Yesterday, of course. Happy birthday to the charming Claudette Colbert. Star of many a fine film and co-star to Clark Gable in It Happened One Night. A charming and fun movie to revisit.

Pre-Code Hollywood (1929-34): Sin on Celluloid posted by Kathleen Adams Weiner

Remembering Claudette Colbert, born 9/13/1903…Shown here in a publicity photo for one of the most notorious of the Pre-Code films “Sign of the Cross” (1932)

I’m sure I must have mentioned the code days when a B movie was something we didn’t dare partake in. Nevermind what would happen if you even looked at the promotions for an X-rated film. Likely we would go straight to Hell. The film noted above is from the days before, and likely one of those that drove “The Church” into action and the nuns in our school. On the bulletin boards each week the list of movies was posted, along with their grade.

I remember seeing Baby Doll listed along with the dreaded X. Naturally this was a surprise as the movie sounded so innocent. And from there came the baby-doll nighties with the little frills along the top, the slightly puffed sleeves and the matching shorts with elastic in the legs that made them stay high on the legs. An adventure in dreams they were, right along with the movie.