Joan Crawford: The Best of Everything

FILMS: Thanks again to regular reviewer Michael Lia, this time for his takes on 1925's Sally, Irene and Mary, and 1927's Twelve Miles Out. (Also be on the lookout for his Spring Fever review, coming later in the week!)

If you have your own review of any Joan film to share on this site, please send it in!

3/24/26

PHOTOS:

1965: Two small color photos from the April Oscars.

1966: At a press conference in London (with Pepsi).

FILMS: Strait-Jacket -- Instructions for theater owners on how to construct a swinging-ax lobby display.

CELEB LETTERS TO JOAN:

1971 from Cesar Romero.

1972 from Alfred Lunt.

1973 from Ellen Corby.

1975 from Lee Grant.

March 23

Happy Birthday, Joan!

3/17/26

PHOTOS:

1950: A film still from The Damned Don't Cry.

1951: Publicity by Bert Six.

1952: This Woman Is Dangerous -- Publicity with Dennis Morgan, and a film still with David Brian.

FILMS:

A ticket for the Hollywood "Salute to a Star" premiere of Torch Song honoring Joan.

A US 3-sheet poster for Johnny Guitar.

3/15/26

PHOTOS:

1946: Joan receiving her Oscar for Mildred Pierce in bed from director Michael Curtiz.

1947: Daisy Kenyon --- Film stills with Henry Fonda, one and two. And a rainy screen shot with Daisy and Peter.

3/13/26

FILMS:

Reunion in France -- A US 3-sheet poster (41 x 81 inches).

Possessed ('47) -- A French poster (47 x 63 inches).

Daisy Kenyon -- 3 US lobbies, and an Italian Fotobusta lobby.

PHOTOS: 1943 -- Above Suspicion

Film stills one (solo), and two (with Conrad Veidt and Fred MacMurray).

3/09/26

PHOTOS:

1932: Publicity by Hurrell (added bigger picture to page).

1933: Publicity for Dancing Lady by Hurrell.

1939: Publicity by Laszlo Willinger.

1940: Publicity by Eric Carpenter.

ART: Two caricatures from the 1940s by Swedish artist Einar Nerman.

FILMS: A lobby card from Mannequin.

3/06/26

NEWS:

For fans in Portland, Oregon: Cinema 21 will show Mildred Pierce on Sat. March 14 and Johnny Guitar on Sat. March 28.

And People.com just posted a very basic online article: "Joan Crawford's 4 Spouses."

PHOTOS: 1932

Grand Hotel -- A film still with John Barrymore.

Letty Lynton -- Publicity by Hurrell.

MAGAZINES:

Two new Spanish covers (thanks again to Ramon): 1933 for Popular Film, and 1934 (No. 25) for Cine Art.

And a 1932 Italian cover for Novella.

3/02/26

PHOTOS:

1926: High-kicking MGM publicity (larger German card added to page); and newspaper mark-up version of WAMPAS Baby Stars.

1929: A film still from Our Modern Maidens.

1931: Publicity by Hurrell.

LETTERS: 1928: 1-page handwritten (plus envelope) to Dan Mahony.

FILMS: A 1931 postcard from Elkhart, Indiana, featuring a marquee for Laughing Sinners.

MAGAZINES: Photo from a mildly risque 1928 Smokehouse magazine.

2/25/26

FILMS: Thanks to Michael Lia for his two new reviews of 1925 Silents: Lady of the Night and Pretty Ladies. (If you have a review of any Joan film to share on this site, please send it in!)

MAGAZINES: Thanks to Ramon of Barcelona for sending me a link to various Spanish covers featuring Joan that I did not have up on this site. (Ramon is a regular contributor to moviemags.com, which has over 376K magazine issues listed, and over 38K cover photos featuring stars from the 1920s to today. Joan page for that site.)

I've now added 14 new Spanish covers to the Magazines section:

Camara (1947)

Cine Art (1934: No. 27, No. 30, No. 31)

Cinema (1932)

Cinema Sparta (1934)

El Cine (1927, 1933)

El Hogar y la Moda (1944)

Fotogramas (1928, 1948, 1949)

Guia del Espectador (1945)

Imagenes (1947)

The Best of Everything