Golden Era Glamour Shots

Vintage black-and-white images of glamorous women in elegant gowns, embodying classic Hollywood sophistication and allure.

Carole Lombard 1932

MAE WEST.

Arlene Dahl as Morjana, princess of Madara, in Universal-International's "Desert Legion." Starring opposite her an officer of the Foreign Legion -- an officer who deserts the Legion for life in a Utopian never-never land with Arlenel - is Alan Ladd. Richard Conte also plays a starring role, and the film marks the return to movies of Akim Tamiroff. February 06, 1953.

RITA HAYWORTH in DANTE'S INFERNO (1935), directed by HARRY LACHMAN.

KAY FRANCIS in PASSION FLOWER (1930), directed by WILLIAM C. DE MILLE.

Madge Elliott - (Deceased). May 30, 1939.

Carole Lombard 1932

JOAN CRAWFORD in THE WOMEN (1939), directed by GEORGE CUKOR. Custome by Adrian.

Penelopy Parkes, actress, 1939. Artist: Unknown

ARLENE DAHL. 1952.

CAROLE LOMBARD.

ANITA EKBERG in PARIS HOLIDAY (1958), directed by GERD OSWALD.

PIQUER, CONCHA. ACTRIZ Y CANTANTE ESPAÑOLA. VALENCIA 1908-1991. FOTO PROMOCIONAL.

BARBARA STANWYCK in LADY OF BURLESQUE (1943), directed by WILLIAM A. WELLMAN. Custome by Edith Head.

12/31/1921. Rodolfo Valentino and Gloria Swanson, in an image from the movie "Beyond The Rocks".

FRANCES DRAKE.

THEDA BARA in CLEOPATRA (1917), directed by J. GORDON EDWARDS.

CLAIRE BLOOM in THE CHAPMAN REPORT (1962), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

FAY WRAY.

TALLULAH BANKHEAD.

CLAUDETTE COLBERT in TONIGHT IS OURS (1933), directed by STUART WALKER.

LILIAN HARVEY. 1933.

MARY MARTIN in THE GREAT VICTOR HERBERT (1939).

RITA HAYWORTH in GILDA (1946), directed by CHARLES VIDOR.

Maureen O'Hara in the 40'S

Poll photo collection. Fashion photography. Leaves pop of the fa. Imans Model Greta Garbo in evening girl with chain. 1933. France, Paris

Miss Elizabeth Ponsonby, daughter of Arthur Ponsonby a senior minister in the Labour government, and one of the Bright Young Things of the 1920s. Date: 1924

Portrait of June Knight, 8 March 1932

CAROLE LOMBARD in BOLERO (1934), directed by MITCHELL LEISEN and WESLEY RUGGLES.

HAZEL BROOKS in BODY AND SOUL (1947), directed by ROBERT ROSSEN.

JOAN CRAWFORD in THE WOMEN (1939), directed by GEORGE CUKOR. Custome by Adrian.

JEAN HAGEN.

JUDY GARLAND in A STAR IS BORN (1954), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

'Juliette Compton', 1938. Creator: Unknown.

BETTE DAVIS in THE OLD MAID (1939), directed by EDMUND GOULDING.

NATALIE WOOD in ALL THE FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS (1960), directed by MICHAEL ANDERSON.

CLAUDETTE COLBERT in TONIGHT IS OURS (1933), directed by STUART WALKER.

Betty Compson (1897 1974), American actress in film. Here staring in 'Woman to Woman'. Date: 1923

Vintage photograph. Woman with dark hair in full length dress standing in front of small settee couch

DIANA DORS in I MARRIED A WOMAN (1958), directed by HAL KANTER.

CLARA BOW in HER WEDDING NIGHT (1930), directed by FRANK TUTTLE.

Miss P Green gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives

Samia Dances For The King -- Samia Gamal, 26-year-old expert in the Egyptian hootchy-kootchy, whirls through the "Dance of the Nile" for King Farouk of Egypt at a party in the King's honor at the casino in Deauville, France, Sunday night The King had the dancer break off her engagement in Monte Carlo to come to Deauville at his expense. Egyptian Samai Gamal, one of Farouk's favorites, as the ex-king first saw her, dancing in the Casino at Deauville. August 22, 1950. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

WENDY BARRIE.

ZSA ZSA GABOR in MOULIN ROUGE (1952), directed by JOHN HUSTON.

GENE TIERNEY in THE RETURN OF FRANK JAMES (1940), directed by FRITZ LANG.

Hilda Hammerton, actress, early 20th century.Artist: Bassano Studio

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

Actress Marion Davies, Fashion Portrait Wearing Long Dress, Cape and Hat, Bain News Service, 1922

EVELYN VENABLE and FREDRIC MARCH in DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY (1934), directed by MITCHELL LEISEN.

Miss Worah Cazabon as Mistress Knight in "And so to Bed" Which the Independent theater will present at the Savoy theater on Saturday night for the last time in its current season. February 11, 1935. (Photo by Montgomery Dunn)

MADELEINE CARROLL in LLOYD'S OF LONDON (1936) -Original title: LLOYDS OF LONDON-, directed by HENRY KING.

