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^Yay!!

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that you thought of it.thanks so much lucy.i would have forgotten to honour her.anita page was probaly the last tesrtimony of our beloved twenties and leading actress insilent films...it´s sad somehow to know that the last connection is broken too .
2 small hommage pics from the thirtuies (psa 1933)
(psa32 and golden treasure album of the screen)



according to the mag she was an excellent swimmer and loved sports

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and ann harding once more...certainly not one of the best pics that were taken of her ,but since bad hair days and all that probably never bothered her,she is still beautiful even if the picture is a rather bad one.let´s just assume that the photographer was so smitten by her beauty that he didn´t know what he did....poor ann

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hehe gbart,got rid of the gum??
some more from lupe velez
picture show annnual 32



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bebe daniels-to me she´s mostly known as a silent film star.i don´t know much about her carreer in the 30s
picture show annual 33

filmgoer´s annual 32


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picture show annual 36
margaret sulllavan an often unjustly overlooked actress from the 30s.she was wonderful in lubitsch´s shop around the corner and played a lot of theatre too.she had many personal problemas and wasn´t always easy to work with.therefore the oblivion perhaps...

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exquisite sophistication-evelyn brent


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and of course no 30s thread without constance bennett



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miriam hopkins
loved her in lubitsch´s classic comedies :trouble in paradise and design for living...she´s just confusedly charming there.
picture show annual 1933

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Originally Posted by somnambule hehe gbart,got rid of the gum??

Absolutely. The sheer comedy of some of these actresses is amazing. Just one look is all it takes.

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i hope it suffices for some bubbles .

and now i´ve reallly got to blame myself for forgetting one of my fav comediennes of the 30s ,whom i not only like for her films,but also admire for the courage of being different and never betraying herself....certainly not an easygoing,uncomplicated actress and woman eventhough on the screen she seemed like the perfect all-american girl,the perfect pal.in real life she was far away from the women she portrayed on the screen....and then of course her trademark that ...i don´t kbow how to call it...i-was-bitten-by-a-frog...or whatever kind of voice.she was frank capra´s fav actress and imo the real garbo regarding privacy-becuase she totally refused to be merchandised the way every other actress back then was.there are hardly ever pictures of her or postcards or other stuff.the funny thing is that i don´t even love her most famous films by capra so much.she was perfect in them,but capra´s american patriotism is sometimes just too much for me.perhaps i´m too european to get this.but i loved her in "only angels have wings" ,"the talk of the town" and a foreign affair".i don´t think that marlene outplayed her in the latter.on the contrary,jean arthur´s character was so full life and made a great development during the film too.marlene was too statuesque.being her own living monument again.1999 a remarkablee bio by john oller came out called:jean arhur (obviously)-the actress nobody knew.he had a hard time following her traces becuase she always seemed to walk on sand...hiding behind a thousand veils....and that even though she looked like the typical girl next door....ok enough words and some pics
sources:leading ladies,kinostars-engelmeier,jean arthur-john oller,picture dshow annual 1936







1939 with her dog pat



mr smith


mr deeds


a rare cheesecake photo of arthur,in a publicity pose for the devil and miss jones....it looks weird somehow to see her pin-up-ied, but what´s also astonishing she was 40 years old when the picture was taken




going back in time....hope it´s ok.it only shows how much she changed over the years until she became the star jean arthur
"a foghorn!"arthur cried after the playback test of her voice test with paramount sound engineer.but her voice proved to be her greatest asset in talking pictures

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scattered 30s


notice:kayfrancis and olivia de havilland)

she wanted to be forgotten but she most deinitely shouldn´t be.she ws more than a clotheshorse,eben though she def knew how to wear them


another famous star from the end of the 20´s and beiginning 30s,the bubbly,round-eyed bettyboopish flapper type.she must have been quite a bitch on the set...at least so i´ve read

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she wanted oblivion but who could forget her...
horoscope screen album

[-lucyinthesky-]

^ I didn't know all those things about Jean Arthur! Thank you for sharing it and for the pictures as well

Mary Carlisle




Helen Twelvetrees




Ruth Chatterton




Tala Birell




Mary Brian


Constance Bennett

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ahh,ruth chatterton !!!you never cease to amaze me,lucy !!!
if you´re interested you might read this article on jean arthur.it was the one that made me aware that she was so much more interesting than i had thought.after reading the article i bought the bio by john oller...it´s really well researched and an ineresting read.
http://www.flapperjane.com/April%202004/Jeanarthur.htm

more jean arthur pics (ebay):

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30s potpourri (star portrait album ; horoscope screen album ;screen romances june 1934 ,scanned by me)
lupe velez:


ina claire


joan berry


margaret sullavan,
another actress who didn´t fit into the system and is unjustly forgotten now


colleen moore,
in the 30s.de-flappered and tinted in green (becuase of hope;becuase of sickness ??)


claudette colbert,
also sprouting

and back to pink

janet gaynor,
blushing all over the face


marian marsh


constance bennett


sylvia sidney


helen twelvetrees


lupe velez


helen chandler


claudette colbert,looking healthier

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Doesn't Joan Berry look a little like Drew Barrymore? Just a passing thought and it's gone. Anyway...here's a neat movie still from Madam Butterfly circa 1932...the always lovely Sylvia Sidneysylvia sidney madam butterfly 1932 movie still my scan.jpg Source: my movie still from "Madam Butterfly" - Paramount - #912/167 - 1932 - B. P. Schullberg Production - Directed by Marion Gering- Scanned by Me

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she looks absolutely beautiful even though i don´t understand why they wouldn´t allow an asian actress to play such a part.non-wasp actors were rare at that time but at least anna may wong had made it to stardom and could have played such parts.it´s the same with the good earth.louise rainer gave an incredible performance and i wouldn´t want to miss ist,but i still think they should have chosen anna may wong.she was a rare exception to the rule.and afro american actors for example were only allowed to play smaller parts,often as slaves or maids in southern dramas like gone with the wind or jezebel.merle oberon even had to hide her real indian origin .these are things that annoy me regarding old hollywood.


more horoscope revelations

mary astor



dorothy lee


ann harding


lily damita


nancy carroll


sidney fox


bebe daniels


genevieve tobin


elissa landi


barbara stanwyck,
in a very early stage of her carreer.how much she should change..if you just think of the woman in double indemnity

[diormouse]

What a fantastic and inspiring thread! Thanks to everyone who has contributed such beautiful pictures!

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Originally Posted by somnambule if you´re interested you might read this article on jean arthur.it was the one that made me aware that she was so much more interesting than i had thought.after reading the article i bought the bio by john oller...it´s really well researched and an ineresting read. http://www.flapperjane.com/April%202004/Jeanarthur.htm

Thank you so much for the link, it's true she seemed to be a very interesting person. And thanks again for the pictures. They are quite rare and I can't choose just one, because I love them all!

- Gail Patrick (who used to play bitchy roles in comedies like "My man Godfrey", "Stage door" and "My favorite wife"):


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