Marlene Dietrich in DISHONORED (1931) - "Hypnotic Beauty" Color:color The effervescent Thelma Todd curtsies

The effervescent Thelma Todd curtsies gracefully in the 1933 Laurel & Hardy comedy "Fra Diavolo

Dressed in a cream silk blouse with a subtle sheen

Fay Wray and Lionel Atwill as featured in the 1933 two-strip Technicolor horror film THE MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM

Rogers’ natural brunette hair is styled in the soft

Publicity portrait of silent film star Pauline Starke for the early two-color Technicolor film THE VIKING (1928)

Marlene Dietrich in DISHONORED (1931) - "Hypnotic Beauty" Color:color The effervescent Thelma Todd curtsiesThis haunting publicity portrait of Marlene Dietrich, created for Dishonored (1931) and photographed by Eugene Robert Richee, distills her enigmatic screen presence into a moment of quiet intensity. Framed in a medium close up, Dietrichs gaze is fixed just beyond the cameras reach, suggesting secrets withheld and emotions held in reserve. Moody, sculptural lighting caresses her features while casting reflective shadows across the warm timber wall