Rosalind Russell by George Hurrell, 1935. (Thread)
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Louise and Old Hollywood: Sweet spot 1925-1939
Louise in costume for Now We’re in the Air (1928). Photos by Eugene Robert Richee.
Louise and flowers. Portrait by Nickolas Muray, New York 1926. 💯
Ida Lupino pictured in 1939 at one of her favorite pastimes—writing music. “To the devil with this profession. I want to be a musician. Composing is the thing that gives me the greatest thrill.”
Adrienne Doré in her Travis Banton lightning-strike one-piece, photographed by Eugene Robert Richee for The Wild Party (1929). Shocking!
Dorothy Mackaill and Walter Byron for The Reckless Hour, 1931.
Frances Farmer from a classic poolside photo session with Eugene Robert Richee, 1936. (Thread) #botd
Louise by George Hommel, 1927. A newly discovered superior version of a portrait I haven’t posted in a few years.
Joan Crawford by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1933. Fashion Friday.
It’s been one of those weeks so here’s Carole Lombard inexplicably holding a small furry animal in a publicity photo for Ladies’ Man (1931). Based on my exhaustive five minute Google image search Carole’s pint-sized friend is perhaps a baby kinkajou.
Anna Neagle by George F. Cannons in London, mid-1930’s.
Louise for The Canary Murder Case (1929). Photo by George Hommel.
Louise as Thymian gets some encouragement from the brothel madam (Marfa Kassatskaya) as she dances with her first customer (Michael von Newlinsky) in Diary of a Lost Girl (1929).
Louise poses with director Frank Tuttle (L) and French playwright Alfred Savoir (R) on the set of Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em (1926). (Thread)
