images that haunt us
A missionary from New England, Winthrop Stark (played by William B. Davidson), professes his love to Princess Zara (Theda Bara in a grass skirt) on the South Sea island of Kolpee in a scene still from the Fox production A Woman There Was (directed by J. Gordon Edwards, 1919) /
source: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
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“Valeska Suratt wears a spider dress and on her head is a webbed hat, proof positive that she is a vamp.” Quoted from source.
Publicity Still of Valeska Suratt as Zena, the temptress, in the 1917 silent drama film
The New York Peacock (Fox Films). /
source: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
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Underwood & Underwood :: Publicity still of Valeska Suratt wearing a hat composed mostly of wires, ca. 1916. A stamp on the back of the print reads: “William Fox presents Valeska Suratt in photo plays supreme released through Fox Film Corporation”. /
source: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
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Stage, silent era actress and vamp Valeska Suratt, in a tall dark hat, stares intensely at the camera while holding a vase against her cheek, 1917 (Fox Film publicity photograph) /
source: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
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Clarence Sinclair Bull :: Swedish born actress Greta Garbo in costume for Mata Hari, directed by George Fitzmaurice, 1931 (Getty Images) / source: vumag.pl and GettyImages
Silent era actress Nita Naldi, born Mary Dooley (1894-1961),
usually cast in the role of the femme fatale / vamp. / via
Karla G, or Karla
Gutöhrlein, one of the Hungarian twins,
known as The Sisters G
doing her best ‘vamp’ look, photographer unknown, ca. 1933 / src: intriguing-people
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James Abbe :: Theda Bara | src: Stage and Screen
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
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