Jessie Matthews in First A Girl, 1935.
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Silent Film Star Gilda Gray for Aloma of the South Seas (1926)
Aloma of the South Seas is a 1926 American silent comedy drama film. A young South Seas native boy is sent to the U.S. for his education. After his father dies, he returns to his island to try to stop a revolution. Gilda Gray starres as the exotic dancer Aloma. The films setting was in Puerto Rico and Bermuda. It was based on a 1925 play of the same title by John B. Hymer and LeRoy Clemens. ‘
Grossing $3 million in the U.S. alone, this was the most successful film of 1926 and the fourth most successful film of the 1920s. The film is now considered to be a lost film.
Gilda Gray in Aloma of the South Seas, 1926 via
Gilda Gray in Aloma of the South Seas, 1926 via
Portraits of Louise Brooks for Silent Comedy Evening Clothes (1927)
Evening Clothes is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Luther Reed that was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount.
The film is based on the play L’homme en habit (The Man in Evening Clothes) by Andre Picard and Yves Mirande. Directed by Luther Reed, the film starred Adolphe Menjou, Virginia Valli, and Louise Brooks and is currently considered a lost film
Portrait of Louise Brooks as Fox Trot for Evening Clothes directed by Luther Reed, 1927 via
Portrait of Louise Brooks as Fox Trot for Evening Clothes directed by Luther Reed, 1927 via
Portrait of Louise Brooks as Fox Trot for Evening Clothes directed by Luther Reed, 1927 via
Anita Ekberg Inside St Peter’s dome in La Dolce Vita (1960)
Anita Ekberg inside St Peter’s dome in La Dolce Vita directed by Federico Fellini, 1960 via
Anita Ekberg inside St Peter’s dome in La Dolce Vita directed by Federico Fellini, 1960 via
Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg inside St Peter’s dome in La Dolce Vita directed by Federico Fellini, 1960 via
Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday (1953)
Very Glamorous Judy Garland for “Presenting Lily Mars” (1943)
Judy Garland was given the Hollywood “glamor treatment” for her role in Presenting Lily Mars, 1943 via
Judy Garland was given the Hollywood “glamor treatment” for her role in Presenting Lily Mars, 1943 via
Judy Garland was given the Hollywood “glamor treatment” for her role in Presenting Lily Mars, 1943 via
Brigitte Bardot Dressed in Vintage Balmain for “The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful” (1956)
The Bride is Much Too Beautiful is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit.
It was also known as Her Bridal Night and La mariée est trop belle.
The wedding dress that Bardot wears in the film is by French designer Pierre Balmain.
Brigitte Bardot in The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, 1956. Dress by Pierre Balmain via
Brigitte Bardot in The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, 1956. Dress by Pierre Balmain via
Brigitte Bardot in The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, 1958. Dress by Pierre Balmain via
Brigitte Bardot in The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, 1956 via
Mae Murray in The Merry Widow (1925)
Mae Murray in The Merry Widow directed by Erich von Stroheim, 1925. Photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull via
Vintage Photos of Beautiful Leslie Caron for Gigi (1958) II
Gigi is a 1958 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli processed using MGM’s Metrocolor. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette.
Cecil Beaton, Portrait of Leslie Caron for Gigi directed by Vincente Minnelli, 1958 via
Portrait of Leslie Caron for Gigi directed by Vincente Minnelli, 1958 via
Portrait of Leslie Caron for Gigi directed by Vincente Minnelli, 1958 via
The “sweet life”: Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg Famous Scene in the Trevi Fountain (1960)
La Dolce Vita is a 1960 Italian comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Federico Fellini. The film follows Marcello Rubini, a journalist writing for gossip magazines, over seven days and nights on his journey through the “sweet life” of Rome in a fruitless search for love and happiness. La Dolce Vita won the Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and the Oscar for Best Costumes, and remains one of the most critically acclaimed films of all time.
The famous scene in the Trevi Fountain was shot over a week in winter: in March according to the BBC, in late January according to Anita Ekberg. Fellini claimed that Ekberg stood in the cold water in her dress for hours without any trouble while Mastroianni had to wear a wetsuit beneath his clothes – to no avail. It was only after the actor “polished off a bottle of vodka” and “was completely pissed” that Fellini could shoot the scene.
Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita directed by Federico Fellini, 1960 via
Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita directed by Federico Fellini, 1960 via
Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita directed by Federico Fellini, 1960 via
Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita directed by Federico Fellini, 1960 via
Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita directed by Federico Fellini, 1960 via
Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita directed by Federico Fellini, 1960 via
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