when it comes to biographical stuff, to sum up the life in a few words in the beginning perhaps, also, sound/music should match the theme, (which you do here I guess) also, perhaps refer a little to which year you are talking, and mention the age so we have a reference to the topic

[@ruthlawrence8046]

@@doncarlodivargas5497 Hi Don, I do not notice that he repeats himself either. A fabulous channel to watch that is not filled with violence, arrogance or rudeness. Just something extremely interesting & very informative. Cheers Ruth from Australia 🇦🇺😊

[@lisahines8176]

@@ruthlawrence8046 he does repeat himself. It’s still good content though. But I get turned around when he comes back to a point and repeats it after having moved on

[@randyseay3115]

I wish he’d fix his titles. He consistently ends a statement with a question mark. It doesn’t make any sense.

[@lilyfine6073]

when I was a little girl I saw reruns on TV They show late night old movies I fell in love with her Persona I tried to imitate everything she would do I found her to be an extremely classy lady Movies were special then actresses were fabulous Hollywood was Hollywood💖

[@michaelfiaschetti772]

Claudette Colbert was simply the best ever!

[@richardmcleod5967]

Colbert Colbert starred opposite Miriam Hopkins who was the favorite Actress of noted Director Ernst Lubitsch. I wonder how well the two of them got together personally?

[@johnnyray88]

Miriam Hopkins was my favorite all time actress. But I must admit Miss Colbert played in a lot of good movie parts and she was excellent in everyone.

[@jonmarc8078]

If your video editor could match the photos with your cool narration it would increase our enjoyment of your charming presentations. P.S. Love 💕 that accent (even if it’s maddening to try and decipher what it is and where you come from). In any case… a great big thank you from an admiring fan.

[@StratKruzer]

She was just awesome. As good as they get.

[@bigblue6917]

I did read that they wanted Colbert to play Margo Channing in All About Eve because Anne Baxter looked like a younger Colbert. This would have added an extra dimension to the story about Eve taking over Margo's career.

[@hebneh]

In fact she was set to do this role but injured her back and was forced to pull out. Bette Davis was grateful this unforeseen event got her this iconic movie instead.

[@youtuber5305]

I have a hard time imagining Colbert playing a bitchy character like Margo Channing.

[@sarahgarnett7613]

She lived her life her way , she was beautiful , and a very good actress just sorry she didn’t had any kids her beauty would have lived on in them ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@AgeOfVintage]

Thank you for your comment! 🙂

[@beverlyledbetter9302]

Depending on who she had them by!

[@nadyarossi5102]

She was gay.

[@jnicksnewstart]

There were a lot of beautiful and talented actresses back in the old black-and-white era of movies and television. I remember back in the 60s, hearing that Claudette Colbert was a part of a group of women in Hollywood called The Sewing Circle. It's no surprise that Hollywood has always been a den of iniquity. So many actors and actresses with dark pasts.

[@djjo7757]

My favorite actress from that era!

[@kevinbergin2225]

Saw the Smiling Lieutenant the other night on TCM wow she was so pretty in that one.

[@AgeOfVintage]

That is a wonderful movie! 🙂

[@eighthoneknowsjesus9197]

Loved her in Drums Along The Mohawk. 🌷👍🏼

[@dwall3329]

One of Hollywood`s best and by far more talented than any one of the current crop of wannabes

[@2011littlejohn1]

I think she was a real actor capable of portraying varying characters and any female with an independent attitude in those chauvinistic times got labelled as difficult.

[@kathy2929]

Doesn't sound difficult. I love her.

[@brendadrew834]

Great actress, strong woman! Read once that when the male studio heads got too controlling she said to Louis B Mayer, "No one knows the business of Claudette Colbert better than Claudette Colbert! Many of the great female stars back then had iron fists in a velvet glove like the late great Kate Hepburn, Bette Davis, Rosalind Russell, Carol Lombard and Barbara Stanwyk and didn't take any crap from the top brass! They were business women as well as great actresses! They had to be, or they would have been taken advantage of and eaten alive! Assertive "Swell dames" like Bogie use to say! Same for his wife, Lauren Bacall! Read Colbert retired to the island of Barbados and is buried there.

[@robertc.johnson310]

A of V, I do wonder if Claudette Cobert would have had the same situation Loretta Young had being both worked back to back with Clark Gable in different movies in 1934 & 1935. What if a child would have came out of both movies as well. Hollywood never changes it's stripes. R. C. J.

[@virginiaschaefer2705]

A child was born from Loretta Young and Clark Gable in 1935, and she wrote a book. He never knew and Young never acknowledged the daughter as her actual daughter.

[@hebneh]

I’ve always wondered what she would’ve been like in a French-language film - or, for another example, how Natalie Wood might have been speaking Russian in a movie. Each of these would have been a fascinating and intriguingly different thing for both actresses.

[@georginavargas6793]

Great actress Claudette Colbert gone but not forgotten R I P God Bless Your Soul.

[@lizdoyle7158]

Claudete⭐ colbert was a real SUPERSTAR🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@mzjamm2]

I definitely enjoy learning about her. I just have admit Colbert has never been a favorite of mine. Still interesting to hear about her.

[@virginiaschaefer2705]

She was also great in "Three Came Home", "Since You Went Away", and "Sleep, My Love".

[@presb007]

I’m not familiar with these films. I will look for them. Thanks for the suggestions!

[@robertmeyer7836]

I still watch C. B. DeMille's movies The Sign of the Cross and Cleopatra - both with Colbert - she was stupendous in both. I was a fan of hers from the 40s until she passed. Miss her!! As for a possible affair with Gable: you go, Girl!!

[@asteverino8569]

I loved her growing up, on TV. Sorry you didn’t mention “Imitation of Life”. I think it was an important picture for her. I’m not saying it was well received at the time.

[@drydesert8036]

Such a piece of life for the most influential and people of concern to deal with. My best applause to wonderful acting...

[@wilburmcbride8096]

Some of these stars are perfectionists and enjoy giving their audience a good show. I don't think they mean to be a prick to work with. They just have high expectations.

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

Thanks AOV❤

[@molotovmary24]

laughing off sexual harassments in the workplace of the 1930s seems to be about the only thing a woman could do at that time, doesn't mean she was fine with it

[@rebeccakessner7118]

I love her and vintage movies

[@AgeOfVintage]

Thank you for your comment! 🙂

[@fritziepisarski8681]

Colbert has always been my favorite actress. The fact that she and my mother could be sisters, they look so much alike is a plus My favorite movie: Drums Along The Mohawk with Henry Fonda and Edna May Oliver. I think Claudette was too smart to have an affair with Gable but who’s alive to really know.

[@dangreene9846]

It happened one night , tee shirts sales slumped after Clark Gable took off his shirt with no tee shirt on.

[@orangebetsy]

Where in Queens were those pictures made for Paramount?

[@jordanmohr3770]

Astoria.

[@garrettdavis6500]

"It Happened Ond Night," is my ALL-TIME FAVORITE MOVIE !!!! I'm saving this year's rewatch for Mar. & my 60th. Birthday.

[@romanclay1913]

It never ages, as fresh today as it was in 1934.

[@garrettdavis6500]

@@romanclay1913 THE WALL'S OF JERICHO !!!!!

[@davidallen508]

I much prefer the June Allyson remake ; “You Can’t Run Away From It”

[@romanclay1913]

@@garrettdavis6500 "....and I won't use my thumb."

[@ruthlawrence8046]

@Garrett Davis, totally agree with you Fabulous Movie. Hope you enjoy your rewatch in March & wishing you a very Happy Birthday, hope you have a great day. Cheers Ruth from Australia 🇦🇺💙😊

[@Spiderman7Bob7]

I remembered as a kid how popular Claudette Colbert was. She was on our list of most liked MOVIE STARS. Her personality on screen(especially in light comedies) always came off as so delightful. She was my buddy's favorite movie star. What a delight we have such negative facts about our favorite movie stars of The Golden Age of Hollywood. How proud this narrator and anybody else involved with all of this B. S. must be.

[@ttomkatt1]

I love her movies. After a certain point in my life those are really the only movies from that time that I would ever watch.

