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emeraldexplorer2 · 22 days

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Thelma Todd takes a little nap in her deckchair in 1932.

#vintage #beauty #hollywood #actress #classic actress #classic beauty #classic film #classic hollywood #classic movies #1932 #thelma todd

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diana-andraste · 5 months

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This is the Night, 1932

#film #movies #pre code #pre code hollywood #this is the night #black and white #lily damita #1930s #gif #roland young #does your torso talk?#cary grant #thelma todd #animation #brazen

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friendlessghoul · 6 months

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Speak Easily - 1932

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hotvintagepoll · 1 month

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Merle Oberon (Wuthering Heights, The Scarlet Pimpernel)—She was mixed race (born in India and her mother was Sri Lankan) and still managed to make it in the British and American film industries (by passing) despite a rough start in life and industry racism. She was the first Asian person to be nominated for any Academy Award (best actress in 1935)! She also survived a car accident in 1937 and kept on acting until 1973, despite potentially career-ending facial scars. Also, she met her third husband while they were filming a movie together in 1973 (her last movie and she still looks great!). They fell in love and got married in 1975 when she was 62 and he was 36. She died 4 years later in 1979. Iconic.

Thelma Todd (Monkey Business, Horse Feathers)— A comedy great who could go toe to toe with the Marx brothers. Watching her in horse feathers made middle school me feel things. Unfortunately, she died tragically, so I'd be careful when looking up pictures of her - there are a good number of crime scene photos mixed into the results. Overall a lovely lady 😊

This is round 2 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

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Merle Oberon:

Beautiful. Talented. Biracial. Also please refer to the following promo from the aforementioned A Night To Remember, in which she plays the writer George Sand:

Her performances always give off this perfect blend of of being composed, refined, and aloof while still being deeply passionate and I eat it up every time.

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A rare example of a WOC working in lead roles in this era (mostly because she worked very hard to pass as white and had to hide her south asian heritage sadly). She has this very regal vibe but also a simmering intensity—even holding her own as Cathy opposite Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff.

I need all the gothic fans to STAND UP for our cathy!!

She has such a unique face when it comes to old hollywood actresses - a lot of them start to melt together in my brain - but Merle has always stood out to me<3

Thelma Todd:

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She was both the beautiful and charismatic lead and a comedic star that deserves her place beside her frequent co-stars, Laurel and Hardy.

#thelma todd #merle oberon #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 2

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oldshowbiz · 8 months

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Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe on Pacific Coast Highway: Then and Now.

#pacific coast highway #pch #franchise #thelma todd #architecture #malibu

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gatutor · 8 months

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Groucho Marx-Thelma Todd "Pistoleros de agua dulce" (Monkey business) 1931, de Norman Z. McLeod.

#Thelma Todd #Groucho Marx #Norman Z. McLeod

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citizenscreen · 1 year

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Thelma Todd circa 1930

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cinematicfinatic · 4 months

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Merry Christmas

#thelma todd #classic movies #classic hollywood #merry christmas

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davidhudson · 9 months

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Thelma Todd, July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935.

With Patsy Kelly in Gus Meins’s Air Fright (1933).

#thelma todd #patsy kelly #cinema #film #movies

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weirdlookindog · 6 months

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Seven Footprints to Satan (1929) - Herald

#seven footprints to satan #thelma todd #creighton hale #sheldon lewis #1920s movies #1929 #benjamin christensen #mystery #horror comedy #herald

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silentdivasblog · 3 months

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Lady of The Day 🌹 Thelma Todd ❤️

#silent film #silent era #silent actress #thelma todd #1930s comedy #pre code comedy #vintage beauty

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friendlessghoul · 6 months

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Speak Easily - 1932

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hotvintagepoll · 2 months

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Anita Garvin (From Soup to Nuts)— You like funny hot women? Anita was a player in some of the best Laurel and Hardy shorts and features.

Thelma Todd (Monkey Business, Horse Feathers)— A comedy great who could go toe to toe with the Marx brothers. Watching her in horse feathers made middle school me feel things. Unfortunately, she died tragically, so I'd be careful when looking up pictures of her - there are a good number of crime scene photos mixed into the results. Overall a lovely lady 😊

This is round 1 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

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Anita Garvin: