the word to come

Sybil Seely in One Week (1920)

Clark Gable DANCING LADY (1933) dir. Robert Z. Leonard

Rear Window (1954) + Edward Hopper

This image was considered so wildly provocative in 1930s Japan, that it was banned from further publication, remaining prints being destroyed.

Pola Negri, Madame DuBarry (1919)

“It set new standards of what was possible in terms of commercial motion pictures. Sometimes shown with hand-colored prints, The Great Train Robbery was America’s first blockbuster. There was action, suspense, ending in a chase and final shootout. The final image was unforgettable, directly confronting the audience and including them in the action.” THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (1903) dir. Edwin S. Porter

Jean Harlow RED-HEADED WOMAN (1932)

Clark Gable + Myrna Loy WIFE VS. SECRETARY (1936)

Random Harvest (1942) dir. Mervyn LeRoy

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Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)

Barbara Stanwyck showing how to deal with creeps who invade your personal space

Clash by Night (Fritz Lang,1952)

Little Shop of Horrors, 1986

Fig. 1, Ryan Carl