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tcmparty · 6 months

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@tcmparty live tweet schedule for the week beginning Monday, October 23, 2023. Look for us on Twitter…watch and tweet along…remember to add #TCMParty to your tweets so everyone can find them :) All times are Eastern.

Friday, Oct. 27 Halloween Horror Triple Feature 8:00 p.m. — FRANKENSTEIN (1931) A crazed scientist creates a living being from body parts, not realizing it has a madman's brain.

9:30 p.m. — THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) To save his wife, Baron Frankenstein must build a mate for his monster.

11:00 P.M. — HORROR OF DRACULA (1958) The legendary count tries to turn his enemies' women into his bloodthirsty brides.

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raynbowclown · 5 months

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The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy (1931), starring James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Mae Clarke Synopsis of The Public Enemy In The Public Enemy, Oscar-winner James Cagney (“Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “Angels with Dirty Faces“) became a superstar with his gritty performance as a prohibition-era Irish-American street punk who tries to make it big in Chicago’s organized crime world. Features the famous…

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#1931 #Gangster #gangsters #James Cagney #Jean Harlow #Joan Blondell #Mae Clark

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understandingbimbos · 1 year

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If it wasn't obvious already, I'm a huge fan of Jayne Mansfield, but having only seen "And God Created Woman" I'd argue Brigitte Bardot also perfectly encapsulate the bimbo archetype.

It's hard, nearly impossible really, to separate the idea of "bimbo" from film and screen history. The archetype would've existed without movies and sex symbols, surely, (Rosalie Duthé can attest to that) but a lot of what informs our modern conceptualization of what a bimbo looks like, how a bimbo acts, and what a bimbo is comes from decades and decades of screen sirens and sitcom stars. We wouldn't have 80s Melanie Griffith if it weren't for 30s Jean Harlow. And on a related note we probably wouldn't have Adriana La Cerva if it weren't for Mae Clark taking a grapefruit to the face in Public Enemy (1931, also starring Harlow).

And of course where would we be without Christmas Snow (Three's Company) and CJ Parker (Baywatch)? Not exactly or entirely bimbos depending on your definition but if there's anything I've learned in my research it's that there's not really a wrong way to have this fetish. All bimbos are valid but all bimbos... aren't for me. I'd actually given up on trying to find a "one size fits all" definition of bimbo but thanks to my breakthrough (and assistance from @/severedsheriff) I finally realized there is one common denominator: a lack of respect, any way you slice it, a bimbo does not belong in polite society. She sticks out like a sore thumb! And that even applies to "classy" bimbos, as oxymoronic as that may sound. If you've seen them you know what I mean, the sort-of trophy wife types who attempt to appear high class and elegant despite their obvious breast implants and lip filler that stand out and make any outfit appear seductive, tasteless, or too appealing. It's kind of like the contradiction of desperately wanting to be the sexualized ideal but also better than everybody. Elitism with a BBL and botox. Could also be considered the "Instagram influencer" type, I think they're great.

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spockvarietyhour · 2 years

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What a couple of lightweights.

The Public Enemy (1931)

#she's getting more and more accents in her eyes!#The Public Enemy #Joan Blondell #Mae Clark #James Cagney #Edward Woods #Danny watches The Public Enemy

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pacingmusings · 1 year

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Seen in 2023:

Night after Night (Archie Mayo), 1932

#films #movies #stills #Night after Night #Archie Mayo #Mae Clark #Alison Skipworth #pre-Code #Hollywood #1930s #seen in 2023

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ruivieira1950 · 1 year

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#Mae Clark #c. 1935

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normasshearer · 7 months

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CLASSIC HORROR HEROINES

MAE CLARKE as Elizabeth Lavenza in FRANKENSTEIN (1931) dir. James Whale

#filmedit #filmgifs #filmblr #classicfilmblr #classicfilmedit #horroredit #oldhollywoodedit #classicfilmsource #cinemaspast #fyeahmovies #dailyflicks #mae clarke #frankenstein #frankenstein 1931 #1931 #1930s #*mygifs #*classichorror

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hotvintagepoll · 2 months

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Propaganda

Barbara Stanwyck (Ball of Fire, The Lady Eve, Double Indemnity)—I hope someone else has submitted better propaganda than I because I don't want my girl's prospects to rest on me just yelling PLEASE VOTE FOR MY TERRIBLE HOT GIRLFRIEND. She is a delight in everything! She is often a sexy jerk! (It's most of the plot of Baby Face!) Even when she plays a "good girl" (as an example, Christmas in Connecticut, which more people should see) she's still kind of a jerk and I love her for it! She won't take men's shit and she sure wouldn't take mine!

Mae Clarke (The Public Enemy, Frankenstein)—she was in frankenstein. which i think is neat

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.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Mae Clarke propaganda:

Barbara Stanwyck propaganda:

"THE queen of screwball comedies. I adore her, I'd kill for her, I will cry if she's not gonna win this poll."

"listen ok she had awful politics she was a mccarthyist right wing wacko BUT she's so incredibly hot that i've deluded myself into believing i could fix her. if you see her onscreen she carries herself in a way that's just so effortlessly sexy AND she has just a stunning face. imo she was at her hottest in the 1940s but even as early as the late 1920s she had a rly captivating screen presence and just a beautiful face, and then post-1950 she was just irresistibly milfy so really she was just always incredibly hot. she was also an incredibly talented actress who was equally stellar in melodrama, film noir, and unhinged screwball comedy. the blonde wig they made her wear in double indemnity is notoriously silly looking but she still looks sexy in it so that's gotta count for something. i've watched so many terrible movies just for a chance at seeing her that i think her estate should be paying me damages."

"Not often thought of for her sultriness, Barbara Stanwyck was incredible in that she could actually choose to be hot if the role called for it, and then have a glow-down to look ordinary for another role. She wasn't the most beautiful or effervescent, but damn did she have rizz. Watch her with Gary Cooper in Ball of Fire teaching him about "yum-yum" or with Henry Fonda in The Lady Eve whispering huskily into his ear."

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"THE leading lady of the golden age of hollywood. One of the only actresses to work independent of a studio, making short-term contracts that enabled her to make movies wherever she wanted. She had so much range, and could act in basically any genre. She's been rumored to be a lesbian literally since she was active in Hollywood; most notable is the rumor that she had a long time on-and-off relationship with famously bi Joan Crawford, her "best friend" for decades (They lived right next door to one another). She also lived with Helen Ferguson, her "live-in publicist" for many years. She was the quintessential femme fatale in Double Indemnity, and really pushed sexual boundaries in her pre-code films like Baby Face, and the famous screwball The Lady Eve, where she plays basically a downlow domme. Allegedly, when a journalist asked her if she was a lesbian, she straight up threw him out of her house. She even played a lesbian in Walk on the Wild Side"

"She is always the smartest woman in the room. Watching her play Henry Fonda like a befuddled fiddle in The Lady Eve was a highlight of my life. Femme fatale in Double Indemnity, comedy queen in Ball of Fire. She can do anything."

"She was part of my gay awakening"

"SHE'S A PRE-CODE QUEEN. She did everything, drama, comedy. The most beautiful woman in the world to watch weep. Beg for to step on you with those legs. Fun Babs story: Ginger Rogers was offered the role in Ball of Fire but said, “Oh, I would never play that part, she’s too common.” So they called Barbara Stanwyck and they said “We offered this to Ginger Rogers but she’s turned it down, would you be interested?” And she read the script and she said; “You bet! I LOVE playing common broads.” (Source: https://misstanwyck.tumblr.com/post/72996544180/barbara-stanwyck-photographed-for-ball-of-fire)"