Jane and George Brent in “Montana Belle”
Year of Jane Russell: Day 142
Jane followed up her role as Calamity Jane in The Paleface by portraying Belle Starr, opposite George Brent in Montana Belle. Howard Hughes would end up purchasing the independent production and shelved it for three years before releasing it under RKO.
Jane & Bob Hope Perform “The Paleface” for Radio
Year of Jane Russell: Day 141
Before we completely move away from The Paleface here is a fun record I came across while researching the book. It features Jane and Bob Hope performing a radio version of the film for “Screen Director’s Playhouse,” sponsored by RCA on March 3, 1950.
Listen to the full episode here:
Jane the Horsewoman Part II
Year of Jane Russell: Day 140
What’s better than one photo of Jane Russell with a horse? Why two! Jane was so comfortable on horseback that one of her last acting jobs in the 1980s included a scene of her on a horse.
Jane, the Horsewoman
Year of Jane Russell: Day 139
The Van Nuys home Jane grew up in had enough land that the family was able to own horses, which they would ride in the Tujunga Wash before it was paved. Later on, Jane always welcomed the opportunity to appear in films with scenes on horseback.
Jane, a Classic Full Length Portrait
Year of Jane Russell: Day 138
Building off of yesterday’s post, here’s a full length portrait from the same session. The pants and sandals were Jane’s preferred fashion style.
Jane, a Classic Portrait
Year of Jane Russell: Day 137
I had to actually go into the library where I work today and am rather exhausted, which means I am taking the easy way out with a classic portrait of Jane from that stash of 8×10 negatives we explored earlier in the year.
Outside the Chapel and Eagle’s Nest
Year of Jane Russell: Day 136
The Cosmopolitan cover story of Jane’s strong spiritual faith included this great exterior image of the chapel her mother had built on the Russell family property in Van Nuys.
Cosmo Jane
Year of Jane Russell: Day 135
This 1954 issue of Cosmopolitan featured a lengthy article about Jane’s Christian faith. This was something she was always very vocal about.
It’s a Jane Movie-World
Year of Jane Russell: Day 134
This lovely May 1952 issue hof Movie-World screams JANE RUSSELL in the best possible way!
Jane on Filmland
Year of Jane Russell: Day 133
This issue of Filmland from August 1951 is the classic Jane we’ve come to know, made up as Julie Benton in Macao.