The Flapper Girl

hedda-hopper:

Rosalie (M-G-M, 1937)

Eleanor Powell in the midst of a spectacular whirling leap…in the Drum Dance of M-G-M’s Rosalie, a terpsichorean novelty in which the tap-dancing champion starts from a pile of drums twenty-five feet high and taps her way down a descending series of drums.  Spice of danger was added to the actual taking of this number because heavy dew on the night of “shooting” moistened the tops as fast as protecting canvasses were removed, making the surface extremely slippery, and dangerous for the fast-flying feet of the star.  Miss Powell co-stars in the picture with Nelson Eddy under the direction of W.S. Van Dyke.

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Marian Marsh, 1930s?

Photoplay, Lillian Roth, May 1930 on Flickr.

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soyouthinkyoucansee:

Greta Garbo in “Romance” by George Hurrell 193

lostsplendor:

School of American Ballet, c. 1936 (Retronaut)

wehadfacesthen:

via coolchicksfromhistory:

Famous women pilots preparing to take part in the 1934 Memorial Day air races at Dycer Airport. In front row kneeling is Gladys O’Donnell, who last year entered seven races and won six. Seated is Ruth Elder, famous flying beauty. Standing left to right: Kay Van Doozer, Myrtle D. Mims and Clema Granger.

classicfilmheroines:

Anna Sten on a German postcard by Ross Verlag, 1931-1932

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hoodoothatvoodoo:

Renee Perle by Jacques Henri Lartigue

wineofwizardry:

Every one of us lives this life just once, if we are honest, to live once is enough. - Greta Garbo

(Source: myreveries)

Beatriz Costa, 1930s