Merle Oberon - The Lodger

A close-up of the very beautiful Merle Oberon from "The Lodger".  This is available as a poster or photographic print from All Posters:

http://www.allposters.com/-sp/The-Lodger-Merle-Oberon-1944-Posters_i9338196_.htm?aid=1415699673&DestType=7

See also:

http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Actress-Merle-Oberon-Dancing-the-Parisian-Trot-in-the-Movie-The-Lodger-Posters_i8520578_.htm

http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Actress-Merle-Oberon-Dancing-the-Parisian-Trot-in-the-Movie-The-Lodger-Posters_i8521928_.htm

See much more of Ms. Oberon's cancan at:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=lodger
(See also the links cited therein, particularly:  http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/MgEPKeywBiXOjA?hl=en#!browse:f.text=lodger&q.openId=date&hl=en  )

The Lodger - The Parisian Trot

Merle Oberon and the chorus in another photo of the well-known Parisian Trot number from "The Lodger".  This is from a review site, Basement Rejects, where it garnered an 8.5 out of 10:

http://basementrejects.com/review/the-lodger-1944/

Merle Oberon - The Lodger

Another photo of Merle Oberson in the "Parisian Trot" number from "The Lodger".  This is from a JP - The Mint auction on EBay, where you can buy the original:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GY436-Photo-MERLE-OBERON-The-Lodger-1944-/331022118365?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item4d1274addd

JP-The Mint has an extensive collection of vintage photos:

http://stores.ebay.com/Jay-Parrinos-The-Mint-LLC?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Come hither

If I'm not mistaken, I believe these are the cancan girls backing Merle Oberon's Kitty Langley in "The Lodger"  with a none too subtle message.

From the blog of A l'intérieur du Jardin Secret:

http://vigorton2.tumblr.com/post/21714427256

where you can see the full-sized original.

For some additional photos from The Lodger go to:

http://barbebleu.tumblr.com/search/the+lodger

Merle

Merle Oberon in a publicity photo for "The Lodger"

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Merle-Oberon-sexy-leggy-The-Lodger-VINTAGE-Photo/372308297373?hash=item56af4dc69d:g:maMAAOSwnc1a7UtA:rk:11:pf:0

More of Merle:

https://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=oberon

The Lodger

Available at:

http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-merle-oberon-the-lodger-1944-30952925.html

The Lodger

Merle Oberon demonstrates the "Parisian Trot" as she makes her way between rows of cancan dancers as Jack the Ripper becomes increasingly outraged in the audience.

This photo was found on The Bourne Legacy blog:

http://thebourne-legacy.blogspot.com/2011/04/the-lodger-friedhofer-bellwood-herbert.html

Merle Oberon

... gets some foot massage therapy.  I think I'd be smiling if I were giving it.

From an EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/LG-VINT-orig-1945-leggy-MERLE-OBERON-/380541094045?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item589a04489d

I'm not sure what film this is from.  The auction dates it from 1945.

For some actual cancan photos of her from "The Lodger" see:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=merle

https://books.google.com/books?id=MlcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51&dq=cancan&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBjgKahUKEwjrr9-E5ojGAhUOjpIKHWtpADc#v=onepage&q=cancan&f=false

Man in the Attic

The remake of "The Lodger".

From:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Man-In-The-Attic-53-CONSTANCE-SMITH-SHOWGIRLS-SEXY-LEGS-ORCHESTRA-/391727495954?hash=item5b34c73b12:g:N1EAAOSwCU1YxsDp

Prior posts:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=man+in+the+attic

Google Cultural Institute

There is a new research tool available for classic images - Google Cultural Institute.  The photo above of Merle Oberon dancing the "Parisian Trot" is from a set of publicity photos taken in September 1943 by John Florea  for a  Life Magazine article about her dancing the cancan in The Lodger.  It is included in the Life Magazine collection contained in the Cultural Institute.   Some of these photos have been available otherwise, but others, like the one above, have not been.

