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[mongoII]

Thank you, Birdy. Glad to hear that your enjoying the thread.

Moira recently posted a link to Larry's thread which is above in the same frame with the image of Gina Lollobrigida in a red dress.
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James Dean and Sal Mineo, too close for comfort?


Married couple Phyllis Gates & Rock Hudson in separate beds?


Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly discover the Heimlich maneuver?


Dapper George Raft stepping out.


Passionate Mexican actress Katy Jurado.


1947 Oscar winners Olivia de Havilland, Harold Russell, Cathy O'Donnell (accepting for Fredric March) and Anne Baxter.


Sydney Greenstreet, diector Don Siegel & Peter Lorre on the set of "The Verdict".


Howard Keel at home with his dogs (a shepherd & boxer?)


Ginger Rogers and husband Lew Ayres out fishing.


Oscar winners Jose Ferrer & Judy Holiday surround Oscar nominee Gloria Swanson (who should have won for "Sunset Blvd.").


Grand character actress Mary Wickes in front of library storing her papers until 2027.


Director King Vidor with actress Jean Parker on the set of "The Texas Rangers".


Silent screen star Theda Bara aka The Vamp.


Theda Bara as Cleopatra. She was born Theodosia Goodman in Ohio


Historian Alexa Foreman with Theda, very much the movie star.


James Stewart, Jean Arthur & Frank Capra on the set.


Bette Davis and husband Gary Merrill taking a smoke break.


Louis B. Mayer (right) starts the swim with Betty Jaynes, Jackie Cooper, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, June Preisser and Virginia Weidler at MGM in 1939.


Horror star great Bela Lugosi at home. Dig those shoes 'Dracula' is wearing.


Alfred Hitchcock observing Grace Kelly & Cary Grant cracking up on the set of "To Catch a Thief".


Martha Raye getting some hot gossip from the 'It' girl Clara Bow.


Latino actor Ricardo Montalban on the go at age 87.


Ray Milland, Nancy Davis, & John Hodiak enjoying a game of chess.


Child actor Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins with mom actress Doris Dudley and his brother.

[moirafinnie]

Horror star great Bela Lugosi at home. Dig those shoes 'Dracula' is wearing.

Hey, I think my mother used to have a pair of those shoes.

[knitwit45]

at first glance it looks poor old Bela is playing dress-up (possibly in HIS mother's clothes....) I think those "shoes" are Mexican huraches, but the over all effect.....how do you do a wolf whistle here????

[moirafinnie]

Oh, Nancy! If that picture inspires a wolf-whistle, you must get out more.I do like the satiny sheen of Bela's garb and I must say he looks quite secure in his masculinity, doesn't he?

Thanks for identifying the style of those fetching slippers.

[klondike]

Howard Keel at home with his dogs (a shepherd & boxer?)

Yes, you're correct; the white over brindle color phase was immensely popular in Boxers in the 30's & 40's, but is quite rare now; the German Shepherd is from the Alsatian strain (the other two being Schutzhund & Shiloh), and was probably bred from stock in central Pennsylvania.

And BTW - how nice to see Mary Wickes . . small wonder that Pr. Klondike chose her for his personal assistant over at Classic Cinema College!

[Vecchiolarry]

Wow,

Dear Gloria doesn't look too happy that Jose & Judy have Oscars and she doesn't...
Judy looks nervous.

Underneath all that kohl-eyed makeup, Theda Bara was actually rather pretty.
And, thank Gawd she put more clothes on after she retired.
I remember seeing her once and she looked just like that last picture.

Larry

[knitwit45]

Moira, you DO know I was joking about the whistle, right? It's true I don't get out much, but pul-leeze!!!!!


And I still think Bela is wearing his mommie's dress.......

[mongoII]

Klondike, it's apparent that I'm learning a bit about dog breeds. Thanks.
Mary Wilkes? Did you mean Mary Wickes?

Larry, although Gloria Swanson would appear happy later on for Judy Holliday, I believe she thought that she had that Oscar in her pocket as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Blvd."
And I actually like the way that Theda Bara aged looking very much like the star she once was ala Norma Desmond.

As far as Bela Lugosi goes, the man had charisma.

[klondike]

Klondike, it's apparent that I'm learning a bit about dog breeds. Thanks.
Mary Wilkes? Did you mean Mary Wickes?

Your welcome.
And Yes, I certainly did mean Mary Wickes!
And I also clearly remember instructing my left ring finger to strike the C key, not the L. It's trying to nail me with a cheap & sinister trick!

[Ann Harding]

Sorry Mongo II, but it's not King Vidor on this picture!

Here is the real King Vidor with his wife Eleanor Boardman:

[mongoII]

Thank you for the correction, Ann Harding.
After further research it turns out it's director Charles Vidor with Jean Parker on the set of "Romance of the Redwoods". Ironically she worked with both directors.
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Frank Sinatra with kids Tina, Nancy & Frank Jr.


Shirley MacLaine and her adorable daughter Sachi.


Harpo Marx, his wife Susan and adopted sons (not to forget the pooches).


3 of the 4 Stooges (Curly, Shemp & Moe) going over some funny stuff.


Ronald Reagan meets up with Marilyn Monroe.


Sam Jaffe at home with actress wife Bettye Ackerman in 1962.


Jack Oakie with dwarf actors Billy Curtis & Jerry Marren in a still from "That's the Spirit".


Kids at a Mad magazine convention with actor Keir Dullea age 72.


Lovely actress Brenda Marshall (1915 - 1992).


Greta Garbo in a light moment with her lover John Gilbert.


Norma Shearer in the company of Gary Cooper.


Underrated actress Jean Peters pensive on the set.

[Sue Sue Applegate]

These photos were great, Mongo.
Bela in T-Straps!! Hoo-Hoo! He had to be confident in his masculinity.

King Vidor was from Texas, but I'm glad he left because he made some great movies! That steely reserve in his eyes just shows he had visions of grandeur. (And a way with the ladies!)

[klondike]

Mongo, I feel that candid of those three particular stooges should be cherished by all of us, as it's the only adult photo grouping I've ever seen of the 3 stooges who were exclusively brothers to each other (born, in order of age, as Solomon, Moses & Jerome Horowitz).
And how naughty of you to tease my blood pressure with such a flirty pic of Brenda Marshall; I just might go down to the pub later & drink about it!
Cute shot, too, of Ronnie Ray-Gun & MM; almost look like he's about to quip: "So, been sleepin' with any Democrats lately?"

[charliechaplinfan]

Is it only me who wonders how Theda got the 'bra' she was wearing to stay on? Did they use glue? It looks decidedly uncomfortable whatever was used.

I love all the pictures especially the one of Shirley McClaine and her daughter.