Posts in Category: Collection Spotlight
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.
Cattle Call
Year of Jane Russell: Day 261
The script for The Tall Men called for more heads of cattle than could be gathered in the States, so production took place in Durango, Mexico. Here’s Jane and Clark Gable on location.
A Fox-y Deal
Year of Jane Russell: Day 260
Jane’s third, and final, contract with Howard Hughes was a six picture deal. 20th Century-Fox quickly signed on to produced three of the films. the first being The Tall Men, co-starring Clark Gable and directed by Raoul Walsh.