Classics Do It Better

I have a great passion for classic films, classic Hollywood, and history. I love art, the history of fashion, and old photography. And here's my other tumblr where I post modern things: https://these-modern-times.tumblr.com/

[connorwyndham]

SLEEPING BEAUTY (1959)

[sarazee]

Lillian Bassman: Bazaar and Beyond, The Met, NYC, April 2026

[classicsdoitbetter]

Just saw this exhibit for myself and truly enjoyed it. I’ve heard of Lillian Bassman before but never really dug deep into her work. I can’t wait to research her photos some more.

[blondebrainpowered]

So Quiet on the Canine Front, 1931

[didanagy]

TO CATCH A THIEF (1955)

dir. alfred hitchcock

[didanagy]

GRACE KELLY as FRANCES STEVENS

TO CATCH A THIEF (1955) dir. alfred hitchcock

[sophsun1]

Charade (1963) dir. Stanley Donen

[classic-hollywood-glam]

Gene Tierney

[mattybing1025]

Robert Redford photographed by Ron Greene, 1959.

[vampirecorleone]

"Be happy! You only find the right woman once." An American in Paris (1951) dir. Vincente Minnelli

[clarabowlover]

Louise Brooks

On The Set Of

Prix de Beauté (1930)

Louise Inspects The Lastest In Automobile Engineering

[clarksgables]

Oh, I'm sleepy. Honey, close those curtains.

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard NO MAN OF HER OWN (1932) dir. Wesley Ruggles

[fireworksgalaxy]

THE RED SHOES (1948) dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

[title]

Barbara Stanwyck on both sides of teasing 🔄 with Henry Fonda in The Lady Eve (1941) with George Brent in My Reputation (1946)

[princessnamora]

Gene Tierney as Miranda Wells in Dragonwyck (1946)

[classicfilmblr]

You can’t fool me anymore with your hoof, hoof, hoof, or your insomnia, or your publisher. You’re a pretty poor sample of a husband.

Libeled Lady, 1936 dir. Jack Conway

[mary-philbin]

Kumonosu-jō (蜘蛛巣城) 1957, dir. Akira Kurosawa

[clarksgables]

Nick + Nora — part two (x) AFTER THE THIN MAN (1936)