Gloria Grahame in MERTON OF THE MOVIES 1947 Color:b&w Glamour portrait study of Linda

Glamour portrait study of Linda Darnell by photographer George Hurrell from 1943

Theda Bara in the lost silent film spectacle CLEOPATRA (1917)

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in their very first film pairing - FLYING DOWN TO RIO (1933)

Sultry Jane Greer in a 1946 glamour study by photographer Ernest Bachrach

Color-enhanced image by Hollywood Pinups from the b&w original

Gloria Grahame in MERTON OF THE MOVIES 1947 Color:b&w Glamour portrait study of LindaGloria Grahame as she appeared in MERTON OF THE MOVIES (1947). This comedy film, based on the 1922 novel of the same name, stars Red Skelton and was directed by choreographer Robert Alton in his directorial debut. Plot A Kansas bumpkin goes to Hollywood to become a movie star and gets a job burlesquing his favorite actor only he thinks the role is serious. Color enhanced image by Hollywood Pinups from the b&w original.