Tag: actress

A sultry vamp view of Shirley Dorman in an oversized hat with dangling
vines and strands of pearls, ca. 1927-1929. Vintage and original studio
portrait photograph of Paramount Pictures contract player Shirley
Dorman. Dorman had a very short career, appearing in only two films
(“Honeymoon Hate” [1927] and “The One Woman Idea” [1929]) and one stage
play (“The Great Waltz” [1934]). / source: eBay

Antique and original

gelatin silver photograph of stage and silent screen vamp Valeska Suratt notated on the verso: Huntington Beach –
August 1915 . Suratt was one of the first women in show business to
control every aspect of her visual presentation and representation and
she built her brand around being a vampy sexual provocateur. A rare
images of Suratt which comes from her personal scrapbooks. / src: eBay

A dramatic view of the film’s female leads, Florence Eldridge and
Jean Arthur, huddled together as a mysterious shadow holding a gun aims
right for them. A vintage and original Paramount Pictures publicity
photograph promoting the early sound film ‘The Greene Murder Case’
(1929). Handwritten notations and Springer/Bettmann Film Archive ink stamp on verso.

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