Tag: lost film

Theda Bara in Cleopatra · 1917

Theda Bara (anagram of Arab death, 1885-1955), in Cleopatra (1917) | src alamy
Theda Bara (b. Theodosia Burr Goodman, 1885-1955), in Cleopatra (1917) directed by J. Gordon Edwards | src alamy
Theda Bara in Cleopatra (J. Gordon Edwards, 1917). Studio publicity still, Fox Film | src alamy
Theda Bara in Cleopatra (J. Gordon Edwards, 1917). Studio publicity still, Fox Film | src alamy
Detail from image # 1: Theda Bara in Cleopatra (1917) | src alamy

Lilyan Tashman costume by Erté

Publicity still for the American romantic comedy film Bright Lights (Robert Z. Leonard, 1925)
Lilyan Tashman in the perfume bottle costume designed by Erté in Bright Lights (Robert Z. Leonard, 1925)

Image retrieved from Wikimedia commons. Original source, according to Wikimedia: Vieira, Mark A. (2019). Forbidden Hollywood: The Pre-Code Era (1930-1934): When Sin Ruled the Movies (eBook). New York: Running Press. Hachette Book Group

Lilyan Tashman in the perfume bottle costume designed by Erté in the now lost silent film Bright Lights (Robert Z. Leonard, 1925) | src Grapefruitmoon Gallery on eBay
Lilyan Tashman in the perfume bottle costume designed by Erté in Bright Lights (Robert Z. Leonard, 1925)

The American Venus, 1926

A scene from the lost film “The American Venus” (Frank Tuttle, 1926). Published in Film Fun, June 1926. | src internet archive
«Lady in the left window: I wonder why Helen of Troy had such a reputation for beauty.»
« Lady in the right window: Why, that’s easy to see. She got all her clothes from Paris.»

«A Daughter of the Gods»

Australian swimmer and actress Annette Kellerman diving upwards in publicity image for «A Daughter of the Gods». Moving Picture World, 17 Nov. 1917. | src internet archive