Portrait of Jean Harlow in Dinner at Eight directed by George Cukor, 1933 via
Portrait of Jean Harlow in Dinner at Eight directed by George Cukor, 1933 via
Portrait of Jean Harlow in Dinner at Eight directed by George Cukor, 1933 via
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Vintage Photos of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor at La Fiorentina Vacation (1967)
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton by Henry Clarke, La Fiorentina, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1967 via
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton by Henry Clarke, La Fiorentina, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1967 via
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor playing gin while on vacation at La Fiorentina, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1967. Photo by Henry Clarke via
The Broadway Melody (1929)
The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is an American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Eddie Kearns (Charles King) sings “The Broadway Melody”, and tells some chorus girls that he brought the Mahoney Sisters vaudeville act to New York to perform it with him in the latest revue being produced by Francis Zanfield (Eddie Kane). Harriet “Hank” Mahoney (Bessie Love) and her sister Queenie Mahoney (Anita Page) are awaiting Eddie’s arrival at their apartment. Hank, the older sister, prides herself on her business sense and talent, while Queenie is lauded for her beauty. Hank is confident they will make it big while Queenie is less eager to put everything on the line to become a star…
Bessie Love and Anita Page in The Broadway Melody directed by Henry Beaumont, 1929 via
Bessie Love, Anita Page and Charles King in The Broadway Melody directed by Henry Beaumont, 1929 via
Bessie Love and Anita Page in The Broadway Melody directed by Henry Beaumont, 1929 via
Gloria Swanson 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.
A smoking, drinking, jazz listening, young prostitute named Sadie Thompson (Gloria Swanson) arrives at Pago Pago (now part of American Samoa), on her way to a job with a shipping line on another island. At the same time, ‘moralists’ arrive, including Mr. and Mrs. Davidson (Lionel Barrymore and Blanche Friderici).
Portrait of Gloria Swanson in Sadie Thompson directed by Raoul Walsh, 1928 via
Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore in Sadie Thompson directed by Raoul Walsh, 1928 via
Portrait of Gloria Swanson and Directo Raoul Walsh on the set of Sadie Thompson, 1928 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
Amazing Vintage Photos of 1960s Film Premiers
Arthur Miller, Simone Signoret, Yves Montand et Marilyn Monroe at the Premiere of Let’s Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960
Vivian Maier, Kirk Douglas at the premiere of the movie Spartacus, Chicago, October 1960
Sean Connery, Phyllis Newman and conductor Leonard Bernstein t the premiere of the James Bond movie Dr. NO directed by Terence Young, 1962
Peter O’Toole with Omar Sharif at the premiere of Lawrence d’ Arabia, Hollywood, 1962
Sue Lyon at the premiere of Lolita directed by Stanley Kubrick, 1962
Monica Vitti with Michelangelo Antonioni at the première of 8 1/2 directed by Federico Fellini, Roma, February 13, 1963
Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon at the Il gattopardo premiere, 1963
Bob Cummings, Shirley MacLaine and Gene Kelly take the subway to the 1964 World’s Fair for the world premiere of their film What a way to go !
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer at the film premiere of My Fair Lady, Audrey Hepburn is wearing a Givenchy gown, 1964
Judy garland and Liza Minnelli at Flora, The Red Menace Premiere, 1965
Don Bessant, Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde and Monica Vitti at the première of Darling by John Schlesinger, London, 1965
Director David Lean, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin and Omar Sharif at the premiere of Doctor Zhivago, 1965
Peter O’Toole and The Queen Mother at the premiere of Lord Jim directed by Richard Brooks, 1965
Luchino Visconti, Claudia Cardinale and Jean Sorel at the premiere of Sandra, 1965
Jean-Luc Godard, Edie Constantine and Anna Karina at the Alphaville premiere, 1965. Photo by Raymond Depardon © Magnum Photos
David Bailey, Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorleac and Clint Eastwood at the premiere of Les Demoiselles de Rochefort directed by Jacques Demy, 1967
Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty at the premiere of Bonnie and Clyde directed by Arthur Penn, 1967
The Black Cat Audition in Hollywood (1961)
Hollywood, 1961. Following a newspaper casting call, black cats are waiting for audition for a low budget horror movie adaption of ‘Tales of Terror’ by Edgar Allan Poe. The film was released as a double feature with Panic in Year Zero!
