"What are you giving me with the flying fish"
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• Laura she/her • mostly Old Hollywood •
• someone on twitter once told me I post too many Carole Lombard pics •
• someone on twitter once told me I post too many Carole Lombard pics •
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Gloria Swanson and Raoul Walsh play fighting in Sadie Thompson (1928).
Ina von Elben by Gregor Harlip, 1933.
November 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Ina von Elben by Gregor Harlip, 1933.
Miriam Hopkins in a publicity shot for Design For Living (1933).
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Miriam Hopkins in a publicity shot for Design For Living (1933).
Swedish poster for Red Headed Woman (1932). Poster art by Gösta Åberg.
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Swedish poster for Red Headed Woman (1932). Poster art by Gösta Åberg.
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Joan Blondell & Dick Powell by Elmer Fryer, c. 1935.
The two were married from 1936 to 1944. They made 10 (!) musicals together.
The two were married from 1936 to 1944. They made 10 (!) musicals together.
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Joan Blondell & Dick Powell by Elmer Fryer, c. 1935.
The two were married from 1936 to 1944. They made 10 (!) musicals together.
The two were married from 1936 to 1944. They made 10 (!) musicals together.
Born today, Louise Brooks. Photo by Eugene Robert Richee.
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Born today, Louise Brooks. Photo by Eugene Robert Richee.
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Happy Veronica Lake Day!
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Happy Veronica Lake Day!
Greta Garbo, Anna Christie (1930). Lowkey Fashion Friday.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Greta Garbo, Anna Christie (1930). Lowkey Fashion Friday.
"OK, Marlow, you're a tough guy. You've been sapped twice, choked, beaten silly with a gun, shot in the arm until you were as crazy as a couple of waltzing mice. Now let's see you do something really tough...like putting your pants on."
#botd Dick Powell in Murder My Sweet (1944).
#botd Dick Powell in Murder My Sweet (1944).
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"OK, Marlow, you're a tough guy. You've been sapped twice, choked, beaten silly with a gun, shot in the arm until you were as crazy as a couple of waltzing mice. Now let's see you do something really tough...like putting your pants on."
#botd Dick Powell in Murder My Sweet (1944).
#botd Dick Powell in Murder My Sweet (1944).
Frances Dee, 1937.
November 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Frances Dee, 1937.
German poster for Letty Lynton (1932), starring Joan Crawford. Poster art by Hans Neumann.
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
German poster for Letty Lynton (1932), starring Joan Crawford. Poster art by Hans Neumann.
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La Rosalía in her LUX era. Already a classic. Quina meravella.
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
La Rosalía in her LUX era. Already a classic. Quina meravella.
"There's no beauty here, only death and decay. Everything good dies here, even the stars." Born today, director Jacques Tourneur.
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"There's no beauty here, only death and decay. Everything good dies here, even the stars." Born today, director Jacques Tourneur.
CAT PEOPLE (1942). Spooky, beautiful, heart breaking. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, born today.
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
CAT PEOPLE (1942). Spooky, beautiful, heart breaking. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, born today.
Ava Gardner as Kitty Collins, The Killers (1946).
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Ava Gardner as Kitty Collins, The Killers (1946).
Carole Lombard, early Paramount publicity shot, 1930.
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Carole Lombard, early Paramount publicity shot, 1930.
"Robert became a true friend." wrote director, Sam Fuller. "He was well read and balanced, a kindhearted man with grand democratic ideals."
Born today, Robert Ryan on the set of House Of Bamboo (1955).
Born today, Robert Ryan on the set of House Of Bamboo (1955).
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Robert became a true friend." wrote director, Sam Fuller. "He was well read and balanced, a kindhearted man with grand democratic ideals."
Born today, Robert Ryan on the set of House Of Bamboo (1955).
Born today, Robert Ryan on the set of House Of Bamboo (1955).
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Paul Newman and Robert Redford, on set of 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 (1973)
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Paul Newman and Robert Redford, on set of 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 (1973)
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The incomparable Dorothy Dandridge, born 103 years ago today. First Black woman to be Oscar nominated for Best Actress.
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The incomparable Dorothy Dandridge, born 103 years ago today. First Black woman to be Oscar nominated for Best Actress.
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On the other site, I was informed that if you read a book in public, then you are not serious about reading that book. This news has come as a real blow to me.
when did seeing someone reading quietly by themselves become an excuse for people to become such dicks
Oh fuck off
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
On the other site, I was informed that if you read a book in public, then you are not serious about reading that book. This news has come as a real blow to me.
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Here's another Toni Frissell photograph of Hedy Lamarr for Vogue, 1938. I prefer this one.
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Here's another Toni Frissell photograph of Hedy Lamarr for Vogue, 1938. I prefer this one.
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Coffee with Roy Scheider ☕️
At The Three Guys coffee shop on Madison Avenue
📷 Benoit Gysembergh, 1983
At The Three Guys coffee shop on Madison Avenue
📷 Benoit Gysembergh, 1983
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Coffee with Roy Scheider ☕️
At The Three Guys coffee shop on Madison Avenue
📷 Benoit Gysembergh, 1983
At The Three Guys coffee shop on Madison Avenue
📷 Benoit Gysembergh, 1983
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Fantastic new @tcmtv.bsky.social video of @eddiemuller.bsky.social and @danadelany.bsky.social considering the career of Barbara Stanwyck through her costumes, including several designed by Edith Head. Thanks to the archivists preserving this wardrobe artistry! www.youtube.com/watch?v=luKN...
Looking Back at Barbara Stanwyck’s Career (Clip) | The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of | TCM
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
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November 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Fantastic new @tcmtv.bsky.social video of @eddiemuller.bsky.social and @danadelany.bsky.social considering the career of Barbara Stanwyck through her costumes, including several designed by Edith Head. Thanks to the archivists preserving this wardrobe artistry! www.youtube.com/watch?v=luKN...
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“We Negroes finally convinced the entertainment world not to stereotype us as just maids, porters and so on. But now too many producers are afraid to call us at all. Rather than do wrong, they do nothing.”
—Dorothy Dandridge
#BOTD
📷: Publicity portrait for CARMEN JONES (1954)
—Dorothy Dandridge
#BOTD
📷: Publicity portrait for CARMEN JONES (1954)
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“We Negroes finally convinced the entertainment world not to stereotype us as just maids, porters and so on. But now too many producers are afraid to call us at all. Rather than do wrong, they do nothing.”
—Dorothy Dandridge
#BOTD
📷: Publicity portrait for CARMEN JONES (1954)
—Dorothy Dandridge
#BOTD
📷: Publicity portrait for CARMEN JONES (1954)