Golden Age of Hollywood

Iconic black and white images of famous actresses exuding glamour and elegance, capturing the allure of classic cinema from the early 20th century.

Helen Twelvetrees (1908-1958), American actress, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

JOAN CRAWFORD in NO MORE LADIES (1935), directed by EDWARD H. GRIFFITH.

ANA Mª CUSTODIO. 1931.

GRETA GARBO in INSPIRATION (1931), directed by CLARENCE BROWN.

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND.

Helen Twelvetrees (1908-1958), American actress, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

BETTE DAVIS.

CONSTANCE BENNETT.

JOAN CRAWFORD in THIS MODERN AGE (1931), directed by NICK GRINDE.

MARION DAVIES.

LIL DAGOVER in THE WOMAN FROM MONTE CARLO (1932), directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ.

MARION DAVIES.

Hollywood, California: January 6, 1937 Actress Marlene Dietrich, whose income of $369,000 for 1935 ranked her in the top ten in the country

Joan Crawford, on-set of the Film "Possessed", 1931

Portrait of woman wearing hat with veil (EV004685_H)

MARGOT GRAHAME.

MIRIAM HOPKINS in SHE LOVES ME NOT (1934), directed by ELLIOTT NUGENT.

JANET GAYNOR.

Portrait of Joan Bennett

FAY WRAY.

IRENE DUNNE.

Actress Elda Vokel, Publicity Portrait, Photograph by Alex Kahle, Fox Film Corporation, early 1930's

CAROLE LOMBARD.

TALLULAH BANKHEAD.

OLYMPE BRADNA.

Photograph of Heather Angel (1909-1986) a British film actress.

GLORIA SWANSON.

MARY PICKFORD.

JEANETTE MACDONALD.

Actress Rochelle Hudson, United Artists Publicity Portrait for the Film, "The Mighty Barnum", 1934

IRENE DUNNE. 1935.

CONCHITA MONTENEGRO.

1930S Smiling Young Woman Looking Over Her Shoulder At Camera

Myrna Loy, American actress, 1934-1935. Artist: Unknown

Actress Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Paramount Pictures Publicity Portrait, 1933

IRENE DUNNE in LOVE AFFAIR (1994), directed by GLENN GORDON CARON.

MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN.

GRETA GARBO. 1932.

EVELYN KEYES.

GRETA GARBO in QUEEN CHRISTINA (1933), directed by ROUBEN MAMOULIAN.

JOYCE COMPTON.

1930s PORTRAIT SMILING WOMAN SHORT HAIR WITH CURLS AND WAVES LOOKING AT CAMERA

CLARA BOW in HOOP-LA (1933) -Original title: HOOPLA-, directed by FRANK LLOYD.

JEAN ARTHUR.

IDA LUPINO.

12/31/1929. Argentine Empire.

BETTE DAVIS in DANGEROUS (1935), directed by ALFRED E. GREEN.

Bette Davis (1908 - 1989), American film actress, wearing a white top with a black bow

WYNNE GIBSON.

GINGER ROGERS.

JEAN ARTHUR.

BETTE DAVIS.

MARLENE DIETRICH. 1935.

GRETA GARBO.

CAROLE LOMBARD.

Actress Madge Evans, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait, MGM, 1930's

Actress Dorothy Jordan, Publicity Portrait, MGM, 1929

Actress Rochelle Hudson, 20th Century Fox Publicity Portrait, 1936

12/31/1929. Greta garbo with a lost look.

Sally Blane (1910 - 1997), American actress.

MARION MARTIN.

Yvonne Printemps (1894-1977), French singer and actress. Dated 20th Century

JOAN CRAWFORD in FORSAKING ALL OTHERS (1934), directed by W. S. VAN DYKE.

Helen Vinson (1907 1999), American film actress. Photographed here of the announcement of her marriage to the lawn-tennis champion, Fred Perry in New York. Date: 1935

SYLVIA SIDNEY. 1945.

DOLORES DEL RIO.

MARY PICKFORD.

JOAN CRAWFORD.

Marlene Dietrich.

12/31/1930. Imperio Argentina, protagonist of the Paramount film "The best thing is to laugh".

ARLETTY in LA GUERRE DES VALSES (1933), directed by LUDWIG BERGER.

SIGRID GURIE. 1938.

LUPE VELEZ.

Gelatin silver print - Eugenie Groh, Prague , about 1950

Portrait of Joan Bennett

Greta Garbo Actress (1905-1990)

Stars: ZSA ZSA GABOR.

Hollywood, California: 1926 A photograph of a smiling Clara Bow, 'The It Girl'.

ANNA Q. NILSSON.

LUCILLE BALL in JOY OF LIVING (1938), directed by TAY GARNETT.

Joan Crawford in the 30's

Actress Adrienne Marden, Publicity Portrait, Paramount Pictures, 1935

MARY ASTOR.

CLAUDETTE COLBERT in MIDNIGHT (1939), directed by MITCHELL LEISEN.

Mrs. Gregory Blaxland. January 1, 1950.

ILONA MASSEY.

FRANCES DEE.

BETTY COMPSON in KILLER AT LARGE (1936), directed by DAVID SELMAN.

Bette Davis (April 5, 1908 October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater.

Frances Dee (1909 - 2004 American film actress

ANN DVORAK in CROONER (1932), directed by LLOYD BACON.

GABY BASSET in LE POIGNARD MALAIS (1931), directed by ROGER GOUPILLIERES.

BETTE DAVIS in FASHIONS OF 1934 (1934), directed by WILLIAM DIETERLE. Custome by Orry-Kelly.

BARBARA STANWYCK. 1933.

VERONICA LAKE.

Actress Gladys George, 50, died in hospital here today after a long illness. January 01, 1947. (Photo by Australian Associated Press)

FAY WRAY in THE COUNTESS OF MONTE CRISTO (1934), directed by KARL FREUND.

MARION DAVIES in OPERATOR 13 (1934), directed by RICHARD BOLESLAVSKI.

CLAUDETTE COLBERT.

LILLIAN GISH.

PAULETTE GODDARD in THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1939), directed by ELLIOTT NUGENT.

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