Tag: femme fatale

Black Orchids (1916)

Illustration from the advertisement for Black Orchids. Signed: Rice / Paris
Illustration from the advertisement for Black Orchids. Signed: Rice / Paris
Cleo Madison in "Black Orchids". The Love Affairs of a Heartless Woman. Produced by Rex Ingram. Moving Picture World, December 1916
Cleo Madison in “Black Orchids“. The Love Affairs of a Heartless Woman. Produced by Rex Ingram. Moving Picture World, December 1916

In the second half of the 1920s, Rice began using the pen name, Dynevor Rhys. From 1930 to 1935 Rice, as Rhys, was credited with almost three dozen covers for The Delineator. He contributed drawings to Harper’s Bazaar.

Bluebird Photo-Plays began advertising in Moving Picture World, January 8, 1916. Burton Rice created the advertisements for Bluebird Photo-Plays that appeared in Moving Picture World beginning April 15, 1916. On December 23th, 1916 MPW published a short article on Burton Rice and his plans of moving to Europe. He left the US, moved to Paris and mailed his artwork to Bluebird Photo-Plays in New York City. In 1917 Rice produced fewer works for Bluebird Photo-Plays. Ethel Rundquist was hired to fill-in for Rice and eventually replaced him.

Pina Menichelli (nº 410)

Alternative renditions of a card: Pina Menichelli. Italian postcard by Ed. A. Traldi, Milano, nº 410. Photographer: Pinto.
sources: left: Truus, Bob & Jan on Flickr | right: Museo nazionale del cinema di Torino

Pina Menichelli. Italian card

Italian silent era actress, diva and femme fatale Pina Menichelli (1890-1984). Cartolina postale. Ed. G. Vettori – Bologna, b/n, gelatina ai sali d’argento su carta. | src Museo nazionale del cinema

Kay Johnson as Madam Satan

Kay Johnson photographed by Manatt in Madam Satan as Angela / Madam Satan. Ball gown designed by Adrian. Lost Hollywood Collection (MGM, Cecil B. DeMille, 1930). Still. Reverse displays photo credit ink stamp and descriptive typed label. Printed on double weight paper. | src and hi-res Heritage Auctions

Vu magazine nº 30, 1928

Studio Lorelle :: Brigitte Helm, la vedette du film “L’Argent”. VU magazine nº 30, 10 octobre 1928. | src Musée Nicéphore Niépce
Studio Lorelle :: Brigitte Helm, 10 octobre 1928. Published in VU magazine.

Musidora par Henri Manuel

Henri Manuel ~ Photographie de Musidora allongée, tirage original monté sur carton avec cachet et signature du photographe et grande signature autographe de Musidora sur l’épreuve. | src La Gazette Drouot

Published in: Revue Variétés: Le Surréalisme en 1929. Bruxelles, juin 1929. Famous special issue of the Brussels magazine Variétés devoted to Surrealism in 1929 by André Breton and Louis Aragon.

Henri Manuel ~ Photograph of Musidora lying down, original print mounted on cardboard with stamp and signature of the photographer and large autograph signature of Musidora on the print. Not dated, probably around 1916.