Submitted by kev45ert t3_1252crv in OldSchoolCool
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LongjumpingCheck2638 t1_je23lrp wrote
They were on top of their game for a while. They WERE Hollywood
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Timemisused t1_je25lfc wrote
I think it’s Jimmy Stewart. Been trying to figure out who Henry is.
Amasterclass t1_je273fz wrote
Looks like Fonda
Aunt-jobiska t1_je28vjp wrote
Classic Hollywood. They were also good friends.
kewissman t1_je2c6fz wrote
Henry Fonda let Jimmy Stewart live in his daughter’s “play house” in their backyard when Jimmy returned from Europe at the end of WW2. Stewart was having major trauma episodes (night terrors, etc) from his flying days, Fonda and his wife helped Stewart settle a bit.
When Frank Capra approached Stewart to do It’s A Wonderful Life and Stewart refused, Fonda and Capra convinced Stewart to do it.
All detailed in sobering and excruciating detail in the book Mission by Robert Matzen.
bustedbuddha t1_je2luvy wrote
I can hear it as clear as day "Hey, uh Henry, Do you have some of that, wacky tobacky there?"
reenign3 t1_je2mu51 wrote
Henry sucking on that thing like it’s rock
Ray_D_O_Dog t1_je2pp9f wrote
Henry Fonda, a hugely talented actor, as well as father to Jane and Peter, who both became icons (like their dad) of American Cinema.
Spirit50Lake t1_je2qn8n wrote
...and then they went to serve in World War II.
I-amthegump t1_je2rqgb wrote
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Kindness_3024 t1_je2z2nn wrote
Thank you for this.
SoylentGrunt t1_je301q6 wrote
Scary Henry Fonda
kev45ert OP t1_je30w7f wrote
Try again
nutznboltsguy t1_je38q6y wrote
Jimmy hooked him up with some of his prime skunk weed.
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Far-Manufacturer6764 t1_je3navl wrote
What a time to be alive…
GTOdriver04 t1_je3pv2e wrote
Not only serve. Stewart became a decorated B-24 pilot who flew a ton of missions and kept going postwar.
I mean, flying bombers in the early jet age doesn’t seem like a bad gig if acting didn’t work out.
Jimmyz666 t1_je3rss8 wrote
and they dressed so old school cool
bezelbubba t1_je4bo1l wrote
Jimmy was always great. Henry was usually pretty wooden, but did a couple good movies.
ScrauveyGulch t1_je4eai0 wrote
Henry was fond of Colombian gold.
whatfingwhat t1_je4kguu wrote
Liberty Valence is one of the best westerns ever.
Bobo4037 t1_je4v3yi wrote
Great photo! Stewart was 30 or 31 here, and Fonda was 33 or 34.
HiddenHolding t1_je4zt5s wrote
Dude. Those guys could've gone to the automat together. I'm so jealous.
tOaDeR2005 t1_je540du wrote
Most of their best work came after the war though.
kev45ert OP t1_je58rfl wrote
John Wayne's performance was interesting in that he didn't get the top billing he wanted and took the role because he needed a paycheck and a career re-boot after 'The Alamo'. He wasn't happy with the role and it shows. He's a little pissy, annoyed, stiff and quite perfunctory.
pktrin t1_je5ow1a wrote
Seems like they don’t make them like they used to.
HawkeyeTen t1_je5qqnh wrote
Add in Cary Grant and Gregory Peck, and you have Hollywood's ultimate quartet of talent.
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