#virginia o'brien

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Propaganda

Virginia O'Brien (Panama Hattie, Til the Clouds Roll By, The Harvey Girls)—oh god I love a sarcastic deadpan bitch. She shows up in a lot of not-very-good 1940s/50s movies as a side character who Sings One Song and then Leaves, but it always brightens up the proceedings to have her come in looking like she wants to kill everybody before fucking off and doing it again somewhere else. She would absolutely do numbers in a modern sitcom.  

Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones, Porgy and Bess, Island in the Sun)— The first Black actress to ever be nominated for best actress, Dorothy Dandridge was a groundbreaking actress who deserved better. She started her career as a singer, being put in a song-and-dance duo with her sister by their stage mother, and singing in soundies (I highly recommend cow cow boogie, it's adorable), proto-music videos. She started appearing as a featured singer in films. Her star was on the rise and she soon became a star solo performer. She continued acting, but had limited options because she refused to do stereotypical roles. She finally landed a starring role in Bright Road in 1953, but it was the movie Carmen Jones that truly cemented her as a star and sex symbol. Not to sound cheesy, but she literally sizzles on screen. You can't help but understand how poor Harry Belafonte gets caught in her trap, just look at her. This is the role that got her that Oscar nom. She didn't win cause I mean #OscarsSoWhite, but she was a sensation and continued starring in films, despite troubles in her life (including a shitty director bf who fucked with her career and a traumatizing pregnancy/delivery). Outside of her filmwork, she was also an activist, fighting against racism. She left behind an amazing legacy, and continues to inspire many actresses to this day (including also very hot first (and only) black woman to win best actress, Halle Berry).

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.]

Virginia O'Brien:

Dorothy Dandridge propaganda:

Beautiful actress and hand-working and talented singer, she's especially notable for the number of firsts she accomplished such as the first African-American woman to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the first African-American woman to appear on the cover of Life magazine.

Dorothy Dandridge was a classic Hollywood triple threat, singing, dancing, and acting with the best of them. She was the first African American nominated for an academy award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones and she was just jaw-droppingly beautiful.

this og of black film needs no introduction (star on the hollywood walk of fame anyone?), voice of an angel, heavenly features, just an overall stunning lady :)

Look at her!!! She is so unbelievably charismatic in Carmen, it’s insane. Her chemistry with Harry Belafonte is off the charts, and every time she puts another outdoor [sic] on it’s like ‘oh god this is a whole new level of stunning’ 🥵. She was so so talented, when she’s on screen I genuinely dare you to tear your eyes away from her. Deserves to be known so much better but due to Hollywood racism and a tough personal life she didn’t make it as big as she should have done. She’s incredible.

First Black actress to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress! Was the first choice for the role of Cleopatra that went to Elizabeth Taylor (we were ROBBED).

#dorothy dandrige #virginia o'brien #hotvintagepoll #ladies 1 #fuck that old woman #Youtube

[recycledmoviecostumes]

This beautiful costume with a matching hat was created for Lucille Ball as May Daly in the 1943 film DuBarry was a Lady. The costume was worn again (without the hat) by Virginia O'Brien as herself in the 1944 film Thousands Cheer.

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#du barry was a lady #lucille ball #thousands cheer #virginia o'brien

[dorawinifredread]

#The Harvey Girls #Judy Garland #Cyd Charisse #Virginia O'Brien #Musicals

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#Du Barry Was a Lady #Red Skelton #Lucille Ball #Gene Kelly #Virginia O'Brien #Rags Ragland #Zero Mostel #Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra #Roy Del Ruth #1943

[silentdivasblog]

The Great Stoneface with the fabulously stoic, Virginia O'Brien 1942. ❤❤

#buster keaton #virginia o'brien #silent comedy #mgm studios #golden age of hollywood #vintage beauty

[citizenscreen]

Virginia O'Brien and Eddie Bracken on the CBS radio program "REQUEST PERFORMANCE" in November 1945

#virginia o'brien #eddie bracken

[postcard-from-the-past]

Virginia O'Brien on a vintage postcard

#postkaart #carte postale #virginia #postcard #historic #postkarte #virginia o'brien #postal #tarjeta #sepia #photo #ansichtskarte #briefkaart #old #vintage #obrien #photography #ephemera

[maudeboggins]

virginia o'brien, frances langford, judy garland, dorothy lamour, ginny simms, and dinah shore, 1945

#virginia o'brien #frances langford #judy garland #dorothy lamour #ginny simms #dinah shore #1940s

[filmy420]

#du barry was a lady #lucille ball #1940s #karl freund #film photography #roy del ruth #howard kress #virginia o'brien

[cosmonautroger]

#du barry was a lady #1943 #lucille ball #red skelton #gene kelly #virginia o'brien #tommy dorsey

[tippytopoftrees]

Atchison Tokpeka and the Santa Fe

#judy garland #the harvey girls #musical #Atchison Tokpeka and the Santa Fe #virginia o'brien #ray bolger

[uwabbittuwabbit]

literally marc marquez

#virginia o'brien #marc marquez #tell me this isn't what he looks like. lashes and all. #eternalectics #okay i am a going to lab yippee

[tcmparty]

@tcmparty live tweet schedule for the week beginning Monday, November 21, 2022. 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.

Monday, Nov. 21

TRIBUTE TO ANGELA LANSBURY

— 6:00 p.m. THE HARVEY GIRLS (1946) Straitlaced waitresses battle saloon girls to win the West for domesticity.                                           — 8:00 p.m. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) A Korean War hero doesn't realize he's been programmed to kill by the enemy. 

                                        Thursday, Nov. 24 at 8:00 p.m. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) An ad man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.                                          

#schedule #peter godfrey #judy garland #john hodiak #Angela Lansbury #ray bolger #preston foster #virginia o'brien #kenny baker #majorie main #chill wills #selena royal #cyd charisse #lee phelps #ray teal #john frankenheimer #frank sinatra #janet leigh #laurence harvey #henry silva #john mcgiver #james gregory #leslie parrish #whit bissell #james edwards #live tweet #twitter event #tcm party #turner classic movies #classic movies

[pygartheangel]

#wink #virginia o'brien #the ziegfeld follies

[mygreatadventurehasbegun]

One Dress a Day Challenge- Part Two!

Not a Dress November

The Harvey Girls- Virginia O’Brien as Alma

I’ve talked about this movie’s costumes so many times, there’s almost nothing new to be said...but I have to give a mention to Alma’s dressing gown.  I’m a sucker for a fancy robe or dressing gown, but what I like about Alma’s is that it’s not that fancy.  Sure, it’s still pretty, but it’s not terribly elaborate or lacy like Deborah or Susan’s...Alma grew up on a farm as is easily the most practical of the three.  I love the clover pattern of the fabric and the long green ribbon running down the front that also has the three green bows at the clasps.  

#one dress a day challenge #the harvey girls #virginia o'brien #costume design

[citizenscreen]

Virginia O'Brien and Buster Keaton on (I believe) “The Ed Wynn Show” in 1949, his first TV appearance.

Virginia shows Buster she too can do deadpan.

#virginia o'brien #buster keaton