Leslie Howard
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An appreciation of the writer, producer, actor, director and war veteran.
Renowned painter and set decorator John Armstrong designed the costumes for 1934’s The Scarlet Pimpernel. Memorable for its humor and its commentary on war, humanity, and love, the film’s elaborate costumes are notable as well.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Renowned painter and set decorator John Armstrong designed the costumes for 1934’s The Scarlet Pimpernel. Memorable for its humor and its commentary on war, humanity, and love, the film’s elaborate costumes are notable as well.
#BOTD #FashionFriday
#BOTD #FashionFriday
Veteran of one war, casualty of another
Second Lieutenant Leslie Howard Stainer served in the British Cavalry in WWI.
On June 1, 1943, his plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay as he was returning home from working on behalf of the WWII effort. #ArmisticeDay
#RemembranceDay #VeteransDay
Second Lieutenant Leslie Howard Stainer served in the British Cavalry in WWI.
On June 1, 1943, his plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay as he was returning home from working on behalf of the WWII effort. #ArmisticeDay
#RemembranceDay #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Veteran of one war, casualty of another
Second Lieutenant Leslie Howard Stainer served in the British Cavalry in WWI.
On June 1, 1943, his plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay as he was returning home from working on behalf of the WWII effort. #ArmisticeDay
#RemembranceDay #VeteransDay
Second Lieutenant Leslie Howard Stainer served in the British Cavalry in WWI.
On June 1, 1943, his plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay as he was returning home from working on behalf of the WWII effort. #ArmisticeDay
#RemembranceDay #VeteransDay
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Edna May Oliver, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1883, in Malden, Massachusetts
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Edna May Oliver, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1883, in Malden, Massachusetts
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Absolutely
Percy Blakeney sailed so that Bruce Wayne could fly
(I adore the Leslie Howard/Merle Oberon version 💕)
Percy Blakeney sailed so that Bruce Wayne could fly
(I adore the Leslie Howard/Merle Oberon version 💕)
Of course I had to watch The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) today.
Fun trivia: Stan Lee called The Scarlet Pimpernel "the first character who could be called a superhero."
Fun trivia: Stan Lee called The Scarlet Pimpernel "the first character who could be called a superhero."
October 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Absolutely
Percy Blakeney sailed so that Bruce Wayne could fly
(I adore the Leslie Howard/Merle Oberon version 💕)
Percy Blakeney sailed so that Bruce Wayne could fly
(I adore the Leslie Howard/Merle Oberon version 💕)
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Leslie Howard was such a good Percy/Pimpernel. For me, no one else quite measured up.
October 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Leslie Howard was such a good Percy/Pimpernel. For me, no one else quite measured up.
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Of course I had to watch The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) today.
Fun trivia: Stan Lee called The Scarlet Pimpernel "the first character who could be called a superhero."
Fun trivia: Stan Lee called The Scarlet Pimpernel "the first character who could be called a superhero."
October 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Of course I had to watch The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) today.
Fun trivia: Stan Lee called The Scarlet Pimpernel "the first character who could be called a superhero."
Fun trivia: Stan Lee called The Scarlet Pimpernel "the first character who could be called a superhero."
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Bette Davis and Leslie Howard in The Petrified Forest (1936)
October 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Bette Davis and Leslie Howard in The Petrified Forest (1936)
Playwright and screenwriter John L. Balderston started out as a journalist and war correspondent during WWI.
In 1926, he wrote the play Berkeley Square, an adaptation of Henry James’ novel A Sense of the Past. Leslie Howard starred in Berkeley Square on stage and later in the film version. #BOTD
In 1926, he wrote the play Berkeley Square, an adaptation of Henry James’ novel A Sense of the Past. Leslie Howard starred in Berkeley Square on stage and later in the film version. #BOTD
October 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Playwright and screenwriter John L. Balderston started out as a journalist and war correspondent during WWI.
In 1926, he wrote the play Berkeley Square, an adaptation of Henry James’ novel A Sense of the Past. Leslie Howard starred in Berkeley Square on stage and later in the film version. #BOTD
In 1926, he wrote the play Berkeley Square, an adaptation of Henry James’ novel A Sense of the Past. Leslie Howard starred in Berkeley Square on stage and later in the film version. #BOTD
Rosamund John worked with Leslie Howard on three films.
“Howard taught me everything I knew about film-making,” she said. “He made me realise that the only thing that matters when you are filming is what you are thinking and feeling, because it will show in your eyes.” #BOTD
“Howard taught me everything I knew about film-making,” she said. “He made me realise that the only thing that matters when you are filming is what you are thinking and feeling, because it will show in your eyes.” #BOTD
October 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Rosamund John worked with Leslie Howard on three films.
“Howard taught me everything I knew about film-making,” she said. “He made me realise that the only thing that matters when you are filming is what you are thinking and feeling, because it will show in your eyes.” #BOTD
“Howard taught me everything I knew about film-making,” she said. “He made me realise that the only thing that matters when you are filming is what you are thinking and feeling, because it will show in your eyes.” #BOTD
“We were very, very close, always.”
