#una merkel

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

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.

Una Merkel (42nd Street, The Bat Whispers, Destry Rides Again)— una was “known for her Kewpie-doll looks, strong Southern accent, and wry line delivery” to quote wikipedia, and she was often found playing the the wisecracking supporting character. she was a fixture in 30s movies, appearing in as many as 12 a year as an MGM contract player, and it's always a pleasure to see her pop up in anything. “Whether she played harebrained ingénues, wisecracking best friends, feisty pioneer women, or cantankerous matrons, critics appreciated her quirky characterizations, which were made even better with her trademark Southern accent, deft comic delivery, and incomparable stage presence.”

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]

Una Merkel:

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.

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

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.

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

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[norashelley]

Una Merkel

#una merkel #old hollywood #classic film #classic actress

[citizenscreen]

Una Merkel at her dressing table In 1934.

#una merkel #old hollywood

[weirdlookindog]

The Bat Whispers (1930)

#the bat whispers #chester morris #una merkel #william bakewell #1930 #1930s movies #roland west #odh #horror movie poster

[thebarroomortheboy]

DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939) | dir. George Marshall

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[oscar-nominee-tournament]

Oscar Nominee of All Time Tournament: Round 1, Group A

(info about nominees under the poll)

UNA MERKEL (1903-1986)

NOMINATIONS:

Supporting- 1961 for Summer and Smoke

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JEREMY RENNER (1971-)

NOMINATIONS:

Lead- 2009 for The Hurt Locker

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[pierppasolini]

Red-Headed Woman (1932) // dir. Jack Conway

#Leila Hyams #Jean Harlow #Una Merkel #Red-Headed Woman #Jack Conway #my caps #my edits #*redheadedwoman

[fitesorko]

Una Merkel

#una merkel

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The Maltese Falcon (1931) Roy Del Ruth

April 6th 2024

#the maltese falcon #1931 #roy del ruth #ricardo cortez #bebe daniels #una merkel #dudley digges #otto matieson #thelma todd #dwight frye #j. farrell macdonald #robert elliott #walter long #dangerous female #a woman of the world #all women #pre-code #PreCodeApril

[jeanharlowshair]

"Una Merkel gets Robert Young's attention for a picture at the Cocoanut Grove."

Silver Screen Magazine, October 1939.

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[eyesfullofmoon]

Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray on the Paramount Studio lot while in between takes for True Confession (1937).

#1930s #carole lombard #fred macmurray #films #* #old hollywood #1930s movies #john barrymore #una merkel #true confession #screwball comedy #old hollywood actors #thirties #old movies #paramount #vintage #30s movies #vintage cinema #vintage films #30s film #classic hollywood #golden age of hollywood #vintage movies #1930s cinema

[citizenscreen]

James Stewart breaks up a fight between Una Merkel and Marlene Dietrich in George Marshall’s DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939) #DailyStewart

#james stewart #una merkel #marlene dietrich #old hollywood #classic movies

[mudwerks]

Una Merkel

Vintage Dutch postcard. JosPe, Arnhem, 1930s, No. 317. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

#Una Merkel #film #vintage #1930s #postcard #dutch #MGM

[emeraldexplorer2]

#vintage #hollywood #nostalgia #vintage movie posters #vintage actress #beauty for sale #1933 #madge evans #una merkel #alice brady #metro goldwyn mayer #old movies

[therealjohnstewart]

Una Merkel

#una merkel

[victusinveritas]

I've also heard this as "the only reason I went to Hollywood was to fuck that divine Gary Cooper."

Which, yeah, I mean I get that, Tallulah, we all do. He laid more pipe than the Manhattan sewer system with everyone from Clara Bow to Grace Kelly.

Gary Cooper signing an autograph for a servicewoman in Brisbane, Australia, November 1943. Not saying they banged before or after this photo, just saying I doubt Cooper ever slept alone on his entire tour of the Pacific Theater (made with Una Merkel and Phyllis Brooks).

Cooper, Phyllis Brooks and Una Merkel in Brisbane at a press conference, 8 November, 1943.

Lupe Velez purportedly claimed that Cooper “has the biggest organ in Hollywood but not the ass to push it in well.”

Want to read more about Cooper and the broads, dames, and gals he tumbled with?

Good. Read this piece from Hairpin (I read it when it first came out over a decade ago and had to look up that Lupe Velez quote):

#tallulah bankhead #quotes #gary cooper #old hollywood #hollywood #grace kelly #clara bow #movies #lupe velez #una merkel #Phyllis Brooks #wwii #pacific theater