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Miriam Hopkins in The Story of Temple Drake (1933).<3*.+

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FRED ASTAIRE and GINGER ROGERS in CAREFREE (1938) dir. Mark Sandrich

[auldcine]

Though I’m left without my Penny The wolf was not smart, he left me my heart And so, I cannot go for anything But the la belle, la perfectly swell romance Never gonna dance, never gonna dance Only gonna love you Never gonna dance FRED ASTAIRE and GINGER ROGERS in SWING TIME (1936)

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Kathleen Hughes        Ann Blyth

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ANN BLYTH, ELLA RAINES, YVONNE DE CARLO, & ANITA COLBY as “The Women on the Outside” in BRUTE FORCE (1947) dir. Jules Dassin

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Movieland, September 1948

[genes-tierney]

In my opinion, you are the most obstinate young woman I have ever met. Thank you, Mr. Coombe. I’ve always wanted to be considered obstinate.

GENE TIERNEY as LUCY MUIR in THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR (1947) dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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Gene Tierney as Ellen Berent Harland LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN 1945 | dir. John M. Stahl

[haroldlloyds]

Sorry for the absence. 

[blytthe]

I have to leave you now. I’m going to that corner there and turn. You must stay in the car and drive away. Promise not to watch me go beyond the corner. Just drive away and leave me as I leave you. Roman Holiday (1953), dir. William Wyler

[jmfenner91]

This is a series of illustrations based on a trip I took last year up through Washington.

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Modern Screen, May 1954

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Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, May 12, 1928

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Piccadilly | Ewald André Dupont | 1929

Anna May Wong

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Gene Tierney photographed by John Rawlings c. 1940s, scanned by me

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Miss Ginger Rogers 

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John Dall and Peggy Cummins in Gun Crazy (1950) dir. Joseph H. Lewis