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watch my mental breakdown over classic actresses in real time • obsessed with milfs & the old hollywood catholic mafia, which are not mutually exclusive • lover of ida lupino • native of lana turner’s birth state
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Ann Sothern and Margaret Sullavan working with director Richard Thorpe on “ Cry Havoc” (1943)
April 7, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Ann Sothern and Margaret Sullavan working with director Richard Thorpe on “ Cry Havoc” (1943)
i would like to try
April 5, 2024 at 12:42 PM
i would like to try
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Director Ida Lupino reunites with director Allan Dwan in July 1953, on the set of her film “The Bigamist”.
Dwan had launched Lupino’s film acting career by casting her in the lead in “Her First Affaire” in England in 1932 when she was 14.
#IdaLupinoDirecting
Dwan had launched Lupino’s film acting career by casting her in the lead in “Her First Affaire” in England in 1932 when she was 14.
#IdaLupinoDirecting
April 5, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Director Ida Lupino reunites with director Allan Dwan in July 1953, on the set of her film “The Bigamist”.
Dwan had launched Lupino’s film acting career by casting her in the lead in “Her First Affaire” in England in 1932 when she was 14.
#IdaLupinoDirecting
Dwan had launched Lupino’s film acting career by casting her in the lead in “Her First Affaire” in England in 1932 when she was 14.
#IdaLupinoDirecting
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 13/162
the wizard of oz (1939)
-i mean, what can i say about it that hasn’t already been said
-it’s so fantastical and lovely
-that’s all
9/10
the wizard of oz (1939)
-i mean, what can i say about it that hasn’t already been said
-it’s so fantastical and lovely
-that’s all
9/10
April 5, 2024 at 12:35 PM
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 13/162
the wizard of oz (1939)
-i mean, what can i say about it that hasn’t already been said
-it’s so fantastical and lovely
-that’s all
9/10
the wizard of oz (1939)
-i mean, what can i say about it that hasn’t already been said
-it’s so fantastical and lovely
-that’s all
9/10
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Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino, the only two women directors in Hollywood during most of its “golden age,” photographed at an event celebrating Arzner’s career in January 1975.
This was a find! I had never seen them pictured together before.
This was a find! I had never seen them pictured together before.
![Newspaper photo captioned: “PIONEER - Dorothy Arzner, left, the first [sic] successful woman director in Hollywood, is greeted by Ida Lupino, one of the few other women to make it into the ranks, at a retrospective in Arzner's honor sponsored by the Directors Guild.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ndb44i3xk7vtgquiyvzh2d4q/bafkreidz4ccb2646xdqi4ltfo2u2cgs6lqxzrj6sxjfxxzjvtwhkleni74@jpeg)
March 31, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino, the only two women directors in Hollywood during most of its “golden age,” photographed at an event celebrating Arzner’s career in January 1975.
This was a find! I had never seen them pictured together before.
This was a find! I had never seen them pictured together before.
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An Easter scene from Ida Lupino, Howard Duff and daughter Bridget in 1957 — at the time of the Lupino-Duff sitcom “Mr. Adams and Eve”
March 31, 2024 at 6:22 PM
An Easter scene from Ida Lupino, Howard Duff and daughter Bridget in 1957 — at the time of the Lupino-Duff sitcom “Mr. Adams and Eve”
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 12/162
easter parade (1948)
-you just can’t take your eyes off judy the whole time
-she’s so cute in were a couple of swells
-ANN!!MILLER!!
8/10
easter parade (1948)
-you just can’t take your eyes off judy the whole time
-she’s so cute in were a couple of swells
-ANN!!MILLER!!
8/10
March 31, 2024 at 8:04 PM
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 12/162
easter parade (1948)
-you just can’t take your eyes off judy the whole time
-she’s so cute in were a couple of swells
-ANN!!MILLER!!
8/10
easter parade (1948)
-you just can’t take your eyes off judy the whole time
-she’s so cute in were a couple of swells
-ANN!!MILLER!!
8/10
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 11/162
ziegfeld follies (1945)
-overlong at times
-standouts: lena horne, keenan wynn, judy garland
-the babbitt and the bromide best dance number of all time i said what i said
7/10
ziegfeld follies (1945)
-overlong at times
-standouts: lena horne, keenan wynn, judy garland
-the babbitt and the bromide best dance number of all time i said what i said
7/10
March 31, 2024 at 3:57 AM
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 11/162
ziegfeld follies (1945)
-overlong at times
-standouts: lena horne, keenan wynn, judy garland
-the babbitt and the bromide best dance number of all time i said what i said
7/10
ziegfeld follies (1945)
-overlong at times
-standouts: lena horne, keenan wynn, judy garland
-the babbitt and the bromide best dance number of all time i said what i said
7/10
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Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and Ida Lupino in a scene from “The Hard Way” (1943). Photo by Mack Elliott for Warner Bros.
March 30, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and Ida Lupino in a scene from “The Hard Way” (1943). Photo by Mack Elliott for Warner Bros.
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 10/162
black narcissus (1947)
-the!!matte!!paintings!!
-deborah kerr in technicolor is a baseline 6/10 stars
-why does mr dean dress like that
-do not love jean simmons in brown face :/
8.5/10
black narcissus (1947)
-the!!matte!!paintings!!
-deborah kerr in technicolor is a baseline 6/10 stars
-why does mr dean dress like that
-do not love jean simmons in brown face :/
8.5/10
March 30, 2024 at 3:26 AM
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 10/162
black narcissus (1947)
-the!!matte!!paintings!!
