Menschen vom Varieté, 1939

La Jana in a dancing pose. Scene from the movie ‘Menschen vom Varieté‘ directed by Hungarian director Josef von Báky, Germany – Hungary, 1939. Film Production: Hunnia Filmgyár and Pictura Film. | src and hi-res Getty Images

Sumurun (Ernst Lubitsch, 1920)

Paul Wegener and Pola Negri (as Yannaia, a dancer) in Sumurun (aka One Arabian Night, Ernst Lubitsch, 1920). German postcard by Ross Verlag, Berlin. Photo: Union Film. Publicity still for the film. | src Truus, Bob & Jan too

Nini Theilade in costume, 1935

I 1935 var Nini Theilade som 20-årig med i Hollywood-filmen ’En Skærsommernatsdrøm’. Hun lavede koreografien, iscenesatte og dansede hovedpartiet som den levende alf. Arkivfoto: Scanpix. | In 1935, at the age of 20, Nini Theilade starred in the Hollywood film ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. She did the choreography, staged and danced the main part as the living elf. Stock Photo: Scanpix. | src and hi-res BT Danmark

Brigitte Helm as Antinéa, 1932

Une curieuse photographie de Brigitte Helm dans le rôle d’Antinéa de L’Atlantide, le nouveau film réalisé par G.W. Pabst (1932) edité | A curious photograph of Brigitte Helm in the role of Antinea from Atlantis, the new film directed by G.W. Pabst. | src amazon