Leslie Ruth “Doodie" Howard spoke about her father in the 2016 documentary Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn.
She passed away in 2013 at 88. #BOTD
Leslie Ruth “Doodie" Howard spoke about her father in the 2016 documentary Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn.
She passed away in 2013 at 88. #BOTD
October 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“We were very, very close, always.”
Leslie Ruth “Doodie" Howard spoke about her father in the 2016 documentary Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn.
She passed away in 2013 at 88. #BOTD
Leslie Ruth “Doodie" Howard spoke about her father in the 2016 documentary Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn.
She passed away in 2013 at 88. #BOTD
Leslie Howard, 1927 #FashionFriday #EdwardSteichen
October 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Leslie Howard, 1927 #FashionFriday #EdwardSteichen
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"The Scarlet Pimpernel" 1934 directed by Harold Young, written by Montagu Barstow and Baroness Emmuska Orczy. London Films Alexander Korda. 97 minutes. ****
Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce, Bramwell Fletcher, Anthony Bushell, Joan Gardner, Walter Rilla.
Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce, Bramwell Fletcher, Anthony Bushell, Joan Gardner, Walter Rilla.
October 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
"The Scarlet Pimpernel" 1934 directed by Harold Young, written by Montagu Barstow and Baroness Emmuska Orczy. London Films Alexander Korda. 97 minutes. ****
Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce, Bramwell Fletcher, Anthony Bushell, Joan Gardner, Walter Rilla.
Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce, Bramwell Fletcher, Anthony Bushell, Joan Gardner, Walter Rilla.
Spring Byington plays the star-struck Aunt Ella Paisley in It's Love I'm After (1937), opposite Leslie Howard & Olivia de Havilland.
Byington is remembered for Little Women (1932) and You Can’t Take it With You (1938), often playing kindly and at times eccentric, motherly characters. #BOTD
Byington is remembered for Little Women (1932) and You Can’t Take it With You (1938), often playing kindly and at times eccentric, motherly characters. #BOTD
October 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Spring Byington plays the star-struck Aunt Ella Paisley in It's Love I'm After (1937), opposite Leslie Howard & Olivia de Havilland.
Byington is remembered for Little Women (1932) and You Can’t Take it With You (1938), often playing kindly and at times eccentric, motherly characters. #BOTD
Byington is remembered for Little Women (1932) and You Can’t Take it With You (1938), often playing kindly and at times eccentric, motherly characters. #BOTD
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THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (1934) Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey
Dir.: Harold Young 7:15 AM PT
A British aristocrat's foppish façade masks a swashbuckling adventurer.
1h 35m | Adventure | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #BaronessOrczy
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (1934) Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey
Dir.: Harold Young 7:15 AM PT
A British aristocrat's foppish façade masks a swashbuckling adventurer.
1h 35m | Adventure | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #BaronessOrczy
October 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#ComingUpOnTCM
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (1934) Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey
Dir.: Harold Young 7:15 AM PT
A British aristocrat's foppish façade masks a swashbuckling adventurer.
1h 35m | Adventure | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #BaronessOrczy
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (1934) Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey
Dir.: Harold Young 7:15 AM PT
A British aristocrat's foppish façade masks a swashbuckling adventurer.
1h 35m | Adventure | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #BaronessOrczy
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THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (1935) — 10:15 am ET — 1h 35m
(TCM Daytime: The French Revolution)
Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey; directed by Harold Young
A British aristocrat's effete facade masks a swashbuckling hero rescuing victims of the French revolution.
#TCM #TCMParty
(TCM Daytime: The French Revolution)
Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey; directed by Harold Young
A British aristocrat's effete facade masks a swashbuckling hero rescuing victims of the French revolution.
#TCM #TCMParty
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935)
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October 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Thur 10/16 @ 10:15 AM ET on #TCM:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) stars Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey & Nigel Bruce. Based on the 1905 novel by Baroness Orczy, a seemingly foppish nobleman secretly rescues aristocrats from death during the French Revolution. #LetsMovie #ThirtiesThursday
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) stars Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey & Nigel Bruce. Based on the 1905 novel by Baroness Orczy, a seemingly foppish nobleman secretly rescues aristocrats from death during the French Revolution. #LetsMovie #ThirtiesThursday
October 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Thur 10/16 @ 10:15 AM ET on #TCM:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) stars Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey & Nigel Bruce. Based on the 1905 novel by Baroness Orczy, a seemingly foppish nobleman secretly rescues aristocrats from death during the French Revolution. #LetsMovie #ThirtiesThursday
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) stars Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey & Nigel Bruce. Based on the 1905 novel by Baroness Orczy, a seemingly foppish nobleman secretly rescues aristocrats from death during the French Revolution. #LetsMovie #ThirtiesThursday
Thur 10/16 @ 10:15 AM ET on #TCM:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) stars Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey & Nigel Bruce. Based on the 1905 novel by Baroness Orczy, a seemingly foppish nobleman secretly rescues aristocrats from death during the French Revolution. #LetsMovie #ThirtiesThursday
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) stars Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey & Nigel Bruce. Based on the 1905 novel by Baroness Orczy, a seemingly foppish nobleman secretly rescues aristocrats from death during the French Revolution. #LetsMovie #ThirtiesThursday
October 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Thur 10/16 @ 10:15 AM ET on #TCM:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) stars Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey & Nigel Bruce. Based on the 1905 novel by Baroness Orczy, a seemingly foppish nobleman secretly rescues aristocrats from death during the French Revolution. #LetsMovie #ThirtiesThursday
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) stars Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey & Nigel Bruce. Based on the 1905 novel by Baroness Orczy, a seemingly foppish nobleman secretly rescues aristocrats from death during the French Revolution. #LetsMovie #ThirtiesThursday
Leslie Howard in his Beverly Hills home, 1930s #WindowsWednesday
October 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Leslie Howard in his Beverly Hills home, 1930s #WindowsWednesday
In the 1932 comedy Reserved For Ladies, Benita Hume plays the feisty Countess Ricardi, who complicates life for waiter Max Tracey (Leslie Howard).