1933

Joan Crawford 1928-1930 (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)

Portrait of the painter Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980), Madame dOra, (Dora Kallmus) (1881-1963)

Original Film Title: THAT HAMILTON WOMAN. English Title: THAT HAMILTON WOMAN. Film Director: ALEXANDER KORDA. Year: 1941. Stars: VIVIEN LEIGH.

Malcolm Scott, music hall entertainer dressed as a Gibson Girl Date: early 20th century

JOAN BLONDELL in TRAVELING SALESLADY (1935), directed by RAY ENRIGHT.

HEDY LAMARR in SAMSON AND DELILAH (1949), directed by CECIL B DEMILLE.

CONSTANCE BENNETT. 1932.

Dorothy Lamour (1914 1996), American film actress, seen in 'The Jungle Princess' (1936)

Real life queen of the movies in the jazz era, Gloria Swanson was just the smartest thing with tubular dress and envelop bag.Old Look: His new Knee Look style is derived from the fashions of the 20's. August 13, 1950.

GINGER ROGERS.

Alias Sandra Storme. English dancer and actress. 1937

BARBARA STANWYCK in COURAGEOUS (1934) -Original title: A LOST LADY-, directed by PHIL ROSEN and ALFRED E. GREEN.

Ann Dvorak, on-set of the film, "I was an American Spy", Allied Artists, 1951

Portrait of American actress, silent film star Betty Blythe (Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter) wearing a stage costume. 1920s .

Mrs. Jan Patts Judy Barraclough. February 01, 1955.

PATRICIA MEDINA in LADY IN THE IRON MASK (1952), directed by RALPH MURPHY.

Mollie Rodie, circa 1938, Wellington, by Stanley Andrew.

IDA LUPINO.

Loretta Young (1913 - 2000), American film actress

DEBORAH KERR in JULIUS CAESAR (1953), directed by JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ.

Eleanor Powell. 1912-1982. American dancer and actress, pictured here when rehersing for a new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical movie in the 1930s.

Maria Jeritza (1887 1982) Opera singer. 1926

Ginger Rogers (1911-1995), American actress, dancer, and singer, full-length Portrait, Eugene Robert Richee, 1930

Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 - June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress.

Actress Betty Ross Clarke, Fashion Portrait, Bain News Service, 1920

Miss Renee Goossens Prof of Singing Conservatorium Opera lead in "Pelleas & Melisande" at Conservatorium far June 10th. June 08, 1950. (Photo by Moffat R. E.).

Joan Sutherland, cantante de ópera, actuando en la ópera "I Puritani".

MADELEINE CARROLL in SECRET AGENT (1936), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

Anefo photo collection. Trans World Airlines. European style entered. French style, stewardess Suzanne curry. May 28, 1968

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna (1895-1981) with her sister Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna (1897-1918), children of Nicholas the II of Russia and his wife Alexandra

12/31/1962. The dancer Pilar López.

ILONA MASSEY in FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943), directed by ROY WILLIAM NEILL.

Portrait of Judith Anderson

LIZABETH SCOTT in I WALK ALONE (1948), directed by BYRON HASKIN.

Smile From The Duchess - - The Duchess of Windsor Smiles as she leads grand march at the Duchess of Windsor's Ball for the benefit of the Hospitalized Veterans Music Service in Waldorf- Astoria hotel here last night. She wears a creation by Elizabeth Arden which she modeled at the ball. It is a red sheath bodice dress with matching taffeta panels draped over white embroidered taffeta. January 06, 1953. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Bucharest, Romania c. 1932A photograph of Princes Ileana of Romania. She has been referred to as "the madcap sister of her madcap brother", King Carol II of Romania.

Portrait of Joan Crawford in dancing girl outfit. Vintage Photoplay Magazine portrait of the movie actress by photograph Ruth Harriet Louise. circa 1928

KATY JURADO.

Anne Paget, younger daughter of Major and Mrs J. B. Paget, of Ibstock Place, Roehampton., pictured as a recent debutante in 1938. 1938

GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA in TRAPEZE (1956), directed by CAROL REED.

ONA MUNSON in THE SHANGHAI GESTURE (1941), directed by JOSEF VON STERNBERG.

JOBYNA RALSTON in FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE (1926), directed by SAM TAYLOR.

Elsa Lanchester in film The Bride of Frankenstein by James Whale, Freulich, Jack (1880-1936)

MARIE WINDSOR in THE STORY OF TUCKER'S PEOPLE (1948) -Original title: FORCE OF EVIL-, directed by ABRAHAM POLONSKY.

ANN SOTHERN.

GRETA GARBO in A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS (1928), directed by CLARENCE BROWN.

GREER GARSON in THE LAW AND THE LADY (1951), directed by EDWIN H. KNOPF.

MARLENE DIETRICH in KISMET (1944), directed by WILLIAM DIETERLE.

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