Martha Vickers THE MAN I LOVE (1946) - "Floral Bathers" Color:b&w Silent movie idol Rudolph Valentino

Silent movie idol Rudolph Valentino captured in profile by photographer Russell Ball for the elaborate costume drama MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE (1924)

A very young John Wayne in an early (circa 1930) portrait sitting

they were still billed separately

“The Ninth Guest” (1934) and “The Black Room” (1935)

Ava Gardner in a 1944 portrait study for MGM studios

Martha Vickers THE MAN I LOVE (1946) - "Floral Bathers" Color:b&w Silent movie idol Rudolph ValentinoThis playful cheesecake portrait of Martha Vickers, created in publicity for the 1946 drama The Man I Love, captures the actress in a vibrant display of tropical glamour and wartime era Hollywood charm. Perched confidently atop a round table, Vickers radiates youthful allure with warm golden skin and rich auburn hair intricately braided with magenta, yellow, and purple blossoms. Her floral bikinicomposed of layered coral, rose, yellow, and green