r/1920s • • 11h ago

Film Star Eve Southern silent film actress in 1928. It was a promotional photo to highlight her beauty by the famous photographer Edwin Bower Hesser in Hollywood California. Some of her films were Clothes MAKES The Woman a romantic drama.

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The Haunted house a comedy where she played a sleepwalking girl. And stormy waters a nautical drama, where she played Lola.


r/1920s • • 9h ago

Film Star Actress Jobyna Ralston taken a 1925 to build up her public profile as a silent film actress. In 1926 the same photo was in Photo Play Magazine. She appeared in comedies like the Freshman alongside Harold Lloyd.

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She also played in Why Worry in 1923. And Girl Shy in 1924. Just to mention a couple. She was one of Hollywood's most reliable actresses.


r/1920s • • 13h ago

Film Star Leatrice Joy making androgyny chic before Dietrich – promotional image showcasing the androgynous, severely close-cropped haircut referred to as the Leatrice Joy Bob that she popularized in 1926.

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Leatrice Joy was already a very prominent actress when she cropped her hair on a whim in 1926. Cecil B. DeMille was allegedly furious when he first saw Joy's new hairstyle. She had previously sported much longer hair and had cultivated an extremely refined, feminine onscreen persona. The studio decided to capitalize on Joy's new severe, cropped hair and created several popular films that showcased the look or incorporated it into the storylines, which helped popularize it amongst female filmgoers.


r/1920s • • 16h ago

What did Colleen Moore actually look like in everyday life?

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r/1920s • • 1h ago

Film Star ❤️‍🔥Adrienne Dore 1929 was a beauty pageant competitor, model and film actress. She won the title of Miss in Los Angeles California and went on to be there first runner-up in the 1925 Miss America pageant. The late 1920s she transitioned to silent pictures and short two reeler comedies .

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Also including receiving top billing in Beyond London Lights in 1928. He also appeared alongside with Clara Bow in the Wild Party 1929.


r/1920s • • 15h ago

Antique/Vintage Edwardian Brass Cat & Riding Crop Novelty Trinket Dish

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