Tag: pre code hollywood, precode hollywood

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)