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A decade of Hollywood-inspired sophistication and grown-up glamour sandwiched in between the roaring 20s and the austerity of the 1940s.

My 10 Favourite Monsters from Old Hollywood

I love old Hollywood Horror movies, they can be scary but not in the horrible gory vile way that movies

I love the different Hallowe’en costumes in these photos, although being British I always find it strange to see people

I’d forgotten just how delightful Fred and Ginger movies are. It’s been probably 15 years at least since I last

Boy have there been some strange beauty contests over the years! These photos include the contestants for ‘Miss Psywar’ (doesn’t

Myrna Loy is perhaps known best for her roles as femme fatale in silent movies. Because of her exotic beauty

The 1930s are a decade which haven’t really had a popular revival in the same way that the other decades

10 wierd, wonderful (and sometimes terrifying) vintage inventions which have been lost in the mists of time… My favourite is

Did you think clowns couldn’t get more disturbing than ‘Cho-Cho the health clown‘ who terrified young children into good dental

The 1930s was such an elegant decade, and nothing shows this more than the beautiful wedding dresses people wore. Here’s

Marion Davies is as well known for being a famous man’s mistress as she is for being a movie star.

Apparently some people prefer taking exercise on the beach rather than just lounging with a Margarita. I don’t understand it

Swedish-born Greta was christened Greta Lovisa Gustafsson. Garbo’s first job was as a soap-lather girl in a barbershop. She also

Betty Ford wasn’t born a First Lady (well, of course she wasn’t!), and in fact didn’t even meet Gerald Ford

Cheerleaders didn’t always look and dress they way they do today. Far from athletic girls in crop tops Cheerleaders of

We all know Carmen Miranda as the famously exotic lady in the tutti-frutti hat, complete with stacked platform shoes and

Was Fred Astaire the greatest dancer on the silver screen? Personally I think he probably was, I grew up glued

Who comes to mind when you hear the name Dracula? Gary Oldman? Christopher Lee? Or is it in my opinion

I hope you don’t think these photos are too macabre, but there’s something terribly poignant about seeing these ordinary domestic

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