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• 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).
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A gorgeous jewel-like, hand-tinted portrait of Anna May Wong by Atelier Gudenberg.
February 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A gorgeous jewel-like, hand-tinted portrait of Anna May Wong by Atelier Gudenberg.
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Portrait of Pola Negri by Tadé Styka, painted in 1924.
September 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Portrait of Pola Negri by Tadé Styka, painted in 1924.
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Pola Negri with her portrait by Tadé Styka, painted in 1924. When she died in 1987, she bequeathed the portrait to the Museum of Art in San Antonia, Texas, where she had lived since the 1950s.
September 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Pola Negri with her portrait by Tadé Styka, painted in 1924. When she died in 1987, she bequeathed the portrait to the Museum of Art in San Antonia, Texas, where she had lived since the 1950s.
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Illustration of Pola Negri from 1926. Based on a promotional still for A Woman Of The World (1925).
October 30, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Illustration of Pola Negri from 1926. Based on a promotional still for A Woman Of The World (1925).
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Anna May Wong by Man Ray, c1930.
September 5, 2023 at 8:50 PM
Anna May Wong by Man Ray, c1930.
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ICYMI Have you ever wanted to watch a film from 1930 but couldn’t find it? They’re now in the public domain, so I put together a database of every feature film released that year and where to find them. Enjoy! pre-code.com/how-to-find-...
Where to Watch the Pre-Code Films of 1930
January 1st, 2026 means that American movies released in 1930 are now in the public domain. As part of my commitment to trying to advocate for this era as much as possible, I spent my down time thi…
pre-code.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:56 AM
ICYMI Have you ever wanted to watch a film from 1930 but couldn’t find it? They’re now in the public domain, so I put together a database of every feature film released that year and where to find them. Enjoy! pre-code.com/how-to-find-...
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Another great loss from the film world in 2025: Robert Redford 💔
His bodyguard says "No pictures" to the paparazzi, but Art Zelin gets his shot, 1980.
His bodyguard says "No pictures" to the paparazzi, but Art Zelin gets his shot, 1980.
January 2, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Another great loss from the film world in 2025: Robert Redford 💔
His bodyguard says "No pictures" to the paparazzi, but Art Zelin gets his shot, 1980.
His bodyguard says "No pictures" to the paparazzi, but Art Zelin gets his shot, 1980.
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Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933).
January 2, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933).
Attitude for the day.
Joan Crawford by George Hurrell for Letty Lynton (1932).
Joan Crawford by George Hurrell for Letty Lynton (1932).
January 2, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Attitude for the day.
Joan Crawford by George Hurrell for Letty Lynton (1932).
Joan Crawford by George Hurrell for Letty Lynton (1932).
Carole Lombard by George Hurrell, 1936.
January 2, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Carole Lombard by George Hurrell, 1936.
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#filmsky #filmnoir #moviesky #NoirNeckties
Dana Andrews #BOTD
in a promotional shot for the film noir,
Laura (1944)
Costume designer, Bonnie Cashin
Dana Andrews #BOTD
in a promotional shot for the film noir,
Laura (1944)
Costume designer, Bonnie Cashin
January 1, 2026 at 12:49 PM
#filmsky #filmnoir #moviesky #NoirNeckties
Dana Andrews #BOTD
in a promotional shot for the film noir,
Laura (1944)
Costume designer, Bonnie Cashin
Dana Andrews #BOTD
in a promotional shot for the film noir,
Laura (1944)
Costume designer, Bonnie Cashin
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Charles Bickford in "The Woman on the Beach" - BOTD
January 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Charles Bickford in "The Woman on the Beach" - BOTD
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Ida Lupino and Dana Andrews in WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956). Ida's appreciative little head shake after her sip kills me every time.
January 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Ida Lupino and Dana Andrews in WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956). Ida's appreciative little head shake after her sip kills me every time.
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In mythic systems from other parts of the world, the fox may guide a young person from one phase of life to another.
~Martin Wallen
art by Yamaguchi Kayo (1899-1984)
#BookologyThursday
~Martin Wallen
art by Yamaguchi Kayo (1899-1984)
#BookologyThursday
January 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM
In mythic systems from other parts of the world, the fox may guide a young person from one phase of life to another.
~Martin Wallen
art by Yamaguchi Kayo (1899-1984)
#BookologyThursday
~Martin Wallen
art by Yamaguchi Kayo (1899-1984)
#BookologyThursday
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A wonderful way to start the year!
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
A wonderful way to start the year!
Valentina Cortese by Arturo Ghergo.
January 1, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Valentina Cortese by Arturo Ghergo.
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Oh, just Dana Andrews. Fallen Angel (1945). 🎬
April 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Oh, just Dana Andrews. Fallen Angel (1945). 🎬
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These two look like they're having a blast playing this scene.
Ida Lupino and Dana Andrews in WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956).
Ida Lupino and Dana Andrews in WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956).
January 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
These two look like they're having a blast playing this scene.
Ida Lupino and Dana Andrews in WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956).
Ida Lupino and Dana Andrews in WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956).
Oh, just Dana Andrews lifting Jean Peters' hair as she puts on her coat. Deep Waters (1948). 🎬
Happy Dana Andrews Day!
Happy Dana Andrews Day!
January 1, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Oh, just Dana Andrews lifting Jean Peters' hair as she puts on her coat. Deep Waters (1948). 🎬
Happy Dana Andrews Day!
Happy Dana Andrews Day!
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A Clara Bow New Years (with Larry Gray)
December 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A Clara Bow New Years (with Larry Gray)
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Clara Bow & Richard Dix ringing in the New Year of 1925
December 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Clara Bow & Richard Dix ringing in the New Year of 1925