-deborah kerr in technicolor is a baseline 6/10 stars
-why does mr dean dress like that
-do not love jean simmons in brown face :/
8.5/10
black narcissus (1947)
-the!!matte!!paintings!!
-deborah kerr in technicolor is a baseline 6/10 stars
-why does mr dean dress like that
-do not love jean simmons in brown face :/
8.5/10
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Alla Nazimova and Rudolph Valentino for Camille (1921). The original uncropped version of a classic photo by Arthur F. Rice.
March 30, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Alla Nazimova and Rudolph Valentino for Camille (1921). The original uncropped version of a classic photo by Arthur F. Rice.
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 9/162
vivacious lady (1938)
-forever in love with ginger rogers and jimmy stewart together
-why does people’s whistle sound like that?
-come on beulah bondi!!!!
7/10
vivacious lady (1938)
-forever in love with ginger rogers and jimmy stewart together
-why does people’s whistle sound like that?
-come on beulah bondi!!!!
7/10
March 30, 2024 at 3:20 AM
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 9/162
vivacious lady (1938)
-forever in love with ginger rogers and jimmy stewart together
-why does people’s whistle sound like that?
-come on beulah bondi!!!!
7/10
vivacious lady (1938)
-forever in love with ginger rogers and jimmy stewart together
-why does people’s whistle sound like that?
-come on beulah bondi!!!!
7/10
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Ida Lupino, The Light That Failed (1939).
March 12, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Ida Lupino, The Light That Failed (1939).
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Anna May Wong in a publicity portrait for A Study in Scarlet (1933)
March 12, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Anna May Wong in a publicity portrait for A Study in Scarlet (1933)
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Kay Francis in a publicity portrait for I Loved a Woman (1933)
March 12, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Kay Francis in a publicity portrait for I Loved a Woman (1933)
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 8/162
trouble in paradise (1932)
-come on ERNST LUBITSCH!!!!
-kay francis could step on me and i would say thank you
-“i just wanted to make it tough for you” 😤
8/10
trouble in paradise (1932)
-come on ERNST LUBITSCH!!!!
-kay francis could step on me and i would say thank you
-“i just wanted to make it tough for you” 😤
8/10
March 10, 2024 at 11:31 PM
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 8/162
trouble in paradise (1932)
-come on ERNST LUBITSCH!!!!
-kay francis could step on me and i would say thank you
-“i just wanted to make it tough for you” 😤
8/10
trouble in paradise (1932)
-come on ERNST LUBITSCH!!!!
-kay francis could step on me and i would say thank you
-“i just wanted to make it tough for you” 😤
8/10
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 7/162
rachel and the stranger (1948)
-loretta is a stone cold hottie
-an absolute sucker for loveless marriage plots
-“you never asked” 😩
7/10
rachel and the stranger (1948)
-loretta is a stone cold hottie
-an absolute sucker for loveless marriage plots
-“you never asked” 😩
7/10
March 10, 2024 at 2:50 AM
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 7/162
rachel and the stranger (1948)
-loretta is a stone cold hottie
-an absolute sucker for loveless marriage plots
-“you never asked” 😩
7/10
rachel and the stranger (1948)
-loretta is a stone cold hottie
-an absolute sucker for loveless marriage plots
-“you never asked” 😩
7/10
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Ida Lupino in costume for “The Hard Way” (1943)
March 3, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Ida Lupino in costume for “The Hard Way” (1943)
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 6/162
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
-norma is just…everything. as usual
-charles laughton was a hell of an actor
-i was pretty high through this & it did not keep my attention very well
6.5/10
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
-norma is just…everything. as usual
-charles laughton was a hell of an actor
-i was pretty high through this & it did not keep my attention very well
6.5/10
March 3, 2024 at 2:58 PM
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 6/162
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
-norma is just…everything. as usual
-charles laughton was a hell of an actor
-i was pretty high through this & it did not keep my attention very well
6.5/10
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
-norma is just…everything. as usual
-charles laughton was a hell of an actor
-i was pretty high through this & it did not keep my attention very well
6.5/10
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Doris Day on the set of My Dream is Yours (1949)
March 3, 2024 at 4:37 AM
Doris Day on the set of My Dream is Yours (1949)
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 5/162
Gone With the Wind (1939)
-*has entire scarlett o’hara tattoo*
-my heterosexual male roommate yelled “rhett butler choose me”
-“i’ll think about it tomorrow” literally me
Gone With the Wind (1939)
-*has entire scarlett o’hara tattoo*
-my heterosexual male roommate yelled “rhett butler choose me”
-“i’ll think about it tomorrow” literally me
March 2, 2024 at 5:57 AM
i’m rewatching all the movies in my collection and my random thoughts on them: 5/162
Gone With the Wind (1939)
-*has entire scarlett o’hara tattoo*
-my heterosexual male roommate yelled “rhett butler choose me”
-“i’ll think about it tomorrow” literally me
Gone With the Wind (1939)
-*has entire scarlett o’hara tattoo*
-my heterosexual male roommate yelled “rhett butler choose me”
-“i’ll think about it tomorrow” literally me
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'Josephine Baker wearing her medals from her service in French Resistance during WW2 at the Civil Rights March on Washington DC, 1963'
February 25, 2024 at 12:15 PM
'Josephine Baker wearing her medals from her service in French Resistance during WW2 at the Civil Rights March on Washington DC, 1963'