A Collection of Vintage Photos Feat. Bebe Daniels

Bebe Daniels (1901 – 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent movie era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such as 42nd Street, and later gained further fame on radio and television in Britain. In a long career, Bebe Daniels made over 230 films.

By the age of seven Daniels had her first starring role in film as the young heroine in A Common Enemy. At the age of nine she starred as Dorothy Gale in the 1910 short film The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. At the age of fourteen she starred opposite film comedian Harold Lloyd in a series of Lonesome Luke two-reel comedies starting with the 1915 film Giving Them Fits. The two eventually developed a publicized romantic relationship and were known in Hollywood as “The Boy” and “The Girl.

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Bebe Daniels in Love Comes Along via

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Bebe Daniels via

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Bebe Daniels in What a Night! via

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Bebe Daniels Wedding Dress, 1923 via

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Bebe Daniels via

Glamorous Clara Bow by Eugene Robert Richee (1920s)

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Clara Bow by Eugene Robert Richee, 1920s via

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Clara Bow by Eugene Robert Richee, 1920s via

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Clara Bow by Eugene Robert Richee, 1920s via

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Clara Bow by Eugene Robert Richee, 1920s via

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Clara Bow by Eugene Robert Richee, 1920s via

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Clara Bow by Eugene Robert Richee, 1920s via

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Clara Bow by Eugene Robert Richee, 1920s via

Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore in Sadie Thompson (1928)

Sadie Thompson is a 1928 American silent drama film that tells the story of a “fallen woman” who comes to Pago Pago on the island of Tutuila to start a new life, but encounters a zealous missionary who wants to force her back to her former life in San Francisco. The film stars Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, and Raoul Walsh, and was one of Swanson’s better known silent films.

Due to the subject matter, the making of the film was extremely controversial. However, it was a financial and critical success for Swanson. The film was based on the short story “Rain” by W. Somerset Maugham and the 1922 play that was based on the book by John Colton and Clemence Randolph, starring Jeanne Eagels.

Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore in Sadie Thompson directed by Raoul Walsh, 1928 via

Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore in Sadie Thompson directed by Raoul Walsh, 1928 via

Gilda Gray in “The Devil Dancer” by Irving Chidnoff (1927)

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Irving Chidnoff, Gilda Gray in “The Devil Dancer” directed by Fred Niblo, 1927 via

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Irving Chidnoff, Gilda Gray in “The Devil Dancer” directed by Fred Niblo, 1927 via

A Collection of Vintage Photos Feat. 1920s Street Style

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French fashion postcard, 1920s via

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Paris street fashion, second half of the decade, 1920s via

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A gentlemen tips his hat to a group of ladies, 1920s via

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Street style  by the Seeberger Freres agency via

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Street style by the Seeberger Freres agency, 1920s via

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