Classic Hollywood

Errol Flynn

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:46:52 +0200

Errol Flynn

mothgirlwings: Gloria Swanson in “Her Gilded Cage” (1922)

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:16:34 +0200

mothgirlwings:

Gloria Swanson in “Her Gilded Cage” (1922)

donadrake: Tyrone Power, 1940’s

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:27:05 +0200

donadrake:

Tyrone Power, 1940’s

I seem to have the unhappy faculty of causing trouble wherever...

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:31:59 +0200

I seem to have the unhappy faculty of causing trouble wherever I go.

Marlene Dietrich in “Morocco” (1930)

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Thu, 02 May 2013 17:16:00 +0200

RIP Deanna Durbin (December 4, 1921 - April 30, 2013)

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:12:27 +0200

RIP Deanna Durbin (December 4, 1921 - April 30, 2013)

commovente: “Once upon a time we loved each other.” Marlene...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:49:20 +0200

commovente:

“Once upon a time we loved each other.”

Marlene Dietrich veiled by cigarette smoke in Shanghai Express (von Sternberg, 1932).

clarabows: a serious guide to silent film

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:17:19 +0200

clarabows:

a serious guide to silent film

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Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:15:37 +0200

Natalie Wood during rehearsals on the set of West Side Story,...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:14:01 +0200

Natalie Wood during rehearsals on the set of West Side Story, photographed by Ernst Haas, 1960.

mothgirlwings: Happy Birthday, Mary Pickford - (April 8th, 1892...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:19:19 +0200

mothgirlwings:

Happy Birthday, Mary Pickford - (April 8th, 1892 - May 29th, 1979)

thedasbracket: Rest in peace Theodosia Goodman ∟ Theda Bara...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:32:15 +0200

thedasbracket:

Rest in peace Theodosia Goodman ∟ Theda Bara (July 29, 1885 - April 7, 1955)

trixiedelight: Happy Birthday Bette Davis! (April 5, 1908 -...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:21:24 +0200

trixiedelight:

Happy Birthday Bette Davis!

(April 5, 1908 - October 6, 1989)

Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all be bigger than life.

-Bette Davis

tracylord: Scewball comedies (Screw-ball [skrue’bol] Noun,...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:28:50 +0200

tracylord:

Scewball comedies

(Screw-ball [skrue’bol] Noun, Slang, meaning unbalanced, erratic, irrational, unconventional), became a popular slang word in the 1930s. It was applied to films where everything was a juxtaposition: educated and uneducated, rich and poor, intelligent and stupid, honest and dishonest, and most of all male and female. When two people fell in love, they did not simply surrender to their feelings, they battled it out. They lied to one another, often assuming indifferent personas toward each other. They often employed hideous tricks on each other, until finally after running out of inventions, fall into each others arms. It was fossilized comedy, physical and often painful, but mixed with the highest level of wit and sophistication, depending wholly on elegant and inventive writing. Even the supporting cast was always of first-rate. Character actors playing eccentric types as well as a stable of familiar faces in leading roles (Cary Grant, William Powell, Carole Lombard, Claudette Colbert, Katharine Hepburn) [x].

terrysmalloy: James Dean in his New York apartment, 1955.

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:01:57 +0100

terrysmalloy:

James Dean in his New York apartment, 1955.

sharontates: Happy Birthday, Harlean Harlow Carpenter | March...

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:53:57 +0100

sharontates:

Happy Birthday, Harlean Harlow Carpenter | March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937
Jean Harlow fooling around in a garden and later, with her acting coach, 1931

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. being a moody alcoholic teen/staring at...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:29:25 +0100

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. being a moody alcoholic teen/staring at his drink in A Woman of Affairs, 1928

gregorypecks: Happy Birthday Elizabeth Taylor! (27...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:43:13 +0100

gregorypecks:

Happy Birthday Elizabeth Taylor!
(27 February 1932 - 23 March 2011)

Here’s a girl on the big screen - bigger than life - idolized in thousands upon thousands of dark theatres all over the world by men and women,some who want to emulate her, some who lover her, a fantasy, a dream. But she is also so vulnerable that she could easily be hurt. Vulnerability is a counterpart of humility, and Elizabeth really was a humble person. That’s one of the things that made her such a great star One could ask, well, who could hurt Elizabeth Taylor? She has wealth, she’s affluent, she has men, she’s a power, a turret, a fortress. But she wasn’t, and the audience knew it. It came out of the screen, this vulnerability, and the audience reached out her and wanted to protect her. That was Elizabeth.

Richard Brooks

avasgal: Happy Birthday to Clara Lou Sheridan aka ANN...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:36:28 +0100

avasgal:

Happy Birthday to Clara Lou Sheridan aka ANN SHERIDAN!!!

(February 21st, 1915 - January 21st, 1967)

“Without ever quite acheiving the mythic status of a super-star, she was always a pleasure to watch, and, as with all true stars, was never quite like anyone else.”
- London Times, 1967 upon Ann’s death.

mariondavies: Clara Bow and Fredric March in The Wild Party,...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:22:35 +0100

mariondavies:

Clara Bow and Fredric March in The Wild Party, 1929