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More Travilla Western Wear
Year of Jane Russell: Day 271
Here’s another costume shot of Jane wearing a Travilla design for The Tall Men. She looks ready to be done with the location shoot in this one!
Western Wear by Travilla
Year of Jane Russell: Day 270
Jane worked with costume designer William Travilla for a third time on The Tall Men. Even in the old west she looked glam in his designs.
Shotgun on Location
Year of Jane Russell: Day 269
Layne “Shotgun” Britton was Jane’s preferred make-up artist and often worked on her loan out films. Here he is with Jane on location for The Tall Men.
Introducing The Tall Men
Year of Jane Russell: Day 268
In the film The Tall Men, Jane got to introduce the title song written by Ken Darby which would be recorded by Rose Maddox and Johnny Cash, among others.
Portrait from The Tall Men
Year of Jane Russell: Day 267
Clark Gable got top billing in The Tall Men which Jane didn’t mind. She loved working with him and director Raoul Walsh.
A Pleasant Shoot
Year of Jane Russell: Day 266
Jane and Gable enjoyed making The Tall Men which is evident in the photos from the shoot.
Jane the Horsewoman
Year of Jane Russell: Day 265
The Tall Men gave Jane the opportunity to show off the horse riding skills she had gained as kid on her family’s Van Nuys ranch.
More Jane & Bob on Location
Year of Jane Russell: Day 264
Here’s a second shot of Jane and Bob Waterfield on location during the filming of The Tall Men with Gable lounging in the background.
Waterfield on Location
Year of Jane Russell: Day 263
Robert Waterfield wasn’t thrilled about visiting Jane in Paris for the Gentlemen Marry Brunettes shoot, but was more than happy to journey to Durango, Mexico and hang out with Clark Gable on The Tall Men.
Gable and “Grandma
Year of Jane Russell: Day 262
Jane and Clark Gable loved working with each other on The Tall Men and Gable jokingly called her “grandma” which was his character’s nickname for her’s in the film.