There are 23 photos of Ms. Oberon in this set, including just a few you probably have seen before.  The link to the Oberon photos is:

http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/MgEPKeywBiXOjA?hl=en#!browse:f.text=lodger&q.openId=date&hl=en

The search function at the top of that page will lead you to other items of interest.

The Google Cultural Institute has a wide variety of material about many different subjects.  The project is described at:

http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/about/

Two Aspects of Constance Smith

Two vidcaps of Constance Smith's cancan performance in "Man in the Attic", the 1953 remake of "The Lodger".  These come from The Human Vapor's Photobucket site:

http://s7.photobucket.com/user/thehumanvapor/media/cap023.jpg.html?#/user/thehumanvapor/media/cap023.jpg.html?&_suid=140734237711206969071794503189

http://s7.photobucket.com/user/thehumanvapor/media/cap026.jpg.html?#/user/thehumanvapor/media/cap026.jpg.html?&_suid=140734245612307858698374443267

See the full movie at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dDQ_VSGkPE  (480p)
(cancan at 1:09 - 1:14, intermittently; another non-cancan musical number at 20:27)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PabVUvaOuWw   (240p)

More about Constance Smith:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Smith

More about "Man in the Attic":

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047209/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Attic

Girl Rush

Frances Langford fronts a troupe of cancan dancers in this nice photo from the film, "Girl Rush". The costumes are from "The Lodger".

From this auction by trebla12 who has a significant collection of vintage entertainment photos for sale:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Frances-Langford-leggy-babes-VINTAGE-Photo-Girl-Rush-/360764148459?hash=item53ff380aeb:g:0mYAAOxyhoBSUK-b

The store:

http://stores.ebay.com/trebla12-Vintage-Photos-etc?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Prior post:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2013/07/girl-rush.html

You can see the movie at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzjKDTQUIEg
(cancan at 1:13)

Merle

Reprising some older photos:

http://barbebleu.tumblr.com/post/37643690744/merle-oberon-the-lodger-here-is-a-new-proof-or

http://barbebleu.tumblr.com/post/36401281626/jeanjeanie61-merle-oberon-httpimgurcom-a

Dancing from The Haunted Strangler

In recognition of Halloween -

Cancan routines seem to have a place in the older "horror" movies set in the 19th century, including this very nice routine (unfortunately speeded up) frorm The Haunted Strangler.  Other examples of the genre are The Lodger/Man in the Attic, House of Wax and various Jekyll/Hyde and Rue Morgue movies.

Original at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn9rdGIr-JA

Girl Rush

The dancers from Girl Rush back up Frances Langford using recycled costumes from The Lodger, I think.   This is from an Ebay auction by Vintorg:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Girl-Rush-44-WALLY-BROWN-FRANCES-LANGFORD-ALAN-CARNEY-SHOWGIRLS-/390603450528?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5af1c7a8a0&nma=true&si=6Ync6iRoCTMb6IwEQGMAn8EyQBI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Vintorg's store, where you can find a huge collection of movie stills, is at:

http://stores.ebay.com/vintorg?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Merle Oberon - The Lodger - Retrospective

An old favorite - the first cancan I ever saw.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/SzFxcnquYbm7d8hy5

Jack the Ripper

Reprising an old favorite black and white film - Jack the Ripper from 1958.

Videocaps from the film:

https://plus.google.com/photos/104846132216450819098/albums/5796757598655295169?authkey=CLTW7faVxqutqAE&banner=pwa&gpsrc=pwrd1#photos/104846132216450819098/albums/5796757598655295169?authkey=CLTW7faVxqutqAE

See these additional vidcaps courtesy of Perry Fowler:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/laceandgarters/photos/albums/2087082832

The film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD9jmxg1nQo
(cancan starts about 33:00)(sorry about the subtitles - the non-subtitled versions have been deleted)

The Ripper story has had other notable film associations with the cancan - "The Lodger" (1944) and its remake, "Man in the Attic".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFz1LZrjtHQ
(trailer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PabVUvaOuWw
(about 1hr:08)

Merle Oberon - "Parisian Trot' - The Lodger 1944

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/164295299196?hash=item2640c3507c:g:m84AAOSwkYlfC5w3