Hume acted on the stage, radio, and later television. #BOTD
Hume acted on the stage, radio, and later television. #BOTD
October 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
In the 1932 comedy Reserved For Ladies, Benita Hume plays the feisty Countess Ricardi, who complicates life for waiter Max Tracey (Leslie Howard).
Hume acted on the stage, radio, and later television. #BOTD
Hume acted on the stage, radio, and later television. #BOTD
Irene Rich starred opposite Marion Davies and Leslie Howard in the pre-code drama Five and Ten (1931).
Rich was a former realtor who turned to acting in silent films, then later in talkies and radio. She passed away at the age of 96 in 1988. #BOTD
Rich was a former realtor who turned to acting in silent films, then later in talkies and radio. She passed away at the age of 96 in 1988. #BOTD
October 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Irene Rich starred opposite Marion Davies and Leslie Howard in the pre-code drama Five and Ten (1931).
Rich was a former realtor who turned to acting in silent films, then later in talkies and radio. She passed away at the age of 96 in 1988. #BOTD
Rich was a former realtor who turned to acting in silent films, then later in talkies and radio. She passed away at the age of 96 in 1988. #BOTD
Marla Shelton plays the glamorous diva Thelma Cheri in 1937’s Stand-In, opposite Joan Blondell, Humphrey Bogart, and Leslie Howard.
Shelton later appeared in the classic Saratoga Trunk (1945). #BOTD
Shelton later appeared in the classic Saratoga Trunk (1945). #BOTD
October 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Marla Shelton plays the glamorous diva Thelma Cheri in 1937’s Stand-In, opposite Joan Blondell, Humphrey Bogart, and Leslie Howard.
Shelton later appeared in the classic Saratoga Trunk (1945). #BOTD
Shelton later appeared in the classic Saratoga Trunk (1945). #BOTD
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Friday 10/10 @ 12:30 PM ET on TCM:
Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller star in Pygmalion (1938), and each was Oscar-nominated for their leading roles. Howard co-directed with Anthony Asquith. The film was nominated for Best Picture.
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#Pygmalion #LetsMovie
#TCMParty #Oscar
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Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller star in Pygmalion (1938), and each was Oscar-nominated for their leading roles. Howard co-directed with Anthony Asquith. The film was nominated for Best Picture.
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#Pygmalion #LetsMovie
#TCMParty #Oscar
#FashionFriday
October 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Friday 10/10 @ 12:30 PM ET on TCM:
Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller star in Pygmalion (1938), and each was Oscar-nominated for their leading roles. Howard co-directed with Anthony Asquith. The film was nominated for Best Picture.
@tcmtv.bsky.social
#Pygmalion #LetsMovie
#TCMParty #Oscar
#FashionFriday
Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller star in Pygmalion (1938), and each was Oscar-nominated for their leading roles. Howard co-directed with Anthony Asquith. The film was nominated for Best Picture.
@tcmtv.bsky.social
#Pygmalion #LetsMovie
#TCMParty #Oscar
#FashionFriday
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PYGMALION (1938) Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfred Lawson
Dir.: Anthony Asquith 9:30 AM PT
A linguistics professor bets he can turn a flower girl into a lady by teaching her to speak properly.
1h 34m | Comedy | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #BernardShaw
PYGMALION (1938) Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfred Lawson
Dir.: Anthony Asquith 9:30 AM PT
A linguistics professor bets he can turn a flower girl into a lady by teaching her to speak properly.
1h 34m | Comedy | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #BernardShaw
October 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#ComingUpOnTCM
PYGMALION (1938) Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfred Lawson
Dir.: Anthony Asquith 9:30 AM PT
A linguistics professor bets he can turn a flower girl into a lady by teaching her to speak properly.
1h 34m | Comedy | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #BernardShaw
PYGMALION (1938) Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfred Lawson
Dir.: Anthony Asquith 9:30 AM PT
A linguistics professor bets he can turn a flower girl into a lady by teaching her to speak properly.
1h 34m | Comedy | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #BernardShaw