If I had to pick one girl from the golden era

[The Wolf]

As always Root, you show excellent taste

Alexis Smith was great. Even in "A Horn Blows at Midnight" which wasn't as bad as Benny would have you believe. I saw her on stage in San Francisco in "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and she still had "it".

A couple of other ladies that never lost "it" are Lauren Bacall and Katherine Hepburn. I flipped through a show some years and Virginia Mayo made a cameo. The only way I recognized her was a character saying "It's Virginia Mayo!" She not only looked different but none of the old charm was there either. She no longer had "it".

The Wolf

 

[Biltmore Bob]

Has anyone mentioned...

Jane Russell?

 

[Veronica Parra]

I'm glad you did!


And what about DOROTHY LAMOUR and those SARONGS of hers?

 

[Wild Root]

Oh, I love Dorothy!

Must not forget Lake!

Anne Baxter is also rather sweet.

I know she was mentioned pages ago, but who could forget Betty!

WR.

 

[Phog Allen]

All the above mentioned ladies are truly gorgeous and very classy. Still, my Irish heart could have no other lovely than Maureen O'hara.

http://silverscreensirens.com/galleries/ohara8.htm

Maureen

 

[Biltmore Bob]

The Duke liked Maureen O'Hara too...

 

[The Wolf]

My heart goes pitter pat

There is a shot of Maureen O'Hara in The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Charles Laughton that made my heart skip a beat. The camera looks up at her and the light makes a halo through her hair. (sigh)

The Wolf

 

[BrooklynJack]

Not sure if this gal's been mentioned yet, but for some glory hallelujiah beauty, Merle Oberon rates a fortune of mention. And is it me or has it been noticed that most of these dames were on the very, very, very short side? Or maybe I'm just on the too tall side.

 

[Slate Shannon]

I would have to go with either Maureen O'Sullivan or Myrna Loy. And I can see them both together in The Thin Man! That William Powell was one lucky fellow...

 

[ITG]

I can't resist commenting on how similar her hair looks to Princess Leia's when she was on Endor on the speeder bike and when on Hoth.

 

[BrooklynJack]

That and the way she danced in Don Juan will come to fully explain why I get fired up at the site of her. The question is this - Is Princess Leia hot because she's got the Merle Oberon 'do, or is Merle Oberon hot because she's got the Princess Leia 'do?

I think we can agree that they both represent the crest braid very well.

 

[Hondo]

I love her! I have danced with her on a few ocations. I almost cryed to the fact that I was dancing with some one who danced in Groovie Movie! I felt my self feeling like Arthur Walsh! She's such a sweet lady and just so happy that a part of our generation embraces this form of style and dance.

WR.

Wow Root, thats fantastic, you meet some interesting people, I admire those that can dance, well done, carry on :cheers1:

 

[Bill O'Rights]

Carole Landis...hands down.

I mean...how could I not?

 

[rubyredlocks]

Bill-How pretty! Love that last pic. I think our own Jitterbugdoll now has another actress she resembles as well as Betty Grable.

 

[Dart]

Louise Brooks.

Cheers,
Dart

 

[Minnesota_Jones]

Mine is a different era, but also listed here already. Always has been, and will ever be, Audrey Hepburn. A true class act inside and out.

I fell totally for her the first glimpse I had of Breakfast at Tiffany's - I was flipping channels and saw her in the scene of her on the windowsill, in jeans no less, with a scarf on her head, with guitar singing Moon River.

 

[VivianRegan]

You're on it, Dart! Louise was the best, hands down.

For guys... Buster Keaton! Or am I going too far back? Then I'll take Montgomery Clift, circa The Heiress. Hmmm. Just remembering his history. We might end up being friends.

Has anyone heard Catherine Zeta Jones is going to play Lana Turner?

 

[perrins57]

Red Heads.

Well, I know Myrna Loy was a read head, I think Ginger Rogers was too. But, I have seen photos of her as a brunette and as a blond. So, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m not sure of her real natural hair color.

Ginger, I think her real hair color was red. This is what I could find that I felt was accurate. This is a tobacco card from the mid 30's. I think she started to change hair color in the late 30's and early 40's.

Ginger was a brunette, her hair was dyed for a film in '31. Ginger comes from her name (Virginia) not her hair colour.

 

[Jessica]

A young Marlon Brando...

 

[Bud-n-Texas]

Being a Southern Gentleman, Miss Scarlett is the only sensible choice.