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hotvintagepoll · 5 days

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Nancy Kwan (The World of Suzy Wong, Flower Drum Song, Tamahine)—Nancy Kwan is my faaaaave like you don't understand!! watching her dance in her beautiful chic boudoir in flower drum song—the GRACE of it, the STUNNING BEAUTY. she is everything i've ever wanted to be and more. theeee most beautiful woman of the 60s i don't care what anyone else says! my queen my icon my legend!!

Rita Hayworth (Gilda, Cover Girl)—Absolutely, drop-dead gorgeous. She steals every movie she’s in; she was Fred Astaire’s favorite dance partner, as you can see in clips from their movies [link][link]. Born Margarita Carmen Cansino, Rita's story had its tragedies—her father was awful and had her performing in nightclubs way, way too young; the studio totally remade her look because they were afraid of her hispanic image, putting her through painful treatments and diets; she had a string of failed marriages. But beside all that, I think there's something about Rita that still glows through—an inner beauty that has nothing to do with the studio, or the men who pinned their dreams on her. Rita brings an incandescence to roles that's impossible to replicate, and was truly a great actress in that she could switch from herself—shy Margarita—into a bold and glamorous femme fatale so convincingly everyone fell in love with her as Gilda. She's my favorite movie star, and I think she was a beautiful human through and through—Rita, gorgeous and real and shining bright.

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Nancy Kwan:

"askgdshadlg women"

"2 Golden Globes. Was in 15 movies to 1970 and many more after."

"have you seen her? she’s beautiful and love her so much. she also did ballet before acting."

"She was one of the few Asian American starlets of her time, she is graceful beautiful and she had to work a lot at making it big under the circumstances (20th century Hollywood)"

"Ok, this is super niche, but movies for Asian American girls growing up in the 80s was limited. Nancy Kwan is really freaking gorgeous and, while her character in Flower Drum Song is problematic nowadays (i heard she cried when asked to do the lingerie scenes), having an Asian American woman on screen with her own prerogative+agency was formative."

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Rita Hayworth:

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She was not called "the love goddess" for nothing: beautiful, glamorous, despite playing sexy and provocative roles her inherent shyness somehow also would shine through sometimes, creating this contradictory and incredibly attractive image

Often played "the bad girl" who tempted the male hero away from "the good girl"; but did have roles that broke her out of that mold. She was also the inspiration for Jessica Rabbit. THE pinup girlie.

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She was soo beautiful when she was young and she MAINTAINED that beauty into her later years and I think that old lady glamour is hot. bombastic sex appeal

every line she delivers in gilda is so flirty and passionate or absolutely desolate and it's so good

I just have a lot of feelings about her

#rita hayworth #nancy kwan #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 4 #me to myself (personally): FUCK.#Youtube

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65eatonplace · 3 months

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Sharon Tate and Nancy Kwan, trained & choreographed by martial arts legend Bruce Lee in "The Wrecking Crew" Columbia Pictures 1969

#sharon tate #nancy kwan #dean martin #bruce lee #the wrecking crew #comedy #columbia studios #1969

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fuckyeahnancykwan · 4 months

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Nancy Kwan and Tony Curtis in a scene from Arrivederci, Baby! [also known as Drop Dead Darling] (1966)

#nancy kwan #tony curtis #drop dead darling #arrivederci baby #1960s

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dozydawn · 1 year

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Nancy Kwan and William Holden in The World of Suzie Wong (1960)

#nancy kwan #william holden #the world of suzie wong #1960 #1960s

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dimepicture · 8 months

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#the wrecking crew #1968 #60s #color #multi #still #int #nancy kwan #costume #lingerie #mirror #<3 #makeup

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ivebeentotheforest · 8 months

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The Wrecking Crew (1968) Posters

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littlegreenfag · 6 months

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It’s Thirteen Women Thursday, and I’ve got a treat for you— a nice long post about the movie, and what it could’ve been! (Okay, maybe this isn’t a treat for you— but it’s a treat for me, okay?)

You know what I love about Thirteen Women? The character of Ursula Georgi. You know what I don’t love about Thirteen Women? The fact that they cast a white woman to play her. (I mean, Myrna Loy is awesome, but come on. She’s as white as a swan.)

So, I made a list of a few Asian actresses that could’ve played Ursula instead!

First and foremost, we have the beautiful Anna May Wong! A lot of people consider her the first Chinese-American movie star, and she truly was a star. Her best role, by far, is Hui Fei in Shanghai Express— and that’s the role that reminded me most of Ursula. There’s a scene where she stabs her rapist, and I was just thinking “Oh, man! Ursula should’ve done that!” She’s absolutely got the range— she’d make a fantastic Ursula!

Secondly, we have Merle Oberon! She was a British movie star with an English father and a Sri Lankan mother. She played Cathy in an adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Now, it wasn’t very faithful to the book, but it’s still a fantastic movie!

Here’s Etta Lee, a Chinese actress born in Hawaii. While most of the roles she played were secondary characters, it would’ve been amazing to see her shine in a leading role!

Now, if Thirteen Women was made thirty years later, and it was a 1960s exploitation movie, Nancy Kwan would be a shoo-in for the role! She could play wonderfully funny characters, but she also played a lot of “bad girl” type roles. She’d make a perfect Ursula!

#adina's originals #thirteen women #anna may wong #merle oberon #nancy kwan #etta lee

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citizenscreen · 9 months

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#NationalNancyDay with Nancy Kwan

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gatutor · 2 months

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Nancy Kwan-William Holden "El mundo de Suzie Wong" (The world of Suzie Wong) 1960, de Richard Quine.

#Nancy Kwan #William Holden #Richard Quine

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erosioni · 1 year

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Nancy Kwan, 1960.

#nancy kwan #1960s fashion #60s fashion #60s icons #60s #60s style #60s aesthetic #60s hollywood #vintage 60s

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hotvintagepoll · 2 months

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Nancy Kwan (The World of Suzy Wong, Flower Drum Song, Tamahine)—Nancy Kwan is my faaaaave like you don't understand!! watching her dance in her beautiful chic boudoir in flower drum song—the GRACE of it, the STUNNING BEAUTY. she is everything i've ever wanted to be and more. theeee most beautiful woman of the 60s i don't care what anyone else says! my queen my icon my legend!!

Simone Signoret (Casque D'Or, Les Diaboliques, Room at the Top)—Oscar-winning Simone Signoret! One of her signature roles was Casque d'Or (Golden Helmet), a Belle Epoque prostitute famed for her gorgeous blonde hair... but also! The jawline! The gaze that Sees through you! The steel! <3

This is round 1 of the bracket. 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.]

Simone Signoret:

"Sensual, intellectual, irresistible"

Nancy Kwan:

"askgdshadlg women"

"2 Golden Globes. Was in 15 movies to 1970 and many more after."

"have you seen her? she’s beautiful and love her so much. she also did ballet before acting."

"She was one of the few Asian American starlets of her time, she is graceful beautiful and she had to work a lot at making it big under the circumstances (20th century Hollywood)"

"Ok, this is super niche, but movies for Asian American girls growing up in the 80s was limited. Nancy Kwan is really freaking gorgeous and, while her character in Flower Drum Song is problematic nowadays (i heard she cried when asked to do the lingerie scenes), having an Asian American woman on screen with her own prerogative+agency was formative."