In the film Montresor Herringbone (Peter Lorre) hates his wife Annabelle (Joyce Jameson) and her black cat. One night on a ramble about town, he happens upon a wine tasting event and challenges the world’s foremost wine taster, Fortunato Luchresi (Vincent Price), to a contest. Herringbone becomes drunk.Luchresi escorts him home and meets his wife.
Time passes, and Annabelle and Luchresi become intimate. The cuckolded Herringbone then entombs them alive in an alcove in the basement. The authorities become suspicious and two policemen (John Hackett and Lennie Weinrib) visit the house to investigate.
Hearing screeching behind a basement wall, they knock the wall down to discover the dead lovers — and Annabelle’s black cat, which Herringbone had accidentally walled up with the lovers.
Ralph Crane, Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood, 1961. Source: LIFE Photo Archive via
Ralph Crane, Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood, 1961. Source: LIFE Photo Archive via
Ralph Crane, Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood, 1961. Source: LIFE Photo Archive via
Ralph Crane, Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood, 1961. Source: LIFE Photo Archive via
Ralph Crane, Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood, 1961. Source: LIFE Photo Archive via
Ralph Crane, Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood, 1961. Source: LIFE Photo Archive via
Ralph Crane, Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood, 1961. Source: LIFE Photo Archive via
Ralph Crane, Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood, 1961. Source: LIFE Photo Archive via
Ralph Crane, Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood, 1961. Source: LIFE Photo Archive via
Ralph Crane, Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood, 1961. Source: LIFE Photo Archive via
Ralph Crane, Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood, 1961. Source: LIFE Photo Archive via
Tallulah Bankhead in 1930s Drama Faithless (1932)
Faithless is a 1932 American romantic drama film about a spoiled socialite who learns a sharp lesson when she loses all her money during the Great Depression.
The film stars Tallulah Bankhead and Robert Montgomery, and was based on Mildred Cram’s novel Tinfoil, which was the film’s working title.
Tallulah Bankhead in Faithless. Photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1932 via
Tallulah Bankhead in Faithless. Photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1932 via
Robert Montgomery & Tallulah Bankhead publicity still for Faithless, 1932 via
Robert Montgomery & Tallulah Bankhead in Faithless, 1932 via
Portrait of Tallulah Bankhead in Faithless, 1932 via
Glamorous Jean Harlow for Romantic Comedy Platinum Blonde (1931)
Vintage Photos of Ava Gardner & Frank Sinatra Wedding (1951)
Ava Gardner married Frank Sinatra on Nov. 7, 1951, at a friend’s home. Sinatra had left his wife, Nancy, for Gardner. Sinatra was blasted by gossip columnists Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, the Hollywood establishment, the Roman Catholic Church, and by his fans for leaving his wife for a noted femme fatale.
The marriage was turbulent, with many well-publicized fights and altercations. During their marriage Gardner became pregnant twice, but aborted both pregnancies, the reason being that MGM had all sorts of penalty clauses about their stars having babies. Years later she said:
“We couldn’t even take care of ourselves. How were we going to take care of a baby?”
The couple formally announced their separation on October 29, 1953, through MGM. Gardner filed for divorce in June 1954, at a time when she was dating matador Luis Miguel Dominguín, but the divorce was not settled until 1957. It was Gardner’s third and final marriage. She would later say in her autobiography that Sinatra was the love of her life. Sinatra continued to feel very strongly for her, and they remained friends for life. He was still dealing with her finances in 1976.
Frank and Ava at their wedding in 1951. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) via
Frank and Ava at their wedding in 1951 via
Frank and Ava at their wedding in 1951 via
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