An Affair to Remember 1957 dir. Leo McCarey
This elegant gown, masterfully crafted by the renowned designer Travis Banton, made its dazzling debut on Kay Francis, who portrayed Donna Lucia d’Alvadorez in the adaptation of Brandon Thomas’ beloved play, Charley’s Aunt. Although the audience saw it in black and white, its true color was revealed the following year when it graced Rita Hayworth as Sally Elliott in the film My Gal Sal.
Costume Credit: veryfancydoilies
IRENE DUNNE as Lucy Warriner in THE AWFUL TRUTH (1937) dir. Leo McCarey
favourite movies wached in 2022
10. Smilin’ Through (1932) dir. Sidney Franklin
You must think of the living as well as the dead.
May I have a cigarette?
You're incorrigible.
One Way Passage (1932, Tay Garnett)
1. Mädchen in Uniform (Leontine Sagan, 1931) 2. Olivia (Jacqueline Audry, 1951)
first screenshot by @marypickfords because i can’t find those exact subtitles right now and i like how it’s translated
Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard in Smilin’ Through (1932) dir. Sidney Franklin
saw a tweet that said “i haven’t gotten into succession bc no one is hot” and i have to say. that’s embarassing. you’re boring and you’re embarassing yourself
gerri kellman can do no wrong actually shes allowed to do whatever she wants forever and ever and ever
it’s hard work being a romangerri but someone’s gotta do it </3 stay strong warriors
Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard and Vivien Leigh in a hair and make-up test for Gone with the Wind, 1938
“I had to learn that a good actor, like an iceberg, reveals only a small part of his ability on the surface. You suggest; you don’t serve on a platter. You hold back. You don’t expose it all to view. That’s the way to put the audience’s imagination to work.” - Lilli Palmer (1975). “Change lobsters, and dance: an autobiography”.
Lilli Palmer as Iduna in Feuerwerk (1954).





