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Arabesque, 1925

White Studio :: Bela Lugosi and Hortense Alden in Arabesque, 1925. Reverse displays photo credit ink stamp and a descriptive caption label: Hortense Alden (the Bedouin) and Bela Lugosi (the Sheik), whom she lures to his destruction in “Arabesque”, a modern comedy of manners at the National Theatre. | src Heritage Auctions

Madam Satan waltz, 1930

Kay Johnson and Reginald Denny photographed by Manatt. Special photography for Cecil B. DeMille’s bizarre musical comedy, Madam Satan. The paper caption on reverse describes the image as Kay Johnson and Reginald Denny performing the Madam Satan waltz, aboard the Zeppelin. The photo attempts to create a more fantasy intense mood for the film since it was actually a very light comedy about an attempt by a wife, donning a disguise, to re-seduce her husband into submission. | src Heritage Auctions | view related post, here

Josephine Baker and dancer at the Folies Bergères, 1927

American – French artist Josephine Baker at the ‘Folies Bergères’, performing, Paris, 1927. | src Spaarnestad Photo ~ Het Geheugen

A Morgan dancer in pose

 Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) ~ Marion Morgan dancer, between 1914 and 1927. Nitrate negative | src Library of Congress
 Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) ~ Marion Morgan dancer, between 1914 and 1927 (detail)

Marion Morgan dancer in pose

 Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) ~ A Marion Morgan dancer, between 1914 and 1927. Glass negative | src Library of Congress

Miss Dulcie Moore, ca. 1917

Arnold Genthe :: Miss Dulcie Moore, between 1916 and 1918. Glass negative. | src Library of Congress