[@acastrohowell]

My favorite picture of her “Since you went away” saw her later in the series “Dynasty”

[@AgeOfVintage]

Amazing picture! 🙂

[@johnfd0210]

She was never on DYNASTY, that was Barbara Stanwyck.

[@acastrohowell]

@@johnfd0210 BS was never on Dynasty and you’re right Claudette was on Knots Landing not Dynasty

[@johnfd0210]

@@acastrohowell No, that was Ava Gardner. Claudette did do a "soap opera" type movie around that time, THE TWO MRS. GRENVILLES. She got a lot of publicity as she had only been doing stage work for some up until then.

[@beverlybarnett6749]

Great movie with Shirley T, Jennifer J,, Ms Colbert, and Joseph C....all great STARS.

[@michaelcoley7649]

I still regularly enjoy watching It Happened One Night.

[@Asiablue]

A director told her that the left side of her face was "her best side" and ever afterwards, would allow her face to be photographed exclusively from the left side. Even her straight-on images are tilted ever so slightly to her right, exposing as much of the left as possible. When she had to go up a staircase for a scene for a movie, it forced her to show the right side of her face. CC solved this problem by walking up the stairs....BACKWARDS!

[@winnienguyen4420]

She was great with the fellow French actor Charles Boyer in Private Worlds and Tovarich.

[@eamonnbyrne5373]

"Midnight" (1939) is one of my favourite films

[@ruthlawrence8046]

Hi Age of Vintage, how are you going ? A fascinating insight into the life of Claudette Colbert. She certainly liked to flaunt around with her new leading man, on the making of her current movie at the time. She won her Academy Award playing alongside Clark Gable, in It Happened One Night. She also played alongside Gable in Boomtown. Her famous controversial filming was in The Sign of the Cross, where she bathed in a milk bath. She also played the title character in Cecil B. DeMille movie Cleopatra. Later on in her life she suffered a series of small strokes & she passed away in 1996 she was 92 years old . RIP Claudette Colbert. Love Love from Australia 🇦🇺💖🎬🎬📽📽💙💚💜💛❤⚘⚘🌹🌹💋💋

[@AgeOfVintage]

Thank you Ruth for your lovely comment! 🙂 ❤️

[@ruthlawrence8046]

@@AgeOfVintage Thankyou for your lovely reply for my comment. Hope u have a good day.

[@StevenTorrey]

I wish your photos were labeled with the correct film citation and I wish the photos were actually aligned with the films you cite.

[@janibeg3247]

my father claimed that he was related to Claudette Colbert's first husband.

[@AgeOfVintage]

That is awesome! 🙂 Thank you for sharing

[@brentonl2631]

Thanks for your video, she's not a Actress I've seen bit before my time but always interesting to hear about some of the early pioneers in Hollywood. A question, how did Clark fit in all these affairs? Must of had an incredibly precise diary.

[@AgeOfVintage]

hahah, definitely! 🙂 Thank you for your comment Brenton!

[@fabergeegg1722]

Brenton L, no offense but she was before my time too ,but her films have been on TV for years and DVD so I was able to see most of her films.

[@brentonl2631]

@@fabergeegg1722 just an era I've watch a lot of. Thanks Brenton.

[@jacquelineganske7809]

My parents went to the rather risqué (in those days) “It Happened One Night” on their first date. The theatre was pretty full so they couldn’t sit together and Mom sat a few rows in front of dad. Just before the movie started she turned around and gave him a big smile. Dad always said that was the moment he knew he was going to marry her. Must have been one heck of a smile because the rest is history.❤️❤️❤️

[@lisahines8176]

That is a VERY sweet story!!!

[@jacquelineganske7809]

@@lisahines8176 It is isn’t it?

[@tunesmith7437]

Her work rises above her legend.

[@cmann517]

Bravo 👏🏾 narrator

[@rongendron8705]

Claudette seemed to have a European attitude toward nudity,i.e. she didn't mind posing or being photographed at least partially nude in films! She seemed to have no problem doing that in numerous films & was restricted in doing more riske' scenes only becauuse of Hollywood's strict Hayes law!