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Toast of the Town -1952

12 Apr

1952 Errol and Paulette Goddard -Toast of the Town

 

I have never seen this photo- anyone else?

— Maria

 
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  1. Gentleman Tim

    April 12, 2015 at 4:23 am

    Another Awesome Find, Maria! You’re Incredible!!

    Errol & Pauline Goddard (I believe) at the Maxine Elliot Theater in Manhattan – Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town theater.

    I think Paulette and Errol enjoyed each other:

    [img]https://s-media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/ea/0d/09/ea0d099166768d2af2e1e34f29523f26.jpg[/img]

    A few years later the man with the fancy guitar below performed on the same “CBS Studio 51” stage.

    [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VhQmD0EZnGQ/U-9Dfgi-sdI/AAAAAAAA3oo/KUwfWx0RP10/s1600/Elvis%2BPresley%2Bin%2Bthe%2B1950s%2B(9).jpg[/img]

     

    • Maria

      April 12, 2015 at 4:28 am

      I was just a baby! Thanks for the info. That must have been a great show. I remember the old Ed Sullivan of course and The Beatles and Wayne and Shuster too. I wonder what the skit with Errol was about?

       

      • Maria

        April 12, 2015 at 4:30 am

        ..and I wish I had that “Private Eye” sign!

         

        • shangheinz

          April 12, 2015 at 3:42 pm

          With your regular finds of Errol rarities, you surly would deserve it, Maid Maria.

           

      • Gentleman Tim

        April 12, 2015 at 7:04 am

        Looks like Errol & Paulette were spoofing some of the early tv private detective shows. Art Carney was involved, too!

        Ed Sullivan evidently split Errol & Paulette’s performances into two shows, one on May 11, 1952, one on May 18. The first with Georgia Gibbs as the musical guest, the second one with Dorothy Dandridge.

        www.tv…

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        • Gentleman Tim

          April 12, 2015 at 7:18 am

          The Dynamic Georga Gibbs sang:

          youtu.be/UyfryI0tZFI…

           

          • Gentleman Tim

            April 12, 2015 at 8:17 pm

            And here’s a photo of the Sensational Dorothy Dandridge a week later, on the night of Errol & Paulette’s “Private Eye” parody, Part Deux.

            [img]http://40.media.tumblr.com/61be534d62f5f64656fb11773625bc6a/tumblr_mrzl6rTy791qlaando1_1280.jpg[/img]

             

        • shangheinz

          April 12, 2015 at 3:40 pm

          [img]http://www.theerrolflynnblog.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Paulette-Goddard-Dorothy-Lamour-and-Veronica-Lake-in-Star-Spangled-Rhythm-1942.jpg[/img]

          Errol was at least friendly with two of the three gals fom the photo above. Dorothy Lamor could be seen as a stand- in for his pretty paless Hedy Lamarr.

           

          • Gentleman Tim

            April 13, 2015 at 3:22 am

            I’d say definitely some amour with Lamour, glamourheinz. Good rapport, but no amour with Lamar, per some of your heady reports. Likewise with Lake. Though things would have seemed to go swimmingly for him with Miss Peek-a-boo, Errol ultimately took a dive with the rather shallow Miss Lake..

            P. S. In view of the astonishing height issue so prominently revealed by your photo, it’s no wonder Hollywood paired her up with Alan Ladd.

            Though it may have proved a shocking combo, Flynnie would have surely generated more sparks with this blond than he ever did with Ronnie L.

            [img]http://worth1000.s3.amazonaws.com/submissions/325000/325117_9808_625x1000.jpg[/img]

             

        • shangheinz

          April 12, 2015 at 3:47 pm

          Check this out, Trivia Tim. Here`s an overlook of Errol`s TV appearances:

          tinyurl.com…

           

  2. twinarchers

    April 12, 2015 at 3:40 pm

    A great find thanks

     

  3. David DeWitt

    April 12, 2015 at 4:57 pm

    It’s new photo to me, too! GREAT FIND, Maria!

     

  4. rswilltell

    April 13, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    Maria; Thanks for unearthing this rare photo. Ed Sullivan hired Errol Flynn and Paulette Goddard to make regular appearances on his variety show according to a book on the famed television series. The book claimed they would play a bickering husband and wife. It is obvious here Flynn and Paulette are doing their own version of ‘The Thin Man’ (Nick and Nora Charles played by William Powell and Myrna Loy in seven MGM films). The book on Sullivan says the comedy skits were not well -recieved and dropped after a few weeks. What is remarkable is that before this book no one knew of Flynn on the Sullivan variety show not even IIMDb.com…. Great find Ralph Schiller

     

    • shangheinz

      April 19, 2015 at 7:30 pm

      X_Ray Ralph, did you know that Errol appeared on Arthur Murray Party on October 27, 1958 together with Connie Francis? Any info on that TV Format?

       

  5. zacal

    April 14, 2015 at 6:43 am

    It’s funny but that’s a role I always wanted to see Errol play; a Private Detective.

     

    • David DeWitt

      April 14, 2015 at 2:32 pm

      Footsteps in the Dark might be as close as you’re going to get. Errol plays an Investment Adviser who secretly writes murder mysteries and hangs out with police to